The Show Notes: Episode 19: Exploring the Strange and Amazing Science and Myth of Werewolves
Join us at the Horror House in Chicago as we explore werewolf lore, the science of transformations, and dig into pop culture references from American Werewolf in London, The Wolfman to Ginger Snaps.
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00:00 Welcome to the Rabbit Hole
00:32 Introducing Horror House
01:24 Origins of the Cryptic Closet
02:13 The Fanny DeVito
03:14 Diving into Werewolf Symbolism
Earliest Movies:
Werewolf (1913) silent film —18 min long
"Le Loup Garou" (1923) - French silent film
"Wolfman" (1924) - lost German silent film
"Wolf Blood" (1925) - Also known as "Wolf Blood: A Tale of the Forest,"
Werewolf of London (1935) one of earliest (surviving) werewolf movies
The Wolf Man (1941) significant in establishing the werewolf trope
05:04 Analyzing Werewolf Transformations
two categories of transformation, 1) were-full; and 2) were-lite.
Were-full I define as complete transformation (think American Werewolf in London or Curse of the Wererabbit—More animal features than human).
Were-lite is a partial transformation (think Teen Wolf or the 1941 classic The Wolf Man—more human features than animal).
10:22 The Science Behind Metamorphosis
15:25 Exploring Werewolf Lore
24:43 Therianthropy and Other Shapeshifters
27:46 Street Sharks and Conservation of Mass
28:05 The Science of Were-Mice
28:30 Transformation Challenges
28:56 Biker Mice from Mars
31:07 Twilight and Werewolf Transformations
32:20 Werewolf Lore and Movies
Black mirror: Mazey Day
Silver bullet (1985) — based on Stephen king novella
Bloodthirsty (movie Moses talks about)
41:22 Social Deduction Games and Werewolf
46:42 Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up
50:00 Bonus Content: Adult Themes
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