Wednesday 9 October 2019

Halloween Countdown: Werewolves!

It's no secret I'm a fan of all the Halloween monsters—Dracula, Frankenstein (my favourite), even mummies—but it wasn't until last year when my arch nemesis (on the track) Gordon "Lightning" Smith dressed up like a werewolf for trick or treating that I wanted to learn more about them.

I haven't read many books with werewolves in them—though Mom says when I'm older she has a stack for me to go through, which means they probably have romance in them. <groan> But I have seen all the X Men movies and Wolverine is pretty cool.

But as you know, I love "facts" and "statistics"—so for today's post, I thought I would dig up seven interesting things you may not know about werewolves.


1. Did you know that there are about 50 people in the world that suffer from a medical condition called hypertrichosis? The condition causes an unusual amount of hair all over your body—like a werewolf!

2. Apparently, if you want to keep werewolves at bay, plant wolfsbane in your garden—wolves hate the smell. (You could also put silver or iron objects at your door—they're just as effective.) Huh, I wonder—if I put a silver nickel in Lightning's shoe, would that slow him down in race day?

3. There is more than one way to become a werewolf! Family curse? Being bitten? Witchcraft? Drinking water from a wolf's paw? Try to avoid all of those things! (Not sure why anyone would try drinking water from a wolf's paw...)

4. Think your friend is a werewolf? Here are some things to be on the watch for:

  • Paces the room when the sun goes down
  • Has reddish, sharp nails
  • Has animal-like strength
  • Has a unibrow (my dad has one!)
  • Is pale and tired after a full moon
  • Has eyes the colour of the sun
  • Tends to fly into a rage before a full moon

5. There are a few famous werewolves from the storybooks—like Remus Lupin from the Harry Potter books.

6. The word werewolf means "man wolf." (Should have guessed that, right?)

7. A group of werewolves is called a pack, or a route.

Gotta jet! See you tomorrow...right?

~ Chase Superman Duffy

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