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ParanoidObsessive posted...

I already mentioned how most werewolf lore stems almost entirely from The Wolf Man (prior to that, werewolves were mostly just considered witches who could shapeshift into animals via demon magic).

Sounds like you're cribbing the Wolfman >_> The satanism connection has been closely aligned with Hollywood, starting with the Wolfman's pentagram

CyborgSage00x0 posted...

I've always enjoyed the "can't cross running water" and "have to be invited in" ones. Or that they need to travel with their coffins/native soil. IIRC, Hellsing keeps most of these, which I enjoy, and makes vampires ridiculously inhuman in their strength. Or how Castlevania does is.

The invitation clause was always a really cool handicap which also gave them an additional menacing connotation. A lot of things still use that one (including Being Human), even if they abandoned the running water one.

It's worth noting that the running water restriction is prevalent throughout a lot of supernatural lore, including as a precaution against werewolves and ghosts (coincidentally, it's why the Headless Horseman was said to be unable to cross the bridge in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow)


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