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The Sisters of Phaethon are Transformed into Poplars by Santi di Tito, 16th century.. In ancient Greece, the surviving Greek mythology features a wide collection of myths where the subjects are physically transformed, usually through either divine intervention or sorcery and spells. [1]
1722 German woodcut of a werewolf transforming. Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchhadhari naag (shape-shifting cobra) of India, shapeshifting fox spirits of East Asia such as the huli jing of China, the obake of Japan, the Navajo skin-walkers, and gods, goddesses and demons and ...
Animated films about werewolves (lycanthropes), individuals who can shape-shift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction (often a bite or the occasional scratch from another werewolf), with the transformations occurring on the night of a full moon.
This werewolf film from 1985 may not be the best Stephen King adaptation of its time, but that does not change that the film is suspenseful and engaging in the way King's work often is while being ...
Boogie disappears to the Underworld, taking Billy with him. Mandy and Grim follow Boogie, and to settle their differences Mandy suggests having a scaring contest, in which whoever can scare a kid the most wins. Boogie's transformation as a werewolf is not enough to scare the kid, but Grim's transformation into a giant, horrific rubber duck is.
[15] [23] [36] Whannell compiled a list of werewolf designs, such as those portrayed by Lon Chaney Jr. in the original The Wolf Man (1941) and David Naughton in An American Werewolf in London (1981) and those included in The Howling (1981) and Dog Soldiers (2002), before settling on one; he was inspired by Heath Ledger's take on the Joker in ...
One lexicon glosses the French term for werewolf, loup-garou, as kobold. [309] This is somewhat underscored by the remark that werewolf transformation was considered an ability of sorcerers with unibrow , which was a physical mark shared with the Schratel spirit (as wood sprite).
Often such a creature is the result of a willful transformation, as a powerful wizard skilled in necromancy who seeks eternal life uses rare substances in a magical ritual to become undead. Unlike zombies , which are often depicted as mindless, liches are sapient revenants , retaining their previous intelligence and magical abilities.