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Documented events, historical claims and public reports. Event dates and review status are listed separately; unidentified does not mean extraterrestrial.

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⌖ Melrose Abbey, Scottish BordersLate twelfth century; the episode's exact date is unknown

Melrose: a graveyard watch for the hunting priest

In a distinct story by William of Newburgh, a dead chaplain disturbs his former patroness. Four men wait beside the grave, but the dec…

Insufficient evidence#0261

⌖ Alnwick, Northumberland; the chronicle's Anantis is usually associated with the castleLate twelfth century; the episode's exact date is unknown

Alnwick: two brothers against a wandering corpse

William of Newburgh tells of a suspicious husband who dies after falling from a beam, and two brothers who connect their father's deat…

Insufficient evidence#0259

⌖ Zarozje and Ovcina, western Serbia; literary geographyUndated time within a literary folk tale

Sava Savanovic: the name revealed to an empty mill

In Milovan Glisic's story, a mill-haunting vampire names himself after finding a log instead of a victim. The search for his grave joi…

Insufficient evidence#0257

⌖ Highgate Cemetery and Swains Lane, north London13.03.1970

Highgate: the night a rumour gathered a crowd

On 13 March 1970 television coverage and newspaper disputes brought a crowd to the cemetery. Documents establish a public scare, while…

Unverified#0255

⌖ Croglin, historic Cumberland; the house is not securely identifiedUndated tale recorded in the Victorian period

Croglin Grange: the visitor behind the glass

Augustus Hare recorded Captain Fisher's story of a being that dismantles a window and returns to a family vault. Its narrative has sur…

Insufficient evidence#0253

⌖ Lewin in Neplach’s chronicle; no precise identification assignedYear of the early chronicle version; a later retelling gives a different year

Levin: a dead woman and an ineffective stake

A short entry links nocturnal attacks with a dead woman; later retellings supply a potter husband and strengthen the witchcraft motifs.

Under review#0251

⌖ Blov near Kadan, historical BohemiaYear under which Neplach’s chronicle places the account

Blov: the shepherd who called the doomed by name

In Neplach’s chronicle the dead shepherd Myslata visits settlements, calls the living by name and mockingly accepts a stake as a defen…

Under review#0249

⌖ Anjou; appeal in ParisJudicial case and revision of sentence

Jacques Roulet: the werewolf who escaped execution

Roulet was found after an attack on a child; an account of a wolf-making ointment reached court, but appeal produced confinement inste…

Under review#0247

⌖ La Roche-Chalais area; BordeauxTrial and a later visit to the prisoner

Jean Grenier: a teenager before a werewolf court

A shepherd boy’s confession was connected with wolf attacks; execution gave way to lifelong monastic confinement, while later books tr…

Under review#0245