Here is a interesting doc online about the Amphicyon/Bear dog, which includes film that shows what it would be like if the animals still lived today. turn the modern era scenes into nighttime ones, add an angry mob with torches and pitchforks, there you go:

There was one unusual type of animal that, due to its bear-like build, might have like a Bear occasionally walked upright. This, combined with its giant dog-like head and long tail, would make it somewhat similar to the big bear-like werewolves of some drawings and movies.

The Amphicyonids or Bear-Dogs were a group of mammalian carnivores that are now extinct. As the name suggests, they had a mix-up of physical traits that were similar to both canines and ursids, with some appearing more dog-like while others being more bear-like.

The big ones had very bear-like bodies, but with long tails and wolf-like heads, and the dexterity of a Big cat. The biggest boy, Amphicyon Ingens, was anywhere from 900-1300 lbs.

Though not a wolf, it would have looked similar to the big burly werewolf many are familiar with.

Here are some articles about them: Amphicyon

Here is a skeleton of Amphicyon Ingens;

Another pic:

Now imagine that, make it’s hair and howl like a wolf’s, standing upright to get a good scent and a better view of its surroundings, lurking near a Mideval Castle where peasants are in fear for the lives, and where knights dare to trod…and you have a big werewolf.

The werewolf has always intrigued me because there’s (currently) nothing in the fossil record that suggests a bipedal dog/wolf, and yet the myths of werewolves (beast of bray road for example) persist. If I’m not mistaken, Edgar Cayce had some things to say on the subject of races that weren’t tied to physical forms, but took on forms as needed and often as emotional expressions.

From my reading, I believe that sightings or encounters with these werewolf-type entities are of a supernatural phenomena rather than a flesh-and-blood one.

Thanks for letting everyone know about this. Needless to say, I am very much looking forward to reading this new book!

Thank for letting everyone know about this. Needless to say, I am very much looking forward to reading this new book!