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Befana
While children have been visited by Santa on 25th December, little is known about Befana. Much like a sweet fairy sister of Santa, she's an elderly woman who flies through the air on a broomstick,...
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A list of winter goddesses
Khione is a snow maiden and goddess in Greek mythology. She's the daughter of Boreas, god of the north wind, and Orithyi the lady of mountains. Tengliu is a snow goddess in Chinese mythology. She often...
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Jinmenju
The Jinmenju (also called Ninmenju) is a tree of Japanese legend that grows fruits that look like human heads. Treated as a yokai (spirit), and also listed as a cryptid in the plant category. This tree...
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon
A Norwegian fairy tale called "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" is a cold wintry story. A polar bear visits the house of a peasant, and asks for his daughter to keep for a year, in the promise he...
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Picture of the month
Look who's been eating my porridge! What does the wolf have to say about it? "Well that was so delicious and my face is just really covered in it!" A very cold snack without sugar.She Wolf Night
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Were-hyena
The were-hyena is similar to werewolf but is a hyena that transforms into a human. Unlike werewolves, were-hyenas don't need the full moon to transform. Were-hyenas use night and darkness to hunt. They...
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Yuki-onna
One of the many spirits of winter is a Yuki-onna. A snow girl spirit or an ice demon girl. She's a yokai, the name of all the variety of entities in Japenese folklore. Described as beautiful with a...
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Werewolf books
For reading books for the werewolves, fans of werewolf stories and legend I felt like posting some titles of books on the subject that I have on my bookshelf and wishlist. These are about lycanthropes,...
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Happy Lupercalia
Today is the Feast of Lupercalia. The Roman celebration happens on the 13th, 14th and 15th February, the old Feast of the Wolf with celebrations. Food and merriment, music and dancing. The priests were...
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Crocotta
Pliny the Elder (23/24 CE to 79 CE) was a Roman author. He wrote about wildlife but some of the animals he described were weird! One animal that he mentioned in his "Natural History" was the crocotta,...
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Picture of the month
This romantic couple walk through the snow and celebrate their love. Then the alpha male gives his girlfriend a BIG whopping kiss. "Get off!" yelped the she-wolf. "You're ruining my hair!"OMG what a...
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The Orkney Finfolk
Up in the Orkney islands, there is legend about a sinister race of sorcerers called Finfolk. These were able to control the elements, bring about storms and shapeshift. They looked like amphibians and...
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Ookami
Someone asked me if there are werewolves in Japanese culture. My answer was posted in the site Quora and here is a copy that I tidied up. I mentioned that the Japanese werewolf is often portrayed as a...
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Barghest
One of the most scariest monstrous dogs found in English folklore is the Barghest. It's a very large black hellhound, with red eyes, razor sharp white claws and enormous fangs dripping with goo....
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Picture of the month
A wolf watching the camera while hiding behind blossoms. Yes I can see you there sweetie LOL! Happy Springtime everyone!She Wolf Night 🌸
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Happy Mother's Day
A short message to say Happy Mother's Day to all mothers everywhere. In the UK and Ireland, Mother's Day is on Sunday 27th March. So here is a short video of a mother wolf and her relaxing time being...
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Succubus and aliens
In 1957, a Brazilian farmer called Antonio Villas Boas had a strange event that changed his life. He saw a UFO that landed, and a group of people dressed in silver suits emerged. They were about five...
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The hauntings of Mary Queen of Scots
There are many royal ghosts and especially of ghost queens but one of the most active ghosts is Mary Stuart, or Mary I of Scotland. She's better known as Mary Queen of Scots. Born on 8th December 1542,...
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Picture of the month
Wow!!! Incredible timing or just cheekiness from the resident wolf?Earlier:Now dear wolf, I'm taking a nice portrait picture of you so say "cheese"!Look at the result! This funny picture was originally...
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Happy howling Easter!
This is a quick message to say that I and everyone at the She Wolf Night team wish all of you a very happy Easter. Enjoy the holidays! Oh and I almost forgot, some may be disturbed by the creepiness of...
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