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At the time of the Inquisition and the reign of demonic terror in Europe, many judges and learned men believed that an individual who had made a pact with Satan could become both a vampire and a werewolf. In Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, the Count is capable of transforming himself into a bat and a wolf. The popular stage version of the novel, which preceded the classic motion picture, dealt with this metamorphosis by having a German Shepherd run across the stage at the proper time when Dracula was in werewolf mode. Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 version of Dracula references the vampire’s ability to become a werewolf with Gary Oldman as Dracula.

Although in principle I am loathe to agree with the judges of the Inquisition on anything, I will have to state that my opinion that it is the same ancient multidimensional spirit parasites who create Real Vampires that can possess individuals and create Real Werewolves. It is also soon apparent to the serious researcher that victims of these paraphysical invaders exist today as in centuries past and that they seek to enlist innocent men and women into their ranks not necessarily by drinking their blood or devouring their flesh, but by stealing their souls.