Dogs, Hounds, and Werewolves Part 6
The Beast of Gévaudan — Monster, Man, or Both?
In the tangled wilds of 18th-century France, something was killing people. Not livestock—people: women, children, men found torn and mutilated on lonely paths. The region was Gévaudan, a poor and superstitious district already steeped in tales of wolves, witches, and hungry spirits. From 1764 to 1767, the “Beast of Gévaudan” claimed dozens—some say over a hundred—lives, and Europe’s imagination was gripped by a single question: what kind of monster stalked these hills?
