Burn the Beast: The Real Werewolf Trials

They weren’t hunting monsters. They were hunting men.
In a time when superstition held more power than science, entire communities were torn apart by fear—fear of werewolves. This episode of STRUCTURE:BEYOND explores the terrifying reality of the European Werewolf Trials, where alleged shape-shifters were accused, tortured, and executed in scenes more chilling than any legend.

Were they beasts, cursed souls, or just victims of mass panic and religious terror?

"Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides." – André Malraux

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