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...flocks in the small French village of Paulot, in the province of Guyenne. Later that month a strange boy, Jean Grenier, was brought before the local judge for the crime. The wolfish animal, it was thought by the locals, had been young Jean. For Jean, it seems, was a werewolf...

Author: By Steven Lichtman, | Title: The Wacky Side Of Senior Theses | 6/4/1986 | See Source »

Well, okay, so he wasn't. Since Greek and Roman times, though, one of the most powerful myths in all of Western culture has been the werewolf, that half-man, half-beast symbolic of the evil that lurks within the hearts of men. But little did young Marguerite and Jean know that one day, some 383 years later, their alleged skirmish would introduce Tom Mueller's History and Literature thesis on the werewolf legend throughout history...

Author: By Steven Lichtman, | Title: The Wacky Side Of Senior Theses | 6/4/1986 | See Source »

...commercials for the Federated Group, a Los Angeles-based electronics chain. In Stevens' wacky TV career, he has impersonated The Honeymooners' Ralph Kramden and Miami Vice's Sonny Crockett, played a man who gets attacked by rabid frogs and even starred as a Santa Claus who turns into a werewolf. His public appearances at Federated stores attract hundreds of autograph seekers. Most important, since his TV debut in 1982, Federated's sales have surged 80%, and the 16-year-old company has grown from 15 outlets to 60. Says Marketing Vice President Gary Tobey: "He's made us seem like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Now, a Gag From Our Sponsor | 5/19/1986 | See Source »

...sister and other "unpleasantness," but she does nothing to keep the 13-year-old crippled boy from racing all around town on a souped-up motorized wheelchair that blows by cars as if they were standing still. Even after his best friend is torn to pieces by the werewolf, she doesn't put an end to the boy's wandering. It all seems silly...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Misfire | 10/25/1985 | See Source »

...novelette which preceded Silver Bullet Steven King compares the coming of a werewolf to "the arrival of cancer, or a psychotic with murder on his mind, or a killer tornado." Judging from Silver Bullet any of those other possibilities could provide more entertainment...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Misfire | 10/25/1985 | See Source »

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