wolfbane

“Even a man who is pure of heart and says his prayers by night can become a wolf, when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.” (from the first Wolfman movie)

mjh's blog — 2009 — October 2009

It starts promisingly enough, with the gypsy Maleva's famous quatrain from the original: "Even a man who is pure in heart/And says his prayers by night/May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms/And the autumn moon is bright."

MOVIE REVIEW: The Wolfman Directed by Joe Johnston (2010) 2010

The poem invites numerous questions, such as what the hell is wolfbane and can I get some kind of spray for it?

Blood Lite II: Overbite Kevin J. Anderson 2010

I'm wearing wolfbane to work, and throwing salt over my shoulder at Arby's right now. pourmecoffee

Axelrod Q&A - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.

The Wolf Man Divers 2007

Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.

Archive 2007-10-01 Divers 2007

I'm still in need of wolfbane and necklaces of garlic, but I'm keeping my maniacal ululations inside me, in my narrative well.

Flying High The Daily Growler 2006

Its talk of wolfbane blooming and full moons brought the pounding back to MacNeice's ears and he found himself rubbing the stubble on his cheek.

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

Its talk of wolfbane blooming and full moons brought the pounding back to MacNeice's ears and he found himself rubbing the stubble on his cheek.

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

"I gave her a packet o 'wolfbane, which she can sniff when she tires; it will buoy her to complete the journey in a single flight, so that naught can befall her aground."

Robot Adept Anthony, Piers 1988