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Ahooooooooo Happy Halloween everybody! This week on O.O.T.A. Meg dives into the dark history behind European werewolf folklore. We uncover the heinously real criminal acts that were portrayed as supernatural atrocities committed by werewolves. Maybe sexy wolf is more of your speed? We touch on a little of both in this episode so take a listen and let us know what you think!

CW: mentions of murder, violence, assault, torture

Recorded and edited by Meghan Pavlovsky and Allison Varca. Music by Mike Vontas. 

Sources:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend

https://www.history.com/.amp/news/werewolf-trials-europe-witches

https://www.britannica.com/science/lycanthropy

https://www.historicmysteries.com/werewolf-legends/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lsunga_saga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stumpp