Nice site with many case histories of European werewolves (and a few other shapeshifters).

Dispite the name, there are several transcribed stories from all over Europe, from medieval times to the present.

A very complete list with summaries. If it's a published story and has to do with werewolves, shapeshifting or any sort of physical transformation, it'll be listed here.

A comparison between popular modern shapeshifter myths.

The comic strip (mis)adventures and tribulations of an angst ridden lycanthrope and his unusual twentysomething friends. This is the archive site; there are no new strips.

Not strictly were-related, but an excellent source of links on many modern traditions.

A small press zine devoted to positive portrayals of werewolves and other werecreatures. The lycanthropes appearing in these pages can be heroes, workers, diplomats, homemakers, or anything under the sun (or moon).

Almiras Silverwolf; living in the United Kingdom, also has fursuiting info.

Brokken T-Wolf; also has fursuiting info.

Goldenwolf; also a very good (and distinctive) artist.

That's us.

Tyger Cowboy; also has fursuiting info.

Halloween-L

Don Bertino's Halloween mailing list seems to be gone after many, many active years. A few archives can be found here, or you can try the Internet Archive.

A magazine for everyone interested in haunted attractions; some articles online.

Listings of haunts in the USA and Canada, maintained by Special Effect Supply

Haunt listings by state plus lots of other info, guest columns, and a Haunt message board; very nice site that's updated regularly and often.

The home of Baron Verdun and Lady Cassandra in Terrell, Texas. Originally designed and operated by Lance Pope, this year operated by his family.

The MacCabre family haunt in Beallsville, Pennsylvania.

Molly Crenshaw's Haunted Forest manifests in the forest of Rotary Park in Wentzville, Missouri. Tyger Cowboy leads their pack of werewolves.

Several different tours (including the Ghostly Gourmet) are available to sample the Windy City's supernatural side.

Cemetery and voodoo, or ghost and vampire tours, day and night.

Walk to some of San Francisco's most notorious haunted places and meet the enchanting ghosts that call them home. You'll hear ghost stories based on serious documented research, and will see and touch eerie haunted artifacts.

A walking ghost tour of the dark back lanes of historic (and haunted) St. John's, Newfoundland.

Sarah Winchester's lasting legacy in San Jose, California; several different tours available.

Covers both the HM at Disneyland and the HM at Disney World, and the Phantom Manor at EuroDisney; fan-maintained page.

Fantastic site covering dark rides and funhouses.

One of the best manufacturers of high-tech dark rides.

A massive (multi-page) list of links dealing with art, artists, art techniques, and suppliers. Dig around in here and you'll find almost anything you need.

Props to dress up a haunt; mostly architectual details like plaques, molding and fireplaces

So, you need real, exotic bones? The also have a walk-in store in Berkeley, California.

In addition to other haunt props, they make one type of leg extension for costumes.

Really outstanding quality masks.

Artists supplies, including all sorts of molding and casting supplies. San Francisco, but they do mail order.

Haunted house props and castle play houses.

So you need programmable controllers for that animatronic figure . . . we've been using them for years, starting back at Verdun Manor. Effective Engineering is no longer selling to the public, I'll post a new link when I find out more.

Excellent haunt props and full creature costumes (plus they're neat people).

Suppliers of great t-shirts (and such) with gargoyles, gravestone art, and other gothic images.

Collector-quality masks from several artists; most items are limited runs and the selection changes frequently.

Little Spider is a great source for haunt props; the site is worth digging into.

Maker of high quality "Party Animal" foam latex appliances. They're very good pre-painted animal faces.

The number one source for custom faux furs; we use their stuff extensively. Fantastic stuff, and available on four-way stretch backings.

Sinister Visions is a design studio with a penchant for spooky subject matter and dark design, Chad Savage (who did some of the old Verdun Manor promo artwork) is at the helm.

So, you want a real horse-drawn hearse, or a spiffy caddy hearse . . .

Dallas area werewolf and makeup artist.

Not technically haunting, but check out the Eccentric Waiters under pickpockets and think of a haunted dinner party ... located in England.

The Optical Illusionist (Dallas, Texas)

Thomas Baxter's 60 to 90 minute theatrical re-creation of a Victorian Seance.

Being a compendium of Gothic images, tales & whimsy from the Victorian Era.

American ghosts and hauntings across the great plains. Very good site.

The best place to find a ghost is a cemetery.

Shadow People, Ghosts, Poltergeists, and other Strange Phenomenon.

Very nice, very large site of ghost tales and haunted places.

everything you ever wanted to know about cemeteries and burial customs in the last two centuries.

Ysengrin and DarkFang's visit to the Silver Cliff, Colorado cemetery on the night of January 19, 2000. Time-lapse photos were taken, but no ghost lights were seen.

Not so much ghost-orientated as full of excellent photos of cemetery art and lots of background and history.

An eerie photographic look at the Museo de las Mómias.

In 1888, amateur scientist Graham Hamrick bought two female cadavers from the West Virginia Hospital for the Insane. He successfully mummified them, and the two mummies, in glass-topped wooden coffins, are displayed in the Barbour County Historical Museum bathroom. You can see them in person for a buck a peek.

