Werewolf fiction

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Werewolf fiction denotes the portrayal of werewolves and other shapeshifting man/woman-beasts, in the media of literature, drama, film, games, and music. Werewolf literature includes folklore, legend, saga, fairy tales, Gothic and Horror fiction, fantasy fiction and poetry. Such stories may be supernatural, symbolic or allegorical. A classic american cinematic example of the theme is The Wolf Man (1941) and in later films joins with Frankenstein and Dracula, as one of the three famous horror icons of the modern day or another example such as She-Wolf of London in which Kate Hodge transforms into a werewolf at the full moon. Or in the general European films such as the Wilderness, a woman suffering from lycanthropy is transformed into a huge she-wolf. However, werewolf fiction is an exceptionally diverse genre with ancient folkloric roots and manifold modern re-interpretations.

History

Literary origins

For more on werewolves in ancient myth, legend and folklore see Werewolf

In medieval romances, such as Bisclavret, and Guillaume de Palerme the werewolf is relatively benign, appearing as the victim of evil magic and aiding knights errant.

However, in most legends influenced by medieval theology the werewolf was a satanic beast with a craving for human flesh. This appears in such later fiction as "The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains": an episode in the novel The Phantom Ship (1839) by Marryat, featuring a demonic femme fatale who transforms from woman to wolf.

Sexual themes are common in werewolf fiction; the protagonist kills his girlfriend as she walks with a former lover in Werewolf of London, suggesting sexual jealousy. The writers of Wolf Man were careful in depicting killings as motivated out of hunger.^{[citation needed]}

The wolf in the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood" has been reinterpreted as a werewolf in many works of fiction, such as The Company of Wolves (1979) by Angela Carter (and its 1984 film adaptation) and the film Ginger Snaps (2000), which address female sexuality. 2011 also saw the release of "Red Riding Hood (2011 film)" with Amanda Seyfried in the main role, with the character name of "Valerie."

Nineteenth century

Nineteenth century Gothic horror stories drew on previous folklore and legend to present the theme of the werewolf in a new fictional form. An early example is Hugues, the Wer-Wolf by Sutherland Menzies published in 1838. In another, Wagner the Wehr-Wolf (1847) by G. W. M. Reynolds, we find the classic subject of a man cursed to be transformed into a werewolf at the time of the full moon: representing the split personality and evil, bloodthirsty, dark side of humanity itself. "The Man-Wolf" (1831) by Leitch Ritchie yields the werewolf in a 11th century setting, while Catherine Crowe penned what is believed to be the first werewolf short story by a woman. Other werewolf stories of this period include The Wolf Leader (1857) by Alexandre Dumas and Hugues-le-Loup (1869) by Erckmann-Chatrian.

A later Gothic story, Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), has an implicit werewolf subtext, according to Colin Wilson. This has been made explicit in some recent adaptations of this story, such as the BBC TV series Jekyll (2007). Stevenson's Olalla (1887) offers more explicit werewolf content, but, like Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, this aspect remains subordinate to the story's larger themes.

A rapacious female werewolf who appears in the guise of a seductive femme fatale before transforming into lupine form to devour her hapless male victims is the protagonist of Clemence Housman's acclaimed The Were-wolf published in 1896.

Twentieth century

The twentieth century saw an explosion of werewolf short stories and novels published in both England and America. The famed English supernatural story writer Algernon Blackwood wrote a number of werewolf short stories. These often had an occult aspect to them. American pulp magazines of the 1920 to 1950s, such as Weird Tales, include many werewolf tales, written by such authors as H. Warner Munn, Seabury Quinn, and Manly Wade Wellman. The most renowned werewolf novel of the twentieth century was The Werewolf of Paris (1933) by American author Guy Endore. This has been accorded classic status and is considered by some to be the Dracula of werewolf literature. It was adapted as The Curse of the Werewolf in 1961 for Hammer Film Productions.

The first feature film to use an anthropomorphic werewolf was Werewolf of London in 1935 (not to be confused with the 1981 film of a similar title) establishing the canon that the werewolf always kills what he loves most. The main werewolf of this film was a dapper London scientist who retained some of his style and most of his human features after his transformation.

However, he lacked warmth, and it was left to the tragic character Larry Talbot played by Lon Chaney Jr. in 1941's The Wolf Man to capture the public imagination. This catapulted the werewolf into public consciousness. The theme of lycanthropy as a disease or curse reached its standard treatment in the film, which contained the now-famous rhyme:

Even a man who is pure in heart
And says his prayers by night
May become a wolf
When the wolfbane blooms
And the autumn moon is bright.

This movie draws on elements of traditional folklore and fiction, such as the vulnerability of the werewolf to a silver bullet (as seen for instance in the legend of Beast of Gévaudan), though at the climax of the film the Wolf Man is actually dispatched with a silver-headed cane.

The process of transmogrification is portrayed in such films and works of literature to be painful. The resulting wolf is typically cunning but merciless, and prone to killing and eating people without compunction, regardless of the moral character of the person when human.

Lon Chaney Jr himself became somewhat typecast as the Wolfman and reprised his role in several sequels for Universal Studios. In these films the werewolf lore of the first film was clarified. In Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) it is firmly established that the Wolf Man is revived at every full moon. In House of Frankenstein (1944) silver bullets are used for the first time to dispatch him. Further sequels were the House of Dracula (1945) and the parodic Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

The success of Universal's The Wolf Man prompted rival Hollywood film companies Columbia Studios and Fox Studios to bring out their own, now somewhat obscure, werewolf movies. The first of these was The Undying Monster produced by Fox in 1942, adapted from a werewolf novel of the same name by Jessie Douglas Kerruish, published in 1936.

In 1981, two prominent werewolf films, The Howling and An American Werewolf in London, both drew on themes from the Universal series.

More recently, the portrayal of werewolves has taken a more sympathetic turn in some circles. With the rise of environmentalism and other back-to-nature ideals, the werewolf has come to be seen as a representation of humanity allied more closely with nature. Author Whitley Strieber previously explored these themes in his novels The Wolfen (1978), in which werewolves are shown to act as predators of humanity, acting as a "natural" control on their population now that it has been removed from the traditional limits of nature, and The Wild (1991), in which the werewolf is portrayed as a medium through which to bring human intelligence and spirit back into nature. The heroic werewolf has also returned via the paranormal romance genre, where wolf-like characteristics such as loyalty are shown as positive traits in a prospective mate.

