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AARON MAHNKE: On a cold night in the late fifth century,

a man named Patricius

walked down a lonely road in Ireland.

Patricius was on a mission...

to spread the Gospel.

But the road he walked was never easy.

Fifth Century pagans

weren't always receptive to the teachings of Christ,

especially in the village of Ossory.

- [ANIMAL GROWLING] - [CHAINS CLANKING]

That's because

the people of Ossory already had a god.

They worshiped the wolf.

[GASP]

PATRICIUS: I come

in the name of Jesus Christ.

[HOWLING]

Patricius' message held no power

for the people of Ossory.

And their leader had no use for his salvation.

[ROARING]

[GRUNTING]

It seemed like the end of the road for Patricius.

And then...

[SHOUTING]

something strange began to happen

to one of the villagers...

[GROWLING]

...an ungodly transformation from man to beast.

[SNARLING]

Villager by villager,

this unnatural metamorphosis continued...

until they became a savage pack.

But it wasn't Patricius they wanted.

Patricius' success at spreading the word

would eventually make him a legend.

Today we refer to him as Saint Patrick.

But on that day,

his mission was overwhelmed by the spirit of the wolf.

[WOLF HOWLING]

I'm Aaron Mahnke, and this is Lore.

To most of us now,

werewolves are movie monsters.

[SCREAMING]

Whoever is bitten by a werewolf and lives

becomes a werewolf himself.

Aw, don't hand me that.

Hollywood has made some 100 werewolf films

since the first in 1913.

I could have sworn I hit him dead on.

- And I, too. - Have you forgotten

it takes a silver bullet for a werewolf?

But there was a time when the werewolf

was believed to be all too real.

In the 15th and 16th centuries,

Europe was on fire

with fears of the werewolf.

Tens of thousands were accused of being wolf-men.

The people of Bedburg believed

they were being hunted by one of those werewolves.

It had evaded capture for years.

Townspeople vanished, never to be seen again.

The people here coped as best as they could,

never knowing when the creature would strike.

[HOWLING]

[PANTING]

MAN: Greta.

I was worried. It's getting late.

[SIGH]

Father, you scared me.

You look so much like your mother right now.

And you work as hard as she did.

A child your age. It's unfair.

Did you hear

about Herr Stubbe's cow being killed?

Anna Christian has invited me to Mass this evening.

The moon, it will be turning full tonight.

Tonight.

I cannot lose you, Greta.

[SNARLING]

It may sound strange that they really thought

a werewolf was stalking them.

But we do know that wolf-like humans exist.

A condition known as hypertrichosis...

it causes excessive hair growth.

But the only thing out of control

about the people afflicted

is their body hair, not their behavior.

There is, however, a rare psychiatric condition

called clinical lycanthropy

that causes people to believe

they've turned into animals.

This delusion can manifest itself

through animal-like behavior

such as howling and clawing.

In Northern Europe

around the time of the events in Bedburg,

rumors began circulating of men

who did more than behave like wolves,

they became wolves.

These wolf-men were said

to attack unsuspecting victims

as they walked alone in the woods.

They'd mount their backs,

lick their mouths and faces,

and then devour them.

According to legend,

ONE THING ALWAYS GAVE A WEREWOLF AWAY:

werewolves didn't have tails

because they were just men, cursed men.

One of the oldest werewolf legends

can be traced back to its first telling,

2,000 years ago,

somewhere between Europe and the Middle East.

It's a story told to children

about a creature that devours a family...

a grandmother...

and a little girl in a red hood.

In some versions,

the wolf tricks the girl into eating a meal

made of her grandmother's corpse

before seducing and devouring her.

[MUNCHING]

There the story ends

with the monster satisfied

and ready to hunt for its next victim.

[HOWLING]

MAN: The moon...

it will be turning full tonight.

I cannot lose you, Greta.

[GROWLING IN DISTANCE]

[RUSTLING]

[SNARLING]

Papa?

Who is there?

- [GROWLING] - [GASP]

[SNARLING]

[SCREAMING]

Ten years after Greta was attacked,

the people of Bedburg still lived

in fear of the mysterious beast.

Peter Stubbe, a town leader,

could only offer grim words of caution.

You know the evil that preys on us.

The wolf that mutilates our cattle

and attacked Greta Helfelderz

is no creation of God.

The animal we hunt

is a creation and servant of the devil.

[CROWD MURMURING]

If you value your life,

you will stay inside with your doors barricaded.

For Greta's friend Celeste,

Stubbe's advice was an unwelcome warning

because that night, for her,

there was one emotion more potent than fear.

- Wah-wah! - Aah!

[LAUGHING]

[CHUCKLE]

Nils.

[KISS]

I was afraid you wouldn't come.

I snuck out of the house.

We're leaving in the morning for Bergheim.

There's no work for my father in Bedburg.

All the townspeople are afraid to do business here.

People are afraid to stay.

I want you to leave with us.

My mother needs me.

You must stay for your mother.

I must go for my father.

MAN: Help me.

Please help.

That's not a wolf.

It's human.

Somebody, anybody, hurry.

They need help.

No.

Wait here.

MAN: Help me.

Help me. Please, help.

Nils?

Nils?

Help. Please come quickly.

Nils?

Help me! Please!

Nils?

Did you find him?

MAN: Help, please!

[TRICKLING]

[GASP, SHUDDERING]

[SNARLING]

[SNARLING]

Aah!

I heard a scream.

Stay in the house. Barricade the door.

Do it.

[HOWLING]

It's Nils.

Look.

[MUTTERS]

[PANTING]

It spoke.

She said...

the wolf... spoke.

AARON MAHNKE: In the remote French province of Gevaudan,

people were absolutely sure of what was hunting them.

Between 1764 and 1767,

there were killings that could only be explained

by a creature not of this world,

a beast that was hunting women and children,

crushing their heads and decapitating them

and drinking their blood.

Many claimed to have seen the creature.

Their descriptions varied wildly...

a wolf as large as a horse,

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