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The Werewolves of Britain
By Nick Redfern
FATE :: March 2006
I have investigated a veritable plethora of strange phenomena in my time as a researcher of the paranormal, but certainly one of the weirdest things to cross my path was the British werewolf.
From the darkest corners of jolly old England, Scotland, and Wales come numerous reports of encounters with large, wolf-like man-beasts that prowl the countryside by both day and night.
The British researcher and author Andy Roberts uncovered details of a strange creature that was seen in the vicinity of Flixton in the north of England in a.d. 940. The beast, said Roberts, appeared to have been a combination of a large black dog, a phantom felid, and a werewolf. It was popularly described by the terrified village folk as possessing abnormally large eyes that glowed in the dark, a long tail, and a terrible stench. The creature also attacked and mutilated livestock, dogs, and even people. Not only that; rumors circulated that the beast was under the control of a local magician, who was manipulating it for distinctly evil purposes.
The fog of time, however, has effectively ensured that the full facts pertaining to the Flixton werewolf will remain a mystery ...
Read the rest of this article in the March 2006 issue of FATE
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