Lurking in the shadows of dark folklore, the werewolf is a creature of captivating mystique. When the moon's eerie radiance bathes the night, those afflicted by lycanthropy endure a harrowing metamorphosis into savage wolf-like beings. The origins of this dread curse remain shrouded, while some whisper that the mind itself can be consumed by this nightmarish affliction, leaving a ghastly thirst for blood and a sinister penchant for cannibalism in its wake. In diverse, grim cultures, the werewolf's foreboding tale weaves a tapestry of terror, an eternal specter of the macabre, casting a chilling shadow across the annals of history.