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Werewolves

of wolf and man... (pic: from: http://members.tripod.com/alam25/)

Lumped in the same category as vampires due to their ability to change shape, their nighttime proclivity, and their fondness for human flesh, werewolves are half-human, half-wolf creatures that have a penchant for juicy young maidens and farmers' livestock

They are especially powerful during full moons and occasionally stalk their victims in packs.
In some traditions, one can become a werewolf by petitioning the Devil. In others, those bitten by a werewolf will metamorphose into one too.

Werewolves return to their human form at dawn, so it is impossible for most normal folks to know who is and who isn't...

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from 'the Devil, a visual guide to the demonic, evil, scurrilous and bad'. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, isbn 0-8118-1176X (see Sources)
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