Urban legends are mythological stories that are based on stories than allegedly happened. They are based on urban characters, as the name implies.
The most famous are the Werewolf, the Whiner and the Phantom of the Opera, among others.
Today we will focus on the scary story of the Werewolf.
The Werewolf
The legend began in the north of Europe when the XVIth century started, and expanded over the continent orally. At that time, hungers were regular and the cattle were very important. Then, the legends started to grow because wolves also attacked woman and children.
The most famous case was in 1573 when the people said that they had frequently seen a wolf-man that had caught several children without seeing them again.
On the 9th of November a farmer rescued a girl from the jaws of a werewolf. It escaped but some people thought they recognized Griller Gainer, a peasant, in the monster’s face. Six days after the disappearance of a 10 year old boy, Gainer was arrested for being a werewolf and put in prison because he had killed and devoured children.
Gainer was burnt alive on the 18th of January, 1574.
The Werewolf in Argentina
In our country, this monster is famous in Entre Rios, Corrientes and Misiones.
The story says that on Tuesdays or Fridays with full moon, the seventh male son transforms into a werewolf.
With features of a dog and man, it starts with a bad felling, for example a headache. After that, the animal looks for loneliness, stays on the ground and rolls 3 times. He gets up with red eyes and big legs and arms and it doesn’t stop until daylight.
The werewolf is popular because it was the first urban legend that appeared. It became famous because it was used by parents to scare their children and convince them to behave correctly.
Nowadays, modern children are not scared of this legend. However, the idea of using a ‘horror story’ to change their bad attitudes is as old as the werewolf itself.
Camila Monteros, Micaela Cruz, Hans Fritzler and Pablo Contreras - 3rd Year
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