From Remus Lupin and Jacob Black to Oz Osborne, Tyler Lockwood, Scott McCall and the latter’s predecessor, Scott Howard, there’s no shortage of famous werewolves in popular culture – whether it be novels or their (usually CW-billed) film and television adaptations.
Everyone has their favourite (Oz for me, thank you for asking), but it’s not often us contemporary lycanthropy enthusiasts truly delve into the literary origins of modern werewolf lore. This is usually because we were exposed to the cinematic adaptations before the books, leaving us full of spoilers and pre-spun images.