Werewolves have featured a number of times in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its other media tie-ins. The first time a werewolf appeared in the television series was in the Seventh Doctor serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988). A wolf-man appears in the 1986 Sixth Doctor story Mindwarp, and the primords in the 1970 Third Doctor story Inferno are also lupine in appearance, but in both cases these are induced mutations rather than people who switched between human and wolf forms. They also appeared in the 2006 Tenth Doctor episode "Tooth and Claw".

In the Harry Potter series (1997–2007) the most prominent werewolf is Remus Lupin who's portrayed as struggling with his curse and terrified of infecting someone. The series also includes a werewolf villain Fenrir Greyback, who fits more with the older image of werewolves. The Potter books, while showing the intense threat the humans transformed to bloodthirsty monsters pose to the population, essentially use werewolves as a metaphor for marginalised groups who have been discriminated against in modern society.

A very popular modern subgenre consists of stories that treat werewolves as separate race or species (either science fictional or magical) or as persons using magic in order to deliberately transform into wolves at will. Such current-day werewolf fiction almost exclusively involves lycanthropy being either a hereditary condition or being transmitted like a disease by the bite of another werewolf. The form a werewolf takes is not always an ordinary wolf, but is often anthropomorphic or may be otherwise larger and more powerful than an ordinary wolf. Sometimes the beast form of the werewolf will have some physical characteristics borrowed from an animal species other than the wolf, as can be seen in the boar-like werewolf of Wild Country (2006). Many modern werewolves are also supposedly immune to damage caused by ordinary weapons, being vulnerable only to silver objects (usually a bullet or blade). This negative reaction to silver is sometimes so strong that the mere touch of the metal on a werewolf's skin will cause burns.

Despite the recent upsurge in the motif of heroic werewolves, unsympathetic portrayals of werewolves as monsters also continue to be common in popular culture. This is especially true in movies, which are only slowly incorporating trends in written fiction. There are very few werewolf movies outside the horror genre.

In the movie War Wolves, recently shown on the Sci-Fi channel, lycanthropy doesn't have an influence on the "victims'" alignment. Instead, it is up to the individual to choose whether to use their abilities for good or evil. Both the heroes and villains in the movie are werewolves from the same military unit.

Lists

Literature

This section includes novels and short stories.

• The Satyricon by Petronius (approx. 61 AD).
• "Bisclavret" from Lais by Marie de France (approx. 1175).
• Melion (approx. 1200).
• Guillaume de Palerme (approx. 1200).
• Single line reference, Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur translated Death of Arthur (1469–1470), "Sir Marrok the good knight that was betrayed with his wyf for she made hym seven yere a werwolf."
• The Damnable Life and Death of Stubbe Peeter by George Boren (1590).
• "The Man-Wolf" by Leitch Ritchie (1831).
• "Hughes the Wer-Wolf: A Kentish Legend of the Middle Ages" by Sutherland Menzies (1838).
• "The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains": an episode from The Phantom Ship by Frederick Marryat (1839) featuring a female werewolf who inhabits the Harz Mountains in Germany.
• Wagner the Wehr-Wolf by G. W. M. Reynolds (1848).
• The Wolf-Leader (Fr: Le Meneur de loups), Alexandre Dumas, père (1857).
• "The Man-Wolf" (Fr: "Hugues-le-loup") by Erckmann-Chatrian (1859): set in the Black Forest of Germany this story features a noble house afflicted by an ancestral lycanthropic curse.
• "Lokis" by Prosper Mérimée (1869).
• "The White Wolf of Kostopchin" by Sir Gilbert Campbell (1889).
• "A Pastoral Horror" by Arthur Conan Doyle (1890).
• "The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling (1891).
• "The Eyes of the Panther" by Ambrose Bierce (1891).
• The Were-Wolf by Clemence Housman (1896).
• "The Werwolves" (sic) by H. Beaugrand (1898).
• The Camp of the Dog by Algernon Blackwood (1908).
• Gabriel-Ernest and "The She-Wolf" by Saki (H. H. Munro) (1910).
• The Thing in the Woods by Margery Williams (1913,reprinted in 1924 under the pseudonym

"Harper Williams").

