This portfolio brings together four essays that examine the cultural weight and enduring fear behind the werewolf myth—anchored by a focused look at the Lawton Lycanthrope case of 1971. Rather than treating folklore as fiction, each piece analyzes the historical, psychological, and social roots that give these legends staying power. The subject matter is eerie by nature, but the research is real. These are not stories. These are sightings, patterns, and questions that haven’t gone away.