Modern stories or movies where someone becomes a werewolf by some method other than being bit?
Does anyone know of stories or movies where the person became a werewolf other than being bitten? For example, in Teen Wolf, Michael J. Fox inherits it from his father.
Any help would be appreciated.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_Chocolate_(film)
This movie discusses the idea of loup-garou / werewolf bloodlines and has a rather interesting take on loup-garou history.
Also if you follow the howling series it also covers aspects of being born a loup-garou.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Howling_(film)#Sequels
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
(1957) Michael Landon stars as Tony Rivers, a rebellious teenager. Tony is subjected to some strange experiments to calm his temper and it turns him into a werewolf. Instead of changing from the full moon, he changes when he hears the school bell ring.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Was_a_Teenage_Werewolf
Curse of Werewolf
(1961) Hammer Studios' attempt at a werewolf film. Oliver Reed stars as Leon, who is born with the werewolf curse. It finally manifests when he is a grown man and he becomes a danger to everyone around him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Werewolf
Wolfen (more of a native american spin)
NYPD Detective Dewey Wilson (Finney) is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders in which it appears the victims were killed by animals. In his investigation, Wilson learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits, and that there may be predatory shapeshifters living in the vicinity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfen_(film)
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"A team of archaeologists with unplaceable accents unearth a skeleton at a dig in an Arizona quarry. The Native Americans on the dig instantly recognize it as the remains of a werewolf, so the team leaders immediately take it to their lab and stare at it. Natalie, one of the team members, thinks it's absolutely fascinating, but Yuri siezes on greater ambitions when one of the dig assistants, who injured themself on the remains, becomes infected and turns into a werewolf in full view of hospital personnel."
Hope that helps! :)
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I found this and thought I would post it since here since you mentioned it. The movie was called "Werewolf"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf_(1996)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlD7YLsqYLY&feature=related
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Looking at these other fine answers covering movies that I'm certainly glad I never saw, it seems there are three basic ways to become a werewolf.
1. Genetic: you inherit being a werewolf.
2. Infectious disease: you are bitten by a werewolf, encounter the infectious agent through a dirty wound, or possibly get an unlucky blood transfusion.
3. Magic: you are cursed, perhaps by ritual or perhaps by a powerful witch etc.
On the other hand, I see no examples yet of manufactured werewolves from some sort of Frankenstein machine, or radiation in Outer Space, or a diligent training program of any sort.
I would think in real life the best bet would be genetic engineering, probably mixing plenty of genes at fertilization rather than a few genes later. Perhaps I should apply for a grant?
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The movie Skinwalkers (http://www.skinwalkers.com/) mentions that this is an inherited ability/curse/gift rather than an infectious one.
http://ilovewerewolves.com/blog/evil-possessions-cause-werewolves-to-transform/
This is an article which takes being infected by a werewolf not as an infectious bite, but as demonic possession.
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/werewolf_killers/10.html
Here is an interesting article on how the werewolf was used by the church.
http://members.tripod.com/alam25/exp.htm
This actually brings up some of the explainations of werewolves:
"One branch of modern physicians refers lycanthropes as suffering from any of the five conditions; Rabies, Porphyria, Hypertrichosis, Body Image Distortion and psychological illness."
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Who broke into the blood bank? Can a test be created to test for the blood of werewolves? Was giving the blood a deliberate act of...?"
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