• The Door of the Unreal by Gerald Biss (1919).
• "Running Wolf" by Algernon Blackwood (1921): set in the Canadian wilderness and featuring a spectral native American werewolf.
• "The Phantom Farmhouse" by Seabury Quinn (1923).
• The Werewolf of Ponkert by H. Warner Munn (1925, collected 1958).
• "Wolfshead" by Robert E. Howard, a novelette first published in Weird Tales in April 1926.
• Sudenmorsian by Aino Kallas (1928), a Finnish werewolf tale translated into English as The Wolf's Bride by Alex Matson, 1930. Adapted as an opera by Tauno Pylkkänen.
• "The Master of the House" by Oliver Onions (1929).
• "The Wolf of St. Bonnot" by Seabury Quinn (1930).
• The Wolf in the Garden by Alfred H. Bill, (1931) set in post-Revolutionary New York.
• "Tarnhelm" by Hugh Walpole (1933).
• The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore (1933).
• "Death of a Poacher" by H. Russell Wakefield (1935).
• "The Point of Thirty Miles" by T. H. White (1935).
• The Undying Monster by Jessie Douglas Kerruish (1936).
• Grey Shapes by Jack Mann (Evelyn Charles Vivian) (1937).
• "The Hairy Ones Shall Dance" by Manly Wade Wellman (1938).
• Darker Than You Think, a werewolf classic by Jack Williamson (1940, expanded 1948).
• The White Wolf by Franklin Gregory (1941).
• The Compleat Werewolf by Anthony Boucher (1942).
• "The Kill" by Peter Fleming (1942).
• "The Refugee" by Jane Rice (1943).
• "Eena" by Manly Banister (1947).
• "There Shall Be No Darkness" by James Blish (1950).
• "Wolves Don't Cry" by Bruce Elliott (1954).
• "The Hunt" by Joseph Payne Brennan (1958).
• Invaders from the Dark by Greye La Spina (1960).
• Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson (1961): an alternate history fantasy wherein a modern day engineer is translated to a universe where the Matter of France is history. It includes an episode in which the hero must deduce which of four people in a family is the werewolf that plagued the area.
• Operation Chaos by Poul Anderson (1971) and its sequel, Operation Luna, are first-person narration by the werewolf hero in a fantasy alternate history United States where magic and technology combine. Werewolfery is not only hereditary, but a recessive gene, and the polarized component of moonlight has been isolated, so that the hero can use a Were-flash to transform without the full moon.
• "Reflections for the Winter of My Soul" by Karl Edward Wagner (1973).
• "The Hero as Werwolf" by Gene Wolfe (1975).
• The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (1977)
• The Howling (1977) by Gary Brandner and its sequels.
• The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber (1978) portrays werewolves as predators of humanity, acting as a "natural" control on their population now that it has been removed from the traditional limits of nature. The concept was reused, with some changes, as a historic practice long since abandoned in the now classic White Wolf tabletop RPG, Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
• The Nightwalker by Thomas Tessier, (1979) features a deranged Vietnam Vet resident in London who transforms into a werewolf.
• "The Company of Wolves", "The Werewolf" and "Wolf-Alice" collected in the book The @#!*% Chamber (1979) by Angela Carter are modern takes on the story of Little Red Riding Hood in which the wolf is actually a werewolf. These stories inspired the film The Company of Wolves (1984).
• Tales of the Werewolf Clan, Volume 1, In the Tomb of the Bishop by H. Warner Munn (1979).
  • Tales of the Werewolf Clan, Volume 2, The Master Goes Home (1980)
• "The Book of the Beast" trilogy: The Orphan (1980), The Captive (1981), The Beast by Robert Stallman (1982).
• The Beast Within (1981) by Edward Levy.
• Blood Fever (1982) by Kit Reed.
• The Discworld (1983–) series by Terry Pratchett features a number of werewolves in supporting roles, most notably Angua of the Ankh-Morpork Night Watch. These werewolves can be both born and infected by a bite.
• The Talisman, (1983) co-written by Stephen King and Peter Straub, features werewolves, known simply as Wolfs, who inhabit the far western parts of a world parallel to America called the Territories and serve as royal herdsman or bodyguards.
• The Godforsaken by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1983).
• The Wolf's Hour by Robert R. McCammon (1984).
• Cycle of the Werewolf an illustrated novel by Stephen King (1985).
• The Dark Cry of the Moon by Charles L. Grant (1986).
• Werewolves by Jane Yolen, ed. (1988).
• Wolf Moon by Charles de Lint (1988).
• "The Skin Trade by George R.R. Martin (1989).
• "The Manipulator by Dana Brookins (1989).
• Howling Mad (1989) by Peter David features a wolf who has been bitten by a werewolf, becoming a "werehuman" as a result, providing a unique perspective on human civilization.
• Moon Dance (1989) by S.P. Somtow follows the immigration of a motley group of European werewolves to colonial America, where they confront disturbed human characters as well as Native American werewolves.
• Tamed by Douglas R. Brown- Werewolves sold as pets.
• The Werewolves of London by Brian Stableford (1990).
• The Ultimate Werewolf by Harlan Ellison, ed. (Dell, 1991).
• The Wild (1991) by Whitley Strieber portrays the werewolf as a medium through which to bring human intelligence and spirit back into nature.
• Animals (1992) by John Skipp & Craig Spector.
• Blood Trail by Tanya Huff (1992). Volume 2 in Huff's vampire series, this instalment deals with a werewolf clan.
• Wild Blood by Nancy A. Collins (1993).
• The Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series (1993 onwards) by Laurell K. Hamilton features a number of werewolf characters and explores the concept of werewolf packs. Lycanthropy is a disease, and a major character has contracted it from a faulty vaccine against it.
• Vampire World 1: Blood Brothers by Brian Lumley (1992). First part of the Necroscope series features the Wamphyri werewolf Canker Canison. Followed by:
  • Vampire World 2: The Last Aerie (1993);
  • Vampire World 3: Bloodwars (1994);
  • Necroscope: The Lost Years Volume 1 (1995);
  • Necroscope: The Lost Years Volume 2 (1996).
• Thor by Wayne Smith. Publisher: Fawcett (August 29, 1994). German Shepherd protects his family from a relative who was infected by a werewolf. Basis for the movie Bad Moon.
• Women Who Run with the Werewolves by Pam Keesey (1995).
• Nadya – The Wolf Chronicles by Pat Murphy (1996). A race of European werewolves immigrate to the United States in the nineteenth century.
• The Werewolf Chronicles by Rodman Philbrick & Lynn Harnett (1996).
• Return of The Wolfman by Jeff Rovin (1998).
• The Silver Wolf (1998) by Alice Borchardt follows the lives of several werewolves in ancient Rome and Ireland. Followed by:
  • Night of the Wolf (1999);
  • The Wolf King.
• The Werewolf Book by Brad Steiger (1999).
• Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause (1999).
• Touch of the Wolf by Susan Krinard. (1999) First in a series of historical werewolf novels.
• Murcheston: The Wolf's Tale by David Holland (2000).
• The series Prowlers (2001–2) by Christopher Golden. This portrays werewolves as a separate species, mostly ruthless monsters but occasionally decent individuals.
• Fool Moon by Jim Butcher, book two(2) of The Dresden Files (2001).
• Summer Knight by Jim Butcher, book four(4) of The Dresden Files (2003).
• Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (2001). Followed by:
  • Stolen (2002);
  • Broken (2006)
  • Frostbitten (2009).
• Low Red Moon by Caitlín R. Kiernan (2003) contains multiple allusions to lycanthropy though no actual werewolves appear in the story. Other works by Kiernan containing werewolves or mentions of werewolves include "The Black Alphabet", "The Road of Pins", "Stoker's Mistress", and "Untitled 4".
• The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature by Brian Frost (2003).
• World of the Lupi series by Eileen Wilks (2003-).
• The Crimson City series by Liz Maverick, Marjorie Liu, Patti O'Shea, and Carolyn Jewel (2005–).
• Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn features werewolf radio show host Kitty Norville (2005). Followed by: Kitty Goes to Washington (2006), Kitty Takes a Holiday (2007), Kitty and the Silver Bullet (2008), Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (2009), and Kitty Raises Hell (2009).
• Maximum Ride series by James Patterson features genetically engineered werewolves called "Erasers" as antagonists (2005–6).
• The Demonata series by Darren Shan (2005–6).
• Benighted by Kit Whitfield (2006).
• Frostbite by David Wellington, first published online serially, then in book format.
• Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (2006). Told from the viewpoint of a coyote skinwalker who was raised by a werewolf pack. Followed by:
  • Blood Bound (2007), Iron Kissed (2008) and Bone Crossed.
• The Wolf Man: Hunter's Moon by Michael Jan Friedman (2007).
• The Southern Vampire Mysteries series by Charlaine Harris features a wide array of supernatural beings including werewolves.
  • Club Dead introduces the werewolf character of Alcide Herveaux.
• Overwinter by David Wellington (2010), sequel to Frostbite.
• Jane Slayre by Charlotte Brontë and Sherri Browning Erwin (2010).
• Grave Expectations by Charles Dickens and Sherri Browning Erwin (2011).
• Saamaanthaa by d. t. neal (2011).
• The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan (2011).
• High Moor (Novel) by Graeme Reynolds (2012).
• The Wolf Gift (Novel) by Anne Rice (2012).
• Wolf Hunter by J.L. Benét (2012).
• City Under the Moon by Hugh Sterbakov (2012).
• The Were-Dwarf by Johnny Mains (2012).
• High Moor 2: Moonstruck (Novel) by Graeme Reynolds (2013).

