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Horror/Scary: December 08, 2021 Issue [#11111]




 This week: By the light of the full moon
  Edited by: Arakun the Twisted Raccoon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

Quote for the week: “The wolf will never lose sleep worrying about the feelings of sheep. But no one ever told the sheep that they outnumber the wolves.” – Bray Wyatt


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Letter from the editor

A werewolf is a mythical creature that is either able to transform into a wolf or exists as a human/wolf hybrid.

The earliest werewolf legends go back thousands of years. In some versions of the legend, a human can be transformed into a werewolf by being bitten by one. This form of the legend may have been based on observation of humans who contracted rabies, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected animal.

In some variations, the werewolf has been cursed by a witch or sorcerer. In others, the werewolf willingly transforms into a wolf by wearing an enchanted wolf skin, sleeping under a full moon, or preforming other magic.

The werewolf's curse is often tied to the full moon. While werewolves in some stories are able to transform into a wolf any time, they are usually forced to change when the moon is full. The connection between werewolves and the full moon may be based on the superstition that the full moon causes people to act strangely.

In some stories, werewolves retain at least some of their human personality and awareness when in the form of a wolf. In others, the werewolf becomes completely wild and bloodthirsty, often transforming back into a human with no memory of events that happened when they were in wolf form.

Some people suffer from a rare psychiatric condition called clinical lycanthropy, in which they believe they have transformed into a wolf or other animal.

A shapeshifter is a person who is able to magically change their form in some way. Well known shapeshifters include Mystique from the X-Men series and Loki from Norse mythology and Marvel Universe tales.

In Japanese folklore, kitsune are intelligent foxes that have the ability to transform into human form. A selkie is a creature from Scottish folklore that is able to change from seal to human form. A kelpie is a sea monster that is able to walk on land in the form of a horse, in order to tempt unsuspecting humans to climb on to its back.

Something to try: Write a horror story in which a main character is a shapeshifter.


Editor's Picks

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The Unfortunate Tale of Lucius & Isabel  (18+)
SCREAMS!!! 12/1/21 Prompt: Use Lucius Poe and Isabel Redgrove as characters in a story
#2262842 by WriterAngel


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Mercy  (18+)
The sky is on fire again.
#2233422 by Roseille ♥


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The Clock Tower  (13+)
A boy is snatched away and taken to the tower.
#1810242 by Kotaro


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The Castle of Doom  (13+)
People visited the castle's maze on Halloween to get a scare, this time it was terrifying.
#2139415 by Jeannie Cheering for Martel


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Edge of Route B  (18+)
Some dreams don't let us go even when we wake.
#2137062 by Rustika - M.I.A.

 
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