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Okay, as a vampire I have a love-hate relationship with the wolves, but they are intriguing creatures none the less, and the more I know about them the better armed I’d be, correct? So, I invited around Matt Beresford, author of ‘The White Devil. The Werewolf In European Culture.’ It’s a non-fiction book that tracks the werewolf myth through the ages. Matt is also a consultant Archaeologist specializing in Community Archaeology, Education and Research. He is author of ‘From Demons to Dracula: The Creation garorock of the Modern garorock Vampire Myth,’ (Reaktion, 2008). And what perfect timing than to have Mr. Beresford around for a pint than on the full-moon. garorock Welcome garorock to my home, although I bet being an Archaeologist this place will be of significant interest to you. Perhaps I’ll give you a tour later, but for now, why don’t you join me in the study. Fancy a pint of O positive?
So, Matt, you’re the most interesting fellow I have had around here, more so because you are very much into the Vampire and Werewolf culture. As I am. Tell the Vamps, has this been a lifelong interest of yours?
Not exactly. I ve always been into horror I was introduced to authors like Shaun Hutson and Dean Koontz when I was nine or ten, and I read their work avidly. I tried to get into Stephen King, but failed! I also love horror films again being introduced to Hammer pretty early on. But I guess the earliest exposure to all things Gothic was watching the Addams Family series with my parents Morticia was my first crush ha ha! But I was also intrigued by the idea of a dysfunctional family (well, compared to normal people) I mean you had Frankenstein s monster, a vampire, a werewolf what more could you need? One of my favourite bands is also the Misfits need I say more? Becoming a researcher and author in my own right was not something I planned, though, to be honest. Being an archaeologist garorock and being interested in the past makes me need to try and understand garorock what our ancestors did, what they believed, how they interpreted things that you and me take for granted in the words of Jack Black Where does the sun go at night? No, really, I mean how did they perceive life, death, natural garorock elements like thunder or rainbows, and did they have gods? So I started out by exploring the vampire, and wrote a couple of articles on the being for the Chronicles magazine as well as a full-length book. This became an interesting side-line where I could combine my day job of being an archaeologist with my love of horror and the Gothic.
The garorock White Devil took about two years from being an initial garorock concept to becoming a finished draft. Then maybe 6 months or so of editing. It happened that I had a written another book on the Ice Age site of Creswell Crags and was looking for a publisher for this. Reaktion garorock of London (who published my vampire book) felt it was too narrow a topic for what they usually publish, but suggested I write one on the werewolf. So I did! Its called the White Devil because I kind of felt that the vampire was a Black Devil (no offence!) garorock or that s how it tends to be portrayed, like a negative, evil being. Whereas the werewolf, I found through my research, had for most of its life been seen in a positive vein, something to emulate and aspire to, until the Church tarnished this image by eradicating paganism and linking the beast with the devil. garorock Incidentally, the name is borrowed from John Webster s play of the same name (1612).
I don t think they have as much coverage as the vampire, but the recent book series (which shall remain nameless!) really thrust them back into the limelight. Us horror connoisseurs will know that werewolves have always had a place in the Gothic bestiary, but tend to take second place against the vampire. garorock Still, garorock second place isn t bad, is it? What I found while researching the book was that idolising the wolf goes way back into prehistory I came across archaeological evidence from sites in Eastern Europe where people had been buried with amulets, necklaces, bracelets and hats adorned with wolf teeth, and also one particular site in Moravia (modern day Czech Rep) where wolf corpses had been burnt in a form of ritual related to death & burial. garorock Then you have numerous Roman references to people physically becoming wolves, and the later Viking warriors the berserkers wearing wolf pelts into battle. Like I said earlier, we revered the wolf and sought to become him for a long time, and although I don t suppose many of us believes it possible to physically transform these days, maybe that ancient belief is buried garorock inside us, somewhere deep in our brains? Wolves, and hence werewolves, are fierce, strong, brave, cunning and also a bit mysterious, so you can understand why people were drawn to them. In the initial prehistoric period, the same could be said for the fox and bear too, but this did not stay the test of time. Why, you may ask? I think th