Juvenile fiction

• the lion the witch and the wardrobe C.S. Lewis
• Prince Caspian (1951) by C. S. Lewis
• Night of the Werewolf (1979), book #59 in the Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon.
• I Was A Second Grade Werewolf (1983) by Daniel Pinkwater.
• Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp (1991) by Debbie Dadey and Thornton Jones^{[citation needed]}
• True Monster Stories (1992) by Terry Deary.
• Bad Moonlight, Fear Street novel by R. L. Stine. (1995)
  • The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, book #14 in the Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine. (1995)
  • Werewolf Skin, book #60 in the Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine. (1997)
  • Full Moon Fever, book #22 in the Goosebumps 2000 series by R. L. Stine. (1999)
  • The Werewolf in the Living Room, book #17 in the Goosebumps 2000 series by R. L. Stine. (1999)
  • Night in Werewolf Woods, book #5 in Give Yourself Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine. (1996)
• Animorphs, series by K. A. Applegate about a group of children who can "morph" at will; one of the main characters regularly turns into a wolf when faced with a combat situation, although the majority of the team can also morph wolves. (1996 - 2001)
• Winfred Cowell, Smedaphites, and the Aliens (2012) by Lee Ching Kai.
• Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause (1997) (upper teen fiction). A blend of romance and horror tales about a teenage girl who can shift into a wolflike creature and falls in love with a human boy.
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999) by J. K. Rowling.
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) by J. K. Rowling.
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) by J. K. Rowling.
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) by J. K. Rowling.
• The Mortal Instruments series, by Cassandra Clare.
• The Wolving Time (2003) by Patrick Jennings.
• By These Ten Bones by Clare B. Dunkle features a werewolf, which is actually a vicious angry spirit that possesses its victims.
• Red Rider's Hood (2005) by Neal Shusterman.
• Wolf Pack (2004) by Edo Van Belkom.
  • Lone Wolf (2005) by Edo Van Belkom.
• Wereling trilogy by Stephen Cole (writer) (2005)
  • The Wereling: Wounded
  • The Wereling: Prey
  • The Wereling: Resurrection
• Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2007) (upper teen fiction)
• The Icemark Chronicles by Stuart Hill.
  • The Cry of the Icemark (2005)
  • Blade of Fire(2007)
• Lonely Werewolf Girl (2007) by Martin Millar.
• "Into the Mouth of the Wolf" (2008) by Joshua Dagon, an unusual view of the werewolf theme.
• Shiver (2009) by Maggie Stiefvater.
• Dark Guardian (2009) by Rachel Hawthorne.
• Nightshade (2010) by Andrea Cremer.
• Little Woman and Werewolves (2010)
• Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf' (2011) and 'Wereworld: Rage of Lions' (2011) by Curtis Jobling. http://www.wereworldbooks.com/site/home.php
• The Mayfair Moon (Darkwoods Trilogy) (2012) by J.A. Redmerski - A werewolf novel depicting 'traditional' werewolves in the UNDERWORLD-style.

Manga/Anime

• Flirtatious newspaper editor Ginei Morioka of the comedy/fantasy series Rosario + Vampire is a werewolf, although he spends most of his time in human form. Since the series takes place in a high school for supernatural and mythical creatures, he is quite open about his lycanthropy and does not consider it a problem. He is one of the strongest creatures at the school, even when the moon is waning.
• Hyper Police bounty hunters Batanen and Tommy(Tomy) Fujioka are werewolves and cousins in this series.
• In Crescent Moon, the character Akira Yamabuki is a happy-go-lucky werewolf who is also an excellent chef. Unlike the usual werewolves of modern lore, his transformational state is not induced by a full moon. He himself can choose when to induce the transformation.
• Lycanthropes are frequently featured in Fred Perry's Manga Gold Digger. They vary in species, from were-wolves to were-cheetahs. As well as basic animal and human forms, they can also change at will to a third 'hybrid' form, in which they retain their animal colouring and strength, but also basic human shape.
• Jean Jacquemonde from Spriggan has lycanthrope roots in his DNA. His estranged father, Rick Bordeau, is the carrier of the lycanthrope gene in his family. Later on, Jean's DNA is acquired by Trident as part of their biological weapons program.
• The Captain, a member of the Millennium organization in Kouta Hirano's manga Hellsing is a natural werewolf, possibly the last of his kind; and, ironically, a member of the German Werwolf.
• The criminal Megil the Pharmacist uses a lycanthropazine drug to transform himself into a werewolf in the Battle Angel Alita manga.
• Sirius, from Ookami ga Kuru is a werewolf, who works for a company called K.I.R.C.H.E.
• Wolf Guy - Ookami no Monshou written by Tabata Yoshiaki (based on the older manga Wolf Guy) is centered around a werewolf named Akira who becomes involved with a school-teacher at his recently transferred to school.
• In the anime and manga Dragon Ball the competitor fighting against Muten Roshi in the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai is a werewolf.
• In Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, Kotaro is a half werewolf.
• In the anime and manga Soul Eater, there is a character named Free who is a werewolf that steals a witch's eye in order to gain magic abilities.
• In the anime and manga Zombie-Loan a werewolf name Lyca features who acts very much like an animal, although later learning how to speak under the guidance of Shimotsuki Kuze.
• In the manga/anime, Akazukin Cha Cha, one of the two male protagonists is Riiya, a teenage werewolf who can turn into a white puppy at will.
• In the anime, Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān, one of the 4 magical princesses is Liru, a werewolf, who turns into a yellow puppy upon seeing anything round-shaped.
• In the manga/anime, Dance in the Vampire Bund, the male protagonist is Akira Kaburagi Regendorf, a half-Russian/half-Japanese teenage werewolf, who is the bodyguard and love interest of the vampire queen, Mina Tepes.
• In the Spice and Wolf franchise, the titular wolf is Holo, a harvest goddess who can shapeshift between the form of a giant wolf and a teenage girl with wolf ears and a wolf tail.

