The Modern Werewolf

      The idea of werewolves have been around for centuries. There are claims going back to 440 BC by Herodotus claiming a village of people would annually transform into wolves.Throughout the following centuries these stances and claims would evolve into what the werewolf has become in today's world. Back in the mid 1500's they were one of the scariest beasts thought to be alive. Werewolves, otherwise known as lycanthropes, were hunted by some for the sake of the safety of the surrounding area. Werewolves were thought to be a part of some sort of witchcraft or the devil. They were feared whereas now with Hollywood, they are still feared but almost in a different matter. With recent teen-hits such as Twilight and Teen Wolf, many view werewolves as a form of entertainment even though in these hits, they can be observed in a different matter.
       In Twilight, the werewolf is initially a friend of the main character, Bella, but once it is revealed that he is in fact a werewolf things change. He is initially though of as a monster, along with his tribe but eventually becomes a hero and icon of the series along with a vampire. Because of this many people have tried to replicate the idea and make money out of werewolves. One show has especially stood out in being able to do so, and that is Teen Wolf. Teen Wolf is about a high schooler named Scott McCall who his bitten by a werewolf and slowly learns how to use his new found powers for the better of society. Initially, Scott fights other "bad" werewolves but as time goes on, Scott and his pack take down the other evil monsters in the area. Because of the success of these shows with teens, social media will blow up with the topic of werewolves. People will almost celebrate werewolves and think of them as something great. Teen girls especially love these characters because they are typically viewed as handsome men whereas in the past these people were looked down upon and disgusted people. Even in Teen Wolf, there are some female werewolves who appear and they are all beautiful and attractive women, continuing to hone in on the trend of these creatures being attractive beings. That has been one of the biggest changes for werewolves over the years.