Werewolves.
We could call them bitey fellows who get real antsy around the full moon, or we could call
them savage lunar led killers who want to infect you with their virus.
Either way, human, wolf hybrids have been the stuff of fiction.
But what if they weren’t?
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I am your host, Rebecca Felgate and today I am asking What If Werewolves Were Real?
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Okay, werewolves.
Werewolves are mythical beings rife in European folklore.
In lore, a werewolf is a human who turns into a wolf by the light of the full moon.
Under the light of the moon they go on a rampage, killing things in the manner of a wild beast.
In mythology, if a werewolf bites you, you will become a wolf, too.
But it is all fiction, right?
Well, you may be interested to know that around 15 reported cases of clinical lycanthropy,
which is where humans believe they are metamorphing into a wolf.
They believe their body is covered in hair and their nails are long sharp claws.
This is a psychological disorder first documented in 1852.
But of course, none of these patients were observed to be actually turning into a wolf…
it was all in their mind.
But what if it wasn’t?
Well, if werewolves were indeed real, I would be sending a shout out to Oz from Buffy the
Vampire Slayer, or Remus Lupin in Harry Potter, two of my all time favourite wolves!
That being said, we probably wouldn’t have favourite werewolves if they were real; the
general public would be too scared of them.
If they were real, in the year 2018, imagine how many years of biting and breeding they
would have had.
I wonder how many Werewolves there would be in the population?
If Werewolves were real, we would be very tense around the full moon, with people paying
way more attention to lunar cycles.
News outlets would carry lunar countdowns and moon reports, warning people when the
next full moon was coming.
A moon phase is 29.5 days, the duration of time it takes for the moon to orbit earth.
Three of these days are considered to be full moon days.
I imagine night-time curfews would apply in areas with werewolf issues, or …all areas,
because the wolves may get savvy.
In the days leading up to the full moon, people would stock up on food supplies, meaning food
stores…and let’s face it, liquor stores, would be pretty busy.
Gotta get that full moon whiskey in.
Would curfews be enough, though?
Werewolves aren’t vampires – they could still get in your home without an invite.
People would probably barricade themselves in or have a full moon bunker to wait out
the danger.
Speaking of danger; with any scary situation comes vigilantes.
I can only imagine groups would take to the streets trying to kill werewolves, who in
some fables, can only be killed by a silver bullet.
If that was the case, I am sure some people would lock and load up.
This would lead to ethical debates, of course, about whether or not it is right to kill a
werewolf, who for the majority of the month is a perfectly innocent human living with
a chronic disease.
Perhaps instead, local authorities would lock up the human wolves over the full moon to
keep them from harming others and themselves.
The problem is though, would a werewolf come forward?
Would society not stigmatize them?
Would they be outcasts?
Perhaps some rogue werewolves will lock themselves up, to try and
keep their identity hidden and to stop themselves from harming anyone.
If werewolves did exist, perhaps scientists would be working on developing an antidote.
If it is a disease, we would funnel money into curing it.
Perhaps not all people bitten would need to turn.
A few other werewolf musings – if they existed, would this mean that humans could turn into
other animals too?
Would it mean that vampires are real?
What about unicorns.
Would werewolves hunt in packs?
Would we see werewolf gangs?
Would we decide to eradicate the problem by nuking the moon?
Buh-bye shiny rock friend?
So many questions.
So far, we have been approaching this question from a reasonably fantastical stand point,
but there have been a lot of studies surrounding lunacy and the moon.
A lot of people claim to have full moon syndrome, they feel their mood is altered by the phases
of the moon.
While there is no scientific evidence for this, a lot of health professionals note a
change in behavior for schizophrenic patients and people with other prohibitive mental disorders.
Perhaps this is something that needs to be studied in further depth.
Sure, werewolves might not be real, but perhaps the moon does yield some kind of cosmic power
of us.
So there we go.
That is one question answered for you… what do you think would happen if werewobes were
real?
Let me know in the comments section down below.
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do stay curious…stay alert and never ever stop questioning.