Films

• The Werewolf (1913), featured a female Native American werewolf. It is based on the 1898 story by H. Beaugrand (see above). Unfortunately the film is considered lost.
• Le Loup-Garou (1923), a French silent film.
• Wolf Blood (1925)
• Le Loup Garou aka Werewolf (1932), an obscure probably lost movie from German director Friedrich Feher based on the novel "Der Schwarze Mann" by Alfred Machard. Apparently the first "talkie" to feature a werewolf.
• Werewolf of London (1935), first film to feature bipedal anthropomorphic werewolves
• The Wolf Man (1941), the Universal classic starring Lon Chaney, Jr. in the title role. Lon Chaney reappeared as the Wolf Man in several sequels, where he teamed up with the other major horror icons of the period:
  • Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
  • House of Frankenstein (1944)
  • House of Dracula (1945)
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
• The Mad Monster (1942)
• The Undying Monster (1942)
• Le Loup des Malveneur (1943), a French film directed by Guillaume Radot.
• Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
• The Return of the Vampire (1944)
• She-Wolf of London (1946)
• The Werewolf (1956)
• El Castillo de los Monstruos (1957)
• I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Michael Landon portrayed the young man-wolf.
• How to Make a Monster (1958)
• La Casa del Terror (1959)
• The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
• Lycanthropus (1962) - also known as Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory.
• Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1964)
• La Loba (1964)
• Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
• Mad Monster Party (1967)
• La Marca del Hombre Lobo (1967), a Spanish horror film, known in English as The Mark of the Wolfman, and the first in a long series about the werewolf Count Waldemar Daninsky, played by Paul Naschy. The latter actor, acclaimed as Spain's Lon Chaney, appeared as the titular "Hombre Lobo" in several sequels:
  • Las Noches del Hombre Lobo (1968)
  • Los Monstruos del Terror (1970)
  • La Noche de Walpurgis (1971)
  • La Furia del Hombre Lobo (1972)
  • Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo (1972)
  • El Retorno de Walpurgis (1973)
  • Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf (1975)
  • La Maldicion de la Bestia (1975)
  • El Retorno del Hombre Lobo (1980)
  • La Bestia y la Espada Magica (1983)
  • Licántropo (1996)
  • Tomb of the Werewolf (2003)
• Return from the Past (1967)
• Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969)
• Nympho Werewolf (1970)
• Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
• O Homem Lobo (1971)
• the fury of the wolf man (1972)
• The Werewolf of Washington (1973)
• The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)
• The Beast Must Die (1974)
• La bête (1975) by Walerian Borowczyk, an erotic take on the werewolf legend.
• Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
• Young Frankenstein (1974) A werewolf is heard, but not seen
• The Werewolf of Woodstock (1975)
• La Lupa Mannara (1976)
• Wolfman (1979)
• Full Moon High (1981)
• The Howling (1981)
  • Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch (1985)
  • Howling III: The Marsupials (1987), the only film to feature marsupial werewolves.
  • Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)
  • Howling V: The Rebirth (1989)
  • Howling VI: The Freaks (1991)
  • Howling: New Moon Rising (1995)
• An American Werewolf in London (1981), a mix of horror and comedy, written and directed by John Landis.
  • An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
• Wolfen (1981)
• Monster Dog (1984)
• The Company of Wolves (1984)
• Silver Bullet (1985), based on the novella Cycle of the Werewolf (1985) by Stephen King.
• Ladyhawke (1985)
• Teen Wolf (1985)
  • Teen Wolf Too (1987)
• Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
• The Monster Squad (1987)
• Waxwork (1988)
• Curse of the Queerwolf (1988)
• My Mom's A Werewolf (1989)
• Wolfman - A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
• Mad at the Moon (1992)
• Full Eclipse (1993)
• Wolf (1994)
• Project: Metalbeast (1995)
• Shriek of the Lycanthrope (1995)
• Bad Moon (1996)
• Werewolf (1996), used as a MST3K episode
• Wilderness (1996)
• Tale of The Urban Werewolf (1997)
• The Werewolf Reborn! (1998)
• Lycanthrophobia (1998)
• The Wolves of Kromer (1998)
• Lycanthrope (1999)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)
• Ginger Snaps (2000)
  • Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
  • Ginger Snaps Back (2005)
• Wolf Girl (Blood Moon) (2001)
• Dog Soldiers (2002)
• Wolves of Wall Street (2002)
• Big Fish (2003) - The character Amos Calloway is revealed to be a werewolf.
• Underworld (2003)
  • Underworld: Evolution (2006)
  • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
  • Underworld: Awakening (2012)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
• Van Helsing (2004)
• Romasanta (2004)
• Cursed (2005), also featured a Golden Retriever that became endowed with werewolf characteristics.
• The Beast of Bray Road (2005)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
• Wild Country (2005)
• The Brothers Grimm (2005)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
• Big Bad Wolf (2006)
• The Feeding (2006)
• Bloodz vs Wolvez (2006)
• Lycanthropy (2006)
• Blood and Chocolate (2007)
• The Lycanthrope (2007)
• Skinwalkers (2007)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(2008)
• In the Blood (2008)
• Never Cry Werewolf (2008)
• War Wolves (2009)
• The Wolfman (2010)
• 13 Hrs (2010)
• Despicable Me (2010) - Brief appearance.
• Human (2010)
• The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010) - A Nickelodeon Telemovie with Victoria Justice
• Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010) - The character Zoe is revealed to be a werewolf.
• Red Riding Hood (2011)
• Marianne (2011)
• Howling: Reborn (2011)
• Cougars (2011)
• Lobos de Arga (Game of Werewolves aka Attack of the Werewolves) (2011)
• Dark Shadows (2012) - Carolyn Stoddard is revealed to be a werewolf.
• Hotel Transylvania (2012)
• Jack & Diane (2012)
• Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
• Love Bite (2012)
• A Werewolf Boy (2012)
• Monster Love (TBA)
• The Gathering (TBA)
• The Ghouly Boys (TBA)
• Shiver (TBA)
• Dances With Werewolves (TBA)
• Gladiators vs. Werewolves: Edge of Empire (TBA)
• Wolves (2013)
• Hallow Pointe (2013)
• Growl (2013)
• Attack of The Lycanthrope (2013)
• Human (2013)
• I, Frankenstein (2013)
• The Lycanthropist (2013)
• The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
• One Starry Night 3D (2013)
• Wer (2013)
• Full Moon Fever (Graphic Novel Adaptation, TBA)
• Freeborn (On Hiatus), director has been taking input from werewolf fans.
• Benighted (TBA)
• Welcome to Hoxford (TBA)
• An American Werewolf in London (2014)
• In the Shadow of the Moon (2014)
• Monster Squad (2014)
• Beware the Night (TBA)
• Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat (2014)
• Steel Moon (TBA)
• The Last Werewolf (TBA)
• Two Wolves (TBA)
• Van Helsing (Reboot, TBA)

