The werewolf subculture
Lately, many Christian newspapers have strongly reacted a the new trend of ‘werewolfism’ that followed Twilight ‘New Moon’. Like any other group, the werewolf subculture is made up of like-minded
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Werewolf symbol
Before modern times, people would not wander in the wild because of the fear of animal predators. Wolves are, or were, the chief predators of many ecosystems around the world. But today, we only see wolves in zoo. People have hunted them to the brink of extinction, destroying its ecosystem.
Today our main worry about wolves is that there aren’t enough of them. Now scientists have begun careful programs to reintroduce wolves into some areas, such as a highly publicized and controversial effort in Yellowstone Park in America or Pyrenees in France.
Because the wolf remain a strong symbol that plays on both sexuality and bestiality, recent movies such as ‘Twilight’ have enacted a new trend of lycans or lupus packs among teenagers. However, the werewolf subculture is nothing new and has been part of the larger therianthropes community of people who believe they actually (spiritually or physically) shift into animals.
The werewolf and sex
As with vampires, there exists a pronounced sexual element in the depiction of werewolves. Where vampires are often smooth, seductive, and overtly sexualized, the werewolf embodies a contrasting form of
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Werewolves and rites of passage
In many stories, a man becomes a werewolf because of some sort of excess. His behavior may be too rough, or he may, by the standards of the community, be
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The werewolf and bestiality
In werewolf movies and werewolf literature, werewolves are often depicted attacking their victims for the sheer joy of the slaughter, the ripping and biting at the flesh, tearing at the
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