The legends of the lycanthropes from around the world, like The Tale of King Lycaon, Latvian Vilkatis, Italian Lupo Manero, Greek Lycanthropos, and the French Loup-Garou; The myths and legends of how werewolves are created, how they live, hunt, and how they are affected by the phase of the moon; Tips for protecting yourself or destroying a werewolf - from silver bullets to wolfsbane; Werewolves in literature - from ancient fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and Bram Stoker's Dracula's Guest, to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series (Professor Lupin), and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga; The popularity of horror and gothic romances, featuring the ultimate untamed bad boys and other curious creatures; The phenomena and history of werewolves in film and television from the Lon Chaney as The Wolf Man, David Naughton in American Werewolf in London, Michael J. Fox in Teen Wolf, and The Underworld Series.