Music

• "The Animal" by Disturbed
• "Monster" by Skillet
• "Animal I Have Become" by Three Days Grace
• "Endless possibilities" by Bowling for Soup
• "Curse of the Werewolf" by Timeless Miracle
• "Return of the Werewolf" by Timeless Miracle
• "FullMoon" by Sonata Arctica
• "Of Wolf and Man", by Metallica
• "Wolf", by Iced Earth
• "Bark at the Moon", by Ozzy Osbourne
• "Howl" by Bat For Lashes
• "Hombre Lobo", by Eels
• "Hungry Like the Wolf", by Duran Duran
• "Werewolves of London", by Warren Zevon
• "Full Moon", by The Kinks
• "Monster Mash", by Bobby Pickett
• "I Was a Teenage Werewolf", by The Cramps
• "Zomby Woof", by Mothers of Invention
• "Wolfshade", from the album Wolfheart by Moonspell
• "Full Moon Madness", from the album Irreligious by Moonspell
• "In the Year of the Wolf", by Motörhead
• "Lycanthropy", by Six Feet Under
• "Lycanthrope", by +44
• "Killer Wolf", by Danzig
• "Lobo Hombre en París" La Unión
• "Wolf Moon (Including Zoanthropic Paranoia)", by Type O Negative
• House of God, a concept album by King Diamond
• "Werewolf Hat" by Space Mandino
• "In Rapture By The Fenrir Moon", by Grand Belial's Key
• Nattens Madrigal, a concept album by Ulver
• "Wolf Like Me", by TV on the Radio
• "Still of the Night" By Whitesnake
• "Midnight Dreams" By Solitude Aeturnus
• "Werewolf" by Cat Power, originally by Michael Hurley and also covered by The Dransfields.
• "American Werewolves in London" by Wednesday 13
• "The Wolf Is Loose" by progressive metal band Mastodon is a song considered to be about a werewolf.
• The album Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. by Slipknot has many references to lycanthropy (and to the RPG Werewolf: The Apocalypse)
• "The Wolfman Stole My Baby" by the Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13
• "The Blackest Incarnation" by The Black Dahlia Murder
• "We'rewolf" by Every Time I Die
• "Lycanthropy" by Fear Before
• "Lycanthropy" by Patrick Wolf
• "She Wolf/Loba" by Shakira
• "Alive" by Kid Cudi
• "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" by Meat Loaf
• "I'm a Werewolf, Baby" by The Tragically Hip
• "Werewolf" by Five Man Electrical Band
• "Howl" by Florence and the Machine
• "Hijo de la Luna" ("Son of the Moon") by Mecano
• "Cry for the Moon" by Epica
• "Cry Wolf" by Venom (band)
• "Lycanthropy" by G.B.H (band)
• "Therianthropy" by Septicflesh
• Many of the songs from the band Powerwolf
• The Last Werewolf, (2011, Six Degrees Records / Crammed Discs). Soundtrack/companion to the novel The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan.

Music videos

• In the first half of Michael Jackson's famous music video for his song "Thriller" he transforms into something that is often thought to be a werewolf, but is really a werecat, according to director John Landis.
• TV on the Radio's music video for "Wolf Like Me" from the album Return to Cookie Mountain features a love story involving werewolves in the music video and in the lyrics as well. The video was directed by Jon Watts.
• The music video for "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" by The Flaming Lips has Wayne Coyne getting chased by a werewolf.
• The music video for "Dance in My Blood" by the furry-themed band Men, Women & Children has a werewolf dancing on the surface of the sun amid mermaids, Indians and other costumed characters. The werewolf is dressed in clothing that is nearly identical to that worn by the lead singer, with black gloves and a suit without the jacket.
• Clor's music video for "Good Stuff" has a dance-off between a naked man and a werewolf.
• Rammstein's 1998 version (opposed to that of 1995) of the music video for "Du Riechst so gut", in which the band members are portrayed as a pack of werewolves in a medieval setting. They are shown hunting and eventually cornering a woman, in which they suddenly take their animal form and attack.
• In the music video for "Bark at the Moon", Ozzy Osbourne is portrayed as a werewolf.
• The video "It's a Wonderful Night" from Fat Boy Slim shows the lead singer changing into a werewolf and then killing people, flirting with woman and getting drunk in a Broadway style.
• The video for "Waking The Demon" by Bullet For My Valentine shows a boy waiting for the full moon and becoming a werewolf to kill the boys who bully him.
• The video for "We'rewolf" by Every Time I Die features the band turning into werewolves and partying it up.
• The video for "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by the Backstreet Boys has Brian Littrell turning into a werewolf.
• The video for "Heads Will Roll" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs features a werewolf.
• In the video for Limón y Sal, Julieta Venegas lives happily with her Werewolf lover, until full moon rises and he becomes a regular human being.
• The video for "Rabbit Habits" by Man Man features werewolves falling in love.
• In the music video for "Fireworks" by Standard Thompson the werewolf is a girl in love which turns into night.
• In the music video "Calling All The Monsters" by China Anne McClain, one of the monsters is a werewolf.
• The music video of David Guetta's "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" prominently features a female werewolf who can alter reality at will.

TV movies and mini-series

• Moon of the Wolf (1972)
• Scream of the Wolf (1974)
• The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979) (aka The Night Dracula Saved the World)
• The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf (1985)
• Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1989)
• House of Frankenstein 1997 (1997), a television mini-series featuring characters from the Universal Studios horror films.
• The 10th Kingdom (2000), a television mini-series about an entire other world where fairy tales are real. Wolf, one of the main characters, is half-wolf and the grandson of Little Red Riding Hood.
• Wolf Girl (2001)
• Nature of the Beast (2007)
• Being Human (2008 pilot and 2009 series)
• Werewolves:The Dark Survivors (Animal Planet 2 hour show about the life of werewolves though the eyes of a werewolf) (2009)
• The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)
• Scary Godmother (films) Harry the Werewolf.

