Your roommate has been behaving wierd lately. You have considered all

the possibilities and have arrived at the only logical conclusion.

He's a werewolf.

So you think your roommate is a Werewolf, but you want be 100

percent sure before you spend 100 dollars on silver bullets. Well,

you've come to the right place. WEREWOLF ALERT can help you recognize

the signs before its too late and your pal starts looking at you like

your a side of beef.

Here is what to look for in the human form of a werewolf.

A Werewolf's complexion is either pinkish, yelllowish, or of greenish

tint. Of course, there is the abnormal harriness.( One of the fringe

benefits of being a werewolf is never having to worry about Male

Patter Baldness.)

Another sign of this acute harriness is that werewolve's eyebrowse will

become bushy and meet over the bridge of their noses.

Is his skin covered in scratches, scabs, or other cuts? These are a

result of running through the brush, shrubbery, and thorne bushes.

Werewolve's ears are farther back and lower on the head than human

beings.

Does your roommate constantly complain about being thirsty? Werewolve's

mouth and eyes are often dry, making it hard for them to cry.

Werewolves have an abnormally long index finger, and their fingernails

have a blood red tint.

In a stunning coincidence, A Werewolf's teeth a Blood red tint to

them aswell.

Here are some psychological traits to look for aswell.

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*They also prefer lonliness the friendship and interaction with others.

*Werewolves prefer nighttime over daytime.

*On there nighttime excursions, Werewolve have been known to drag home

corpses they dug up in the cemetery.

Finally, look for the tools he might have used in acquiring his power.

*Look for a girdle or belt made from wolf's skin and any ointments

or salves made from psychoactive drugs like Opium, Nightshade, or

Henbane that might have a hallucinatory effect.

A person wishing to become a werewolf tends to believe that the

belt or girdle is a gift from Lucifer or some other demon. And he

spread the ointment on his body as part of the transformation ritual.

We at WEREWOLF ALERT hope you have found this information useful.

But remember: (Disclaimer) We at WEREWOLF ALERT, do not advocate any

malicious intent or hate based crimes towards Werewolves. Neither to

we encourage nor advocate the slaughter of these creatures. WEREWOLF

ALERT is merely a public service announcement, which provides helpful

information. And as such can not be held responsible for the actions

or manner in which the information is used.

Werewolf Legends

Argentina
Lobisón is the word that stands for Werewolf in north Argentina.
The Lobisón is usually the seventh son in a family (whereas the seventh daughter is doomed to be a witch). When they turn into a hairy creature that resembles both a man and a wolf, the Lobisón (a legend greatly influenced by the Brazilian traditions), wanders in the hills and mountains, feeding mostly upon carrion. However, if they get to meet with a human being, they will instantly attack. The survivors (men and women) will then turn into Lobisones themselves, but it is quite rare, because most people die in the claws and teeth of these ferocious creatures. It is also said that if a Lobison's saliva sprinkles over a man or a woman, he or she will eventually turn into a Lobisón.

In the early 1900s the legend of the 7th son (it had to be 7 boys in a row, no girls in between) transforming himself into a werewolf was so widespread and believed that it was causing a lot of children to be abandoned or given away for adoption, and it is said that in some cases the parents killed their own son. Because of this, the president passed a law in the 1920s by which the 7th son of a family automatically receives the godfathership of the president of Argentina! Through this, the state gives him a gold medal on the day of his baptism (when the president officially becomes his godfather) and a scholarship for all of his studies until his 21st birthday. Supposedly, this ended the phenomenon of people condemning their children for fear of the werewolf. The law is still in effect, and it is popularly known, and the presidents have always attended at least some of the baptisms, especially during election season.

Brazil
In Brazil, A humam only will become a "lobisomem" if he was the 7th children (male) from the same father and mother. He changes into a "lobisomem", for the first time when he is 13 years old. Just for two hours: from Midnight to 2:00 am. Always on Friday during Lent.

In some places of Brazil (Portuguese colonization is responsable for the legend in that Country), the damned man changes in a crossroad, friday night (usually the 13th), after midnight when the moon is full.

Finland
The Finnish werewolves are rather melancholy creatures (surprisingly...). In our stories/legends/myths a person usually turns into a wolf without really wanting it, accidentally (by doing something that'll turn him into a wolf without knowing this might happen) or because some witch has put a spell on him (according to Finns, these witches would naturally be Sami, although the Swedes thought we were pretty good at magic ourselves). The werewolf (who's usually bound to be a wolf for nights and days until something releases him from the spell) then lurks around houses, sometimes eating cattle but rarely people and waits for somebody to recognize him. When somebody does (e.g the wolf's mother), she/he can break the spell by calling the werewolf by his Christian name or giving him some bread to eat. Sometimes after the werewolf had regained his human form, he would still have his tail till the day he died. Some houses actually exhibit sauna benches (or whatever they are called; 'lauteet' in Finnish) that have a hole in them, presumably cut for the ex-werewolf's tail. Finland's southern neighbor, Estonia is also known for its werewolf legends. Estonia is sometimes called 'Viro' in Finnish, and at one time werewolves were called 'vironsusi' ('Estonian wolf') in Finland. It should be mentioned, though, that 'vironsusi' is originally the same word as 'werewolf', meaning 'man-wolf' and connecting it with Estonia is a false etymology due to Estonia's reputation as a werewolf country.

Mexico
The werewolf is basically a universal myth. In Mexico, the most widely spread version of the werewolf is the one called "nahual", which comes from the Nahuatl (the ancient language of the Aztecs, becoming thus, the universal language in the pre-Hispanic world)word "Nuahualli", meaning warlock.
Since the Spaniards did not bring much on werewolves after colonizing Mexico, the ancient local legends on the subject became predominant.
The nahual was a warlock who had the capability to shape-shift at will into an animal, preferably a black or dark coyote. It was believed in the pre-Hispanic times, that people were constantly threatened by these evil beings.

Even if the Spaniards who came to Mexican lands in the mid 1500s were not concerned about werewolfery, they were influenced by other European countries that had pretty strong legends on the subject. And so, this allowed for the nahual myth to survive the Colony times and make its way through present time. Some indigenous groups still currently believe that nahuales turn into coyotes or other animals at night, through the use of magic and sorcery, in order to harm other people. Once they have shape-shifted, nahuales can run the lengths with no difficulty to steal corn of chickens, and to fight other nahuales that pretend to invade their territories. Such indigenous people's legends say that once in animal form, they can get killed if wounded, but in case they survive, they will show the wounds or damage done suffered while in animal form.

According to modern-day Mexican indigenous beliefs, the nahuales can shapeshift by performing anyone of the following: Jumping over a wooden cross, getting into deep sleep, putting on an animal skin, or covering their bodies with an ointment made of herbs, Not everyone can achieve the transformation. Just a few ones have been nature-granted with the capability to perform the change, but they also need to be skilled warlocks or sorcerers.
These legends also tell about the way to kill a nahual or Mexican werewolf: Stoning, or gun-shooting; they can also be killed by using holy water, fire or by hanging them.

In the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, in the surroundings of the mountain known as La Malinche (the wife of the Spaniard conqueror Hernán Cortés)the nahuas (a local indigenous group) believe that witches or "tlahuelpuchi" turn into fearsome coyotes at night, in order to break inside the houses where small children live to suck their blood. On the day after, parents will find their sons or daughters dead, with savage bites on their necks, legs and arms.

To prevent the attacks by tlahuelpuchi witches, parents leave by the bedside in the kid's room a mirror reflecting the sleeping child, a knife or a pair of scissors, all of which are said to have magical properties that scare-off these savage female werewolves.