Peter Stumpp

by | Jan 12, 2015 | Real Werewolves

One might be forgiven for believing that the 16th century werewolf attacks were limited to France. It may seem to, given the high number of cases in that country, but one of the most celebrated trials actually took place in Germany in 1579. The accused was Peter...

Pierre Bourgot

by | Jan 12, 2015 | Real Werewolves

Few cases of lycanthropy are so intertwined with witchcraft as that of Pierre Bourgot and his accomplice Michel Verdung. The case was heard by the Inquisitor General for the diocese of Besancon, where the two men were on trial for witchcraft and cannibalism. It wasn’t...

Jacques Roulet

by | Jan 12, 2015 | Real Werewolves

The area around Caude, France was wild and lonely. Few made the trip there unless they had to. One day, some villagers were passing through when they spied what looked like a body in the distance. On closer inspection, it turned out to be the corpse of a fifteen year...

Gilles Garnier

by | Jan 12, 2015 | Real Werewolves

The case of Gilles Garnier, The Werewolf of Dole, is undoubtedly one of the most disturbing cases of cannibalism since the victims were all children between the ages of nine and twelve. Gilles Garnier was known to all in the town of Dole as being a reclusive hermit....

The Gandillon Family

by | Jan 12, 2015 | Real Werewolves

Cases of individual lycanthropy are remarkable enough, but what can one say when an entire family appears to be afflicted? That’s exactly what happened at the turn of the 16th century in France with the Gandillon family. Two little children were out picking...