Television series

• The Munsters (1964) Eddie Munster is a werewolf.
• Dark Shadows (1968) Featured Quentin Collins and Chris Jennings as werewolves. During the 1897 time-travel storyline, it was revealed that Quentin and all his male descendants had the curse of the wolf. It was explained that Chris and all the Jennings siblings were actually Quentin's great-grandchildren and therefore the males were cursed to become werewolves.
• Groovie Goolies, Wolfie, part of the main cast with Frankie and Drac. (1970)
• The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (1971) Billy Van portrayed amongst his many characters the Wolfman, a rock and roll-loving disc jockey for Castle Frightenstein's EECH radio station. He was based on the character Wolfman Jack and loved to dance against a psychedelic background in silhouette.
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) features a werewolf in Episode 5 of its first and only season.
• Monster Squad (the T.V. show), the werewolf wax statue that comes to life. (1976)
• Fangface , the alternate form of Sherman "Fangs" Fangsworth. (1978)
• The Drak Pack, Howler, one of the title characters. (1980)
• Teen Wolf (1986), animated show based on the film.
• Werewolf, Eric Cord, who transforms into the title character. (1987)
• Gravedale High, nerdy werewolf Reggie Moonshroud. (1990)
• She-Wolf of London (1990–1991), called Love and Curses for the last six episodes.
• Monster Force (1994), features a wolfman as one of protagonists fighting against the evil Creatures of the Night, as well as an evil werewolf fighting alongside the Creatures.
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) features a likable young werewolf, Daniel "Oz" Osbourne, who often assisted Buffy in fighting evil while in human form, and had himself locked in a cage during the full moon. During one of Oz's wolf phases, which takes place the night before, during and the night after the full moon, he copulated with a werewolf female. This werewolf was Veruca, a lead singer in a band called "Shy". Veruca was able to retain the memories of her experiences during her transformation and tried to convince Oz to embrace his werewolf persona rather than contain it. Veruca sought out Willow, intending to kill her, and would have if not for Oz, who (as a werewolf) fought and killed Veruca. Oz later returned with the power to resist the werewolf transformation, except under extreme emotional stress. The spin-off, Angel, established that there are other breeds of werewolves, similar to dogs.

See also: Werewolf (Buffyverse)

• Wilderness (1996)
• Darkstalkers (1997), features the werewolf character Jon Talbain.
• Big Wolf on Campus (1999) is a TV series about a teenager called Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins who was bitten during a camping trip by a werewolf. After subsequently turning into a werewolf himself, he regularly fights against an array of enemies in order to keep his neighborhood safe.
• Wolf Lake (2001) is a TV series about a town mostly inhabited by wolves who have taken human form.
• Wolf's Rain is an anime that features wolves who can assume human form (or appear to do so) as the main heroes.
• Magipoka is an anime that features Liru, a female werewolf who is one of the four protagonists in a series also involving a witch, a vampire, and an updated version of Frankenstein's monster. wide array of supernatural beings, including werewolves.
• Being Human (2008–present) At the start of the first series George Sands, one of the main characters, is a werewolf. At the start of the second series it is revealed that, while in the process of a transformation, George scratched his girlfriend Nina and she becomes a werewolf too. As the program progresses we are introduced to more werewolves as stand alone characters.
• Kamen Rider Kiva (2008) features Garulu, the last of a werewolf-like race called the Wolfen, who assumes a human form named Jiro.
• Lobo (2008) and its sequel Imortal which became a werewolf-vampire political thriller series (2010–2011)
• Demons (2009) ITV fantasy series, the werewolves are referred to as Lazy Boys and all seem to wear hooded jackets.
• Sanctuary (2007-???) – The character of Henry Foss is a werewolf or HAP (Hyper-Accelerated Protean). In the third season, it is revealed that there is a surviving clan of lycans in England.
• True Blood (2008–present) – Werewolves are first mentioned in the first season and appear in the third. Unlike most myths, werewolves in True Blood are simply shapeshifters with the ability to transform into wolves at will although they are forced to change on nights of the full moon. It appears that werewolves are in control when in wolf form. Main character Alcide Herveaux (Joe Manganiello) is a werewolf.
• The Vampire Diaries (2009–present) - The male members of the Lockwood family are cursed to turn into werewolves if someone dies by their hand.
• In Final Fantasy: Unlimited, a werewolf is a form taken by Lou Lupus.
• Werewolves were featured in an episode of the Animal Planet TV series Lost Tapes.
• In the Teen Wolf 2011 series reboot of the film, unpopular high school teen, Scott McCall wanders into the woods and is bitten by a werewolf. Through this incident, he discovers he has enhanced strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and senses far greater than that of a standard human. Consequently, he must keep this new life a secret from his peers, with the exception of his best friend, Stiles.
• Rosario + Vampire (2008). Ginei Morioka is a werewolf.
• In Dan Vs. episode Dan Vs. The Wolf-Man, Dan seeks revenge on a werewolf that keyed his car.
• In Once Upon A Time, a twist is made to the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood, in which the character of Red is in fact, the werewolf. Her red cloak, which has magical properties, prevents her from turning every full moon.
• In Monster High (internet cartoon series) are Clawdeen, Clawd and Howleen the children of The Werewolf.
• Grimm creates a world full of "Wesen"—humans who morph into a particular type of animal—and places them at crime scenes. One of the main characters, an under-cover informant, is a werewolf.
• Wolfblood (2012–present) The lead protagonist, Maddie Smith is a Wolfblood, a human capable of shapeshifting into a wolf and possesses powerful lupine senses. She is able to take this form at will, but must transform during the full moon. Other Wolfbloods include Maddie's parents and her friend Rhydian.