Also known as the Mary Ellis gravesite (there are actually seven burials), in New Brunswick, New Jersey, presently in the Lowes' Theater parking lot.

Well-maintained site that covers horror movies and published fiction; has database of films and current fiction reviews.

Ghost stories haunt the moonlit backroads of the American South. Each month, The Moonlit Road brings you these ghost stories and other strange Southern folktales, told by the region's best storytellers.

"The netzine devoted to international horror and the supernatural." Looks like it was last updated in 2001.

Aesop's Fables online; over 655 of them. Not quite horror :)

Bram Stoker's works available online (yes, Dracula).

H.P. Lovecraft and friends (the collected works of Lovecraft are no longer available at this site - they do seem to be here, however.).

Edgar Allan Poe's works available online.

Author of the Harry Potter series; more fantasy than horror. Nice web site, needs good bandwidth.

Author of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. The site's pretty skimpy. Ysengrin does like her shapeshifters, though.

Also not horror, but good nevertheless. Along with partner Larry Dixon, author of the Valdemar stories.

Free PDFs of many classic novels.

Not horror, but it's good for your mind (or not), attributed to Malaclypse the Younger, KSC. This claims to be the hypertext version.

Mary Shelley's works available online (yes, Frankenstein).

H. G. Wells' works available online (The Island of Doctor Moreau).

The Visual Thesaurus - it's fun to play with, and possibly actually useful.

Great site for the old b-movie monsters, including the folks in the suits . . .

Wonderful site for B-movies, past and present. Presented by Sub Rosa Studios, the site includes Dark Gallery articles as well as help on distributing and promoting your own B-movie productions.

For those of you who haven't heard of this yet. One of the best examples of a meme spread by the internet.

"We are two sisters who love horror movies -- good, bad, classic and current." They review movies, both theatrical and DVD/VHS, in their own wonderful and accurate style.

Fan-maintained site for the old Fox TV series Werewolf.

August 27-29th, 2004 in Cherry Hill, NJ

Custom mascots and fursuits.

A pictorial record of how Moonfox built Camio foxy (fursuit).

Wolf Tail's site - wonderful animatronic costume heads & tails. Unfortunately, he's not doing commissions in the foreseeable future.

Not quite historic, buy they do a good job of blending modern style with fantasy & Victorian.

Custom hand-made clothing for Renaissance and Medieval re-enactment.

Fine, historically accurate patterns, mostly 14th, 15th and 16th century. They do not sell retail, but have a listing of on-line dealers.

Very nice tooled custom leather clothing; more fantasy than historic but good looking.

Stocks many items of particular interest to historical recreationists and SCA members. Yes, that includes clothing.

Good supplier of chainmail and ringmail supplies (for making same, natch).

Custom leather masks of a shamantic feel.

"Purveyors of Fine Wares for 16th Century Enthusiasts." Clothing, armor, and other wares.

Part of the Fursuit FAQ, a very good how-to with step-by-step pictures.

Another take on how to make a duct tape dummy, with some pictures.

A good how-to with pictures.

California renaissance faire in San Francisco, usually in August.

California renaissance faires in Lake Tahoe, Santa Barbara and Novato.

Usually in September - October, Casa de Fruta, Hollister, CA

"The Renaissance Festival" - runs in Apr-May near Waxahachie, Texas.

13th annual Anime Expo will be hosted at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on July 2nd-5th, 2004.

May 27th-30th, 2005, in San Jose, California.

January 18th - 22nd 2007 in San Jose, California. The theme is 007.

March 17th - 19th 2006 in Orlando, Florida. The theme is classic B-movies.

May 26 - 28, 2006 in Huntsville, Alabama.

September 1 - 3, 2006 in Memphis, Tennessee.

October 20-22, 2006 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

October 27-29, 2006, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

November 17-19 2006, just outside of Chicago, Illinois.

Ysengrin's experiences at ConFurence Nine, focusing mainly on fursuiting.

Home page of the CORPG (Competitive Online Role-Playing Game) Guild Wars; they're going for a no-monthly-fee structure. Over two million player accounts, and a very sharp looking game. Player characters are limited to humans only.

Bioware's D&D based RPG; there's also a large base of user-created material.

Blizzard's 200-lb gorilla of an MMORPG; likely has the largest player base of any online RPG to date. Has many interface simularities to Guild Wars (which is managed by former Blizzard staff) but a more cartoony feel. WoW is a far larger and more diverse world than GW, however, and seems to be a more social place to play. For the Horde!

The Official Website of the d20 Game Engine and the Open Gaming License. These are the 'core rules' to the newest releases of D&D and Gamma World (among others).

Steve Jackson's Generic Universal RolePlaying System. The fourth edition should be out in August 2004.

Home of the Rifts universe and Palladium's RPG system.

World of Darkness franchise games (Vampire, Werewolf, Mage, Changeling, Wraith). Mostly story-driven RPGs and LARPs. Undergoing a game-world 'reset' at present, though nothing forces players to use or follow the story arc.