Werwolves

in the Jura, in 1598; that of the tailor of Chalons; of Roulet, in Angers; of Gilles Garnier, in D?le, in 1573; and of Jean Garnier, at Bordeaux, in 1603. The last case was, perhaps

rest of her the next. He confessed to having eaten over fifty children. Nor did he always confine himself to attacking the solitary few and defenceless; for on several occasions, when hard pressed by hunger, he assailed a whole crowd, and was once severely handled by a pack of young girls who successfully drove him off with sharply pointed stakes. Far from wishing to conceal his guilt, Jean Garnier was most eager to tell everything, and to a court thronged with eager, attentive people, h

se," he said, "when I lifted it out of its crib, and when I got r

, and in Blois, where there were more instances of lycanthropy than in any othe

widely prevalent, and many of these wer

of Sergea

in some extraordinary manner, eluding every attempt made to ensnare them. At one time the custodians of the cemeteries were suspected, then the local police, and for a brief space suspicion fell even on the relations of the dead. The first burial-place to be so mysteriously visited was the Cemetery of Père Lachaise. Here, at night, tho

en, and the contents nibbled, and gnawed, and scattered all over the ground. Expert medical opinion was sought, but with no fresh resul

whatever sort of being it could be that possessed so foul an appetite. The watch was doubled; all to no purpose. A young soldier w

lf eaten. In its wild fury at such an unheard-of atrocity the public called loudly for the culprit. The father of the dead girl was first of all arrested, but his innocence being quickly established, he was set free. Every means was then taken to guard against any recurrence, but in spite of all precautions the same thing happene

been frequently scaled, an old army officer set a trap there, consisting of a wire connected with an explosive,

r what they took to be a man, and fired at him, but he was gone like a flash of lightning, scaling the wall with the agility of a monkey. Finding a trail of bl

ild beast, paying no heed to the bruising and laceration of his hands so long as he could get at the dead. He could not describe what his sensations were like when he was thus occupied; he only knew that he was not himself but some ravenous, ferocious animal. He added, that after these nocturnal expeditions he invariably fell into a profound sleep, often before he could get home, and that always, during that sleep, he was conscious of undergoing peculiar metamorphosis. When interrogated, he informed the court of inquiry that, as a child, he preferred the company of all kinds of animals to that of his fellow creatures, and that in order to get in close touch with his four-footed friends he used to frequent the most solitary and out-of-the-way places-moors, woods, and de

ar, all testified to his amiability and lovable disposition. In the end he was sentenced to a year's imprisonment, and after his release was never again heard of. There can, I think, be little doubt, from what he himself said, that he was in reality a werwolf. His pr

m and Ly

irism. A vampire is an Elemental that under certain conditions inhabits a dead body, whether human or otherwise; an

arate from the vampire. The werwolf feeds on both the living and dea

hysical dissolution, becomes a vampire, and remains one until his corpse

of Madveiga, being crushed to death by a wagon and buried, had since become a vampire, and that he had been previously bitten by one. The authorities being informed of the terror his visits were occ

e cause-i.e., loss of blood-still continued, and five years afterwards became so rife that the authorities were compelled to take the matter up for the second time. On this occasion the graves of many people, of all ages and both sexes, were opened, and the bodies of all those suspected of plaguing the living by their nocturnal visits were found in the vampire state-full almost to overflowing with blood, and free from every symptom of death. On their being served in the same manner as the corpse of Arnold

ng that of vampirism-an explanation that finds ample corroboration in thousands o

and Lyc

canthropy. A ghoul is an Elemental that visits any place where human or animal remains have been interred. It digs

sleep (either natural or induced hypnotically), is separated from the material body; or, in other words, when the spirit is projected. The ghoul then pounces on the physical body, and

Constance Ar

rs, lunatics, Vice Elementals, and ghouls. It is most unwise to risk coming in contact with such spirits, for when they have once made your acquaintance they will attach themselves to you, and are got rid of only with the greatest difficulty. They were most unremitting in their persecution of Constance Armande; they followed her home, and were always rapping on the walls of her room and disturbing and annoying her. In short, she got no peace, either asleep or awake. In the night she would often wake up screaming, and in an agony of mind rush into

ide and resorted to every kind of pleasure-balls, concerts, and theatres. But the annoyances still contin

dmirers, and eventually she became engaged to Alph

a fit of apoplexy and died. Every one, especially Constance Armande, was overw

e hardly knew-a Constance with the glitter of a ferocious beast in her eyes, and a grim, savage expression in the corners of her mouth. She did not appear to notice her mother, but passed her by with a light, stealthy tread, utterly unlike her usual walk, crossed the hall, and went out at the front door. Madame Armande was too startled to try and intercept her, or even to make

rmande cried, catching hold of him in their

rst," he gasped. "It will give me time to col

t nine o'clock and asked if Mademoiselle Constance was with me. I said 'No,' that I had not seen her all day, and was much alarmed when I was informed that she had left home early in the afternoon and had not yet returned. I said I would join in the search for her, and was in my bedroom putting on

munching-a steady gnaw, gnaw, gnaw. 'I heard it just now,' he whispered,

ard distinctly the swishi

u been in

n by myself if you were to offer me a million pounds,' and he t

rs and summoned the rest of the servants. Armed with sticks and lights, we t

eard explained everything. When she saw us she emitted a series of savage snarls, sprang at one of the maids, scratched her in the face, and before we could stop her, flew dow

ce were summoned, and a general hue and cry raised, with the result that Consta

unately for her and for all concerned, she plunged in

told her was correct-she had projected herself unconsciously, and the hideous things she imagined were

om it, one of them had at length succeeded, and, incarcerated in her