were-creature
Human-beast hybrid being
A were-creature is any being that shifts between human and animal form, generalizing from the werewolf to encompass all such transformations: The novel featured were-creatures of every kind—wolves, bears, tigers, even were-sharks.
The prefix were- comes from an Old English word for man, so were-creature extends the pattern to any animal rather than specifically wolves.
Shape-shifter into wolf
- werebearHuman-bear hybrid monster
- weretigerHuman-tiger shapeshifter
- werecatHuman-cat shapeshifter
- half-humanPartially of our kind
possession · curse · affliction · bloodline · hereditary · bitten · infected · pack
Magically change physical form
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- lycanthropyMythical wolf-becoming affliction
- full moonCompletely lit satellite phase
- lunarOf the moon
morphing · change · shift · turning · revert · human form · transmogrify · mutation
Frightening imaginary creature
monstrous · predator · attack · victim · bite · claw · rampage · howl
Invoked harm through words
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- wolfsbaneToxic flowering plant
- amuletWorn protective token
- protectionGuarding against harm
ward · remedy · cure · hex · full moon · omen · evil eye · talisman
lycanthrope
Shape-shifter into wolf
half-human · possession · curse · affliction · bloodline · hereditary · bitten · infected · pack · alpha
shapeshift
Magically change physical form
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- lycanthropyMythical wolf-becoming affliction
- full moonCompletely lit satellite phase
lunar · morphing · change · shift · turning · revert · human form · transmogrify · mutation · alter
monster
Frightening imaginary creature
feral · monstrous · predator · attack · victim · bite · claw · rampage · howl · gore
curse
Invoked harm through words
protection · ward · remedy · cure · hex · full moon · omen · evil eye · talisman · charm
shapeshifter
Being altering its form
- skinwalkerNavajo witch who transforms
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
mythos · tale · oral history · ancestral · tribal · totem · fable · saga · tradition · storytelling
- shapeshiftersshapeshifter, shape-shifting, lycanthrope, skinwalker, doppelganger