Werewolf Aesthetic
“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”
- Mark Twain
Werewolf
Made this sculpt as a friendly battle with Rodion Vlasov
Here is his version:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Qy8YZ
Based on concept by Frank Cho:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BO9VC4LDWQx/?taken-by=frankchoartist
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The wulver is a kind of werewolf that is exclusively part of the folklore of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The wulver kept to itself and was not aggressive if left in peace. Unlike most ‘werewolves’ the Wulver is not a shapeshifter and is not nor was it ever a human being. It appears to be a sort of immortal spirit. Jessie Saxby, in Shetland Traditional Lore (Chapter 9), writes, “The Wulver was a creature like a man with a wolf’s head. He had short brown hair all over him. His home was a cave dug out of the side of a steep knowe, half-way up a hill. He didn’t bother folk if folk didn’t bother him. He was fond of fishing, and had a small rock in the deep water which is known to this day as the ‘Wulver’s Stane’. There he would sit fishing sillaks and piltaks for hour after hour. He was reported to have frequently left a few fish on the window-sill of some poor body.”
A similar un-hostile werewolf is the Faoladh from Irish folklore. The Faoladh was said to protect children and stand guard over wounded men.
Krista here; suit of Swords illustrator. You’d think after working on the Ostara Tarot for as long as I did, I’d be done with cards for a little while. But nope! I recently finished illustrating my Werewolf deck, based on the popular party game. I am aiming to Kickstart is soon, so keep an eye out!
“For the annual Metamorphosis Ball, ‘come as you are’ has an entirely different meaning.”
-IMF Field Agent Ellis
This magnificent art is from Viergacht and is used with permission! The public domain original is from here.
Be sure to have a peek at the new pay-what-you-want unicorn transformation comic I helped create! Check out Cornelia’s Tale here!
“Werewolves and Shapeshifters, Encounters with the Beast Within”- An anthology of werewolf stories published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (September 22, 2010)
John Skipp is a New York Times bestselling author and editor. He is recognized as splatterpunk’s founding father and the elder statesman of the genre. He is the author of “Jake’s Wake” and “The Long Last Call”.
This definitive collection contains thirty-two classic and new stories, written by favorites of the genre including George R.R. Martin, Charlaine Harris, Chuck Palahniuk, Neil Gaiman, H.P. Lovecraft, Joe R. Lansdale, Angela Carter, David J. Schow, Kathe Koja, Bentley Little, and more. Skipp provides fascinating insight and details, through two nonfiction essays, into the history and presence of shape shifting in popular culture. Resources at the end of the book include lists of the genre’s best long-form fiction, as well as movies, websites, and writers. A definitive book for the werewolf fan.