Games

• In Ninja Gaiden 2, the Greater Fiend Volf and his underlings are werewolves.
• L. Lee Cerny and Bradley K. McDevitt, Night Life (Stellar Games, 1990) has three editions to date, a few supplements.
• Mark Rein-Hagen, Werewolf: The Apocalypse (White Wolf, Inc., 1992) has two editions, innumerable supplements, and a short story collection (When Will You Rage?, edited by Stewart Wieck). Players roleplay various werewolf characters who work on behalf of Gaia against the destructive supernatural spirit named Wyrm, who represents the forces of destructive industrialization and pollution. Werewolves are born out of a union of werewolf and either human or wolf. They can change between 5 different shapes that range from human over monstrous-anthropomorphic states to lupine. In lupine shape they can be accepted by a wolf pack.
• In Operation Darkness, two characters can transform into werewolves.
• Werewolf: The Forsaken is a new werewolf game created by White Wolf Studios as a successor to Werewolf: The Apocalypse. Some concepts are similar, but the plot is much different. Although the werewolves played by the players are still (usually) the heroes, they no longer face the encroach of the Wyrm and now act more as secret defenders of the mortal world from encroaching spirits, and are often besieged by entirely different werewolf tribes called The Pure.
• Mike Tinney and Stewart Wieck, Rage (White Wolf, Inc., 1995). The card game inspired a couple of novels from White Wolf: Breathe Deeply by Don Bassingthwaite and The Silver Crown by Bill Bridges. Rage was based upon the tabletop RPG Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
• The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, released by Sierra On-Line in 1995, is an adventure game which has the lead character, Gabriel Knight, investigating murders around Munich, Germany, that are purported to be the work of a werewolf.
• Werewolf: The Last Warrior (1990) by Data East was a side-scrolling NES game in which the main character is a werewolf with blades for arms.
• Killer Instinct, a Rare arcade fighting game, features a werewolf called Sabrewulf.
• Darkstalkers features a werewolf called Jon Talbain (also known as Gallon).
• The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall allows the player to become a werewolf or wereboar. Lycanthropy was initially absent from Daggerfall's sequel, Morrowind, but was a central plot point of Morrowind's second expansion pack, Bloodmoon. Lycanthropy is also an option in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
• Discworld Noir features a protagonist who becomes a werewolf partway through the game.
• In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Link transforms into a wolf in some parts of the game, when he enters the mysterious Twilight Realm. The transformation is involuntary, but unlike true lycanthropy, he retains his will and intellectual capacity. Halfway through the game the player gains the option to change Link into his wolf form and back again at will.
• In the Nintendo DS game, Tales of the Tempest, a werewolf race, the Lycanth, named after the word "Lycanthropy" are apparently persecuted by a powerful theocracy.
• Golden Sun: The Lost Age for the Game Boy Advance features a village of werewolves who are able to channel Wind Psynergy (Jupiter). The village is called Garoh. Also, across the world map are many enemies who resemble werewolves.
• Yugo Ogami, one of the playable characters in the Bloody Roar fighting series is a werewolf. In fact, the entire cast of fighters have various beast forms.
• Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen uses the concept of the werewolf as an interest fighting unit, whose power increases dramatically during a 'night phase'.
• One of the main characters, Kevin is an unfortunate half-werewolf in Seiken Densetsu 3.
• In Konami's 1993 arcade game, Metamorphic Force, one of the main characters, Claude, can transform into a white werewolf.
• In Konami's 2000 roleplaying game, Suikoden II, a recruitable character, Bob, has the ability to turn into a werewolf for three rounds.
• In Konami's 2009 visual novel Ōkami Kakushi and the anime based on it, many of the citizens of the village of Jōga are werewolves, though they do not transform into monsters. They become affected by the full moon and pass their curse on by kissing their victims rather than biting them.
• In Dungeons and Dragons, lycanthropy is an acquired character template.
• The Druid character class in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction can learn to become a Werewolf.
• In Sly 3 Honor Among Thieves there is a werewolf roaming its territory constantly in episode 3 flights of fancy, it can be taken control of by The Guru. Bentley often refers to it as Lupos Gigantormus for a name.
• In The Sims 2 Pets expansion pack, Sims can become a werewolves.
• In The Sims 3: Supernatural expansion pack, Sims can become a werewolf, either by Bottled Curse of the Lycan, Werewolf Curse from a werewolf, or Create a Sim option.
• In Lionhead's The Movies, werewolves can be featured as characters in your movies.
• In the 2008 multi-platform game, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic unwillingly gains a new persona known as "Sonic the Werehog". Sonic slows down, but in return, gains incredible strength and the ability to stretch his arms, a possible throwback to one of Sega's previous games, Ristar.
• In Darkstone, a mage may learn the Lychantropy talent.
• In Silverfall, a character focused on nature magic may acquire the ability to turn into a werewolf.
• In Star Ocean: First Departure, the character T'nique Arcana transforms into a werewolf at the beginning of every battle. He changes whenever he gets excited.
• In Defense of the Ancients and Dota 2, one of the playable hero characters is Banehallow, who is commonly referred to in-game as 'Lycan'.
• In World of Warcraft the player fights werewolf-like monsters called Worgen in the Shadowfang Keep dungeon. Also, in the third expansion, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Worgen are a playable race, being able to switch from human and werewolf forms.
• In the game League of Legends, the character Warwick drank a dangerous elixir to transform himself into a werewolf.
• In the game Dragon Age: Origins werewolves are harassing the Dalish Elves. The player can choose to end their curse or use them in the final battle instead of the elves.
• In the MMOFPS WolfTeam the players have the ability to turn into werewolves.
• In Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, one of the creatures Django can turn into is a werewolf, as a werewolf, he can gain health by biting an enemy.
• In Final Fantasy V, werewolves are a race.
• In Final Fantasy VI, a werewolf called "Lone Wolf" who was in Final Fantasy V, appears in Narshe.
• In Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, Cornell and Ortega are werewolves, Cornell appears again in Castlevania Judgment.
• In Altered Beast, the player can turn into a werewolf on Level 1 and a golden werewolf on Level 5.
• In Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4, the player can play as Remus Lupin, who can transform into his werewolf form.
• Fang, one of the playable characters in Lost_Vikings 2: Norse_by_Norsewest, calls himself a werewolf.
• In BlazBlue, there is a werewolf butler named Valkenhayn R. Hellsing, whose astral heat shows his full werewolf form and his attacks showcase a large wolf beast form.
• Weird Wars Series of role playing games with wartime settings and incorporating supernatural and horror elements including werewolves.

Comics

• Werewolf By Night - Under the light of a full moon, Jack Russell would transform into the Werewolf: a ferocious monster who would prowl the area searching for victims. He would hunt down and maim or kill evildoers as he encountered them, although he would often attack others when threatened or panicked.
• Fables - Private investigator and shapeshifter Bigby Wolf (formerly known in the Homeland as the Big Bad Wolf) is called in to investigate crimes and bring the responsible parties to justice.
• Robert Demos is the less-than-intelligent werewolf lacky of Dan Sethos in Darkness Within.
• The Astounding Wolf-Man - The title character, Wolf-Man, uses his "curse" to fight crime, but finds more than he bargained for...
• High Moon - a werewolf western about an unchanging man in a changing time.
• Weird War Tales and Weird Western Tales Anthology comic series with supernatural elements, many stories with werewolves and similar creatures.

Further reading

• Black, George Fraser. A List of Works Relating to Lycanthropy. New York: New York Public Library Publications, 1919. (earliest published list of werewolf fiction)
• Du Coudray, Chantal Bourgault. The Curse of the Werewolf. London : I. B. Tauris, 2006. ISBN 1-84511-158-3 (book on literary symbolism of the werewolf)
• Flores, Nona C. Animals in the Middle Ages: A Book of Essays. New York: Garland, 1996. ISBN 0-8153-1315-2 (contains learned commentary on William of Palerne)
• Frost, Brian J. The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press 2003. ISBN 0-87972-860-4 (contains long lists of novels and short stories, especially pre-1970s ones, with excerpts)
• Steiger, Brad. The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shapeshifting Beings. Visible Ink Press, 1999. ISBN 1-57859-078-7 (contains long list of movies, medium list of novels)