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Monstrum
The Werewolf’s Modern Metamorphosis
Season 3
Episode 17
The second installment in Monstrum’s werewolf series looks at the evolution of the werewolf through Gothic fantasy, horror films, literature, and video games, exploring the monster’s evolution into one of popular culture’s most malleable metaphors.
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