Werewolves

Werewolves, or some other kind of shape-shifting beast, is also one of those legends that we see in cultures all over the world. Regardless of the specifics --  whether the human turns into a wolf or a tiger or a lion; whether they change at will or at certain times, like during a full moon; or whether it's seen as a curse or a gift -- the creatures have always been vicious killing machines, and all but unstoppable. 

They have always represented raw power, a primal, carnal lust, and a release of all civilized constraints. When combined with the desire to rend flesh and shred bodies, we can see how this would be so terrifying!

I don't say too much about them in The House on Blackstone Hill (which you can purchase here if you want):

Vampires and werewolves are also very real, and for as horrifically terrifying as they are normally portrayed to be in modern culture, they are far more so in real life. More on them later as well. 

As terrifying as the werewolf is, there's a reason that they're so much more terrible than even the legends suggest. Though I won't go into much detail about it now because it is the entire focus of my book, All-American Werewolf, I can give you this little teaser regarding the truth behind these beasts: Werewolves don't happen by accident, they don't only change only during a full moon, and they are not loners on the fringes of society desperate to keep their secret hidden. Often, they are highly placed individuals in society who are even more highly placed in the covens.

 Werewolves are the creations of covens through several acts of Black Magic to be used as weapons to project their power even further.