Wild dog or man-beast? The question has been asked for centuries regarding the true nature of the "werewolf" or "wolf-man". Any culture that has had contact with wolves has harbored some kind of myth or legend about them. Entire books have been written about them (ex. "The Werewolf in Lore and Legend, by the Rev. Montague Summers), and they entered the mainstream of popular culture with Guy Endore's novel, "The Werewolf of Paris" (1933) and the release of Universal's WEREWOLF OF LONDON (1935), and later THE WOLF MAN (1941).
But those are books and movies. What about the true-life sightings of werewolves over the years? Fact, fancy or farce? Relegated mostly these days to the realms of cryptozoology and the paranormal, the belief that a person can transform into a wolf, part wolf or wolf-like being still persists.
One such instance can be found in the case of the UK's "Beast From Barmston Drain". This article from ANCIENT ORIGINS (October, 2019) discusses the various legends of werewolves, as well as the means to repel or dispatch them. And, as the article suggests, if you're going on a werewolf hunt, don't forget to dress appropriately!