A rabies epidemic occurred in Transylvania around the time of Dracula , the world's most notorious vampire. In Greek myth , Lycaos was the extraordinarily cruel king of Arcadia. Lycaos sought favor with Zeus by offering him the flesh of a young child. Enraged, Zeus turned Lycaos into a wolf. The belief that certain people can turn themselves into animals, especially wolves, and roam the earth doing evil became widespread.
Werewolves love to eat babies and corpses.
Only silver bullets or arrows can kill a werewolf. After death, a werewolf resumes his human identity. In the Middle Ages, many Europeans believed wolves were tools of the devil and the animals were ruthlessly hunted. Epileptics and the mentally ill were often brought to court and accused of being werewolves. A History Halloween Costume Poll Monsters and Imaginary Beasts Certain branches of Haitian and West African vodou, or voodoo, believe a spirit or spell can bring a corpse back to life to perform heavy labor or evil deeds for its master, a sorcerer.