On April 2, 2024, TikTok influencer, Nightmare Fuel, uploaded a strange 1-minute video they had received from an unnamed fan. In the comments, they wrote:
“A camera was set up facing the river in Namor Ong after many people said they saw spirits in the river, a river where many people have lost their lives over time. The camera captured this, an unbelievable sight.”
I believe that the publisher was referring to Lake Namor, on Lolobau Island in Papua, New Guinea. No date is given though it’s thought to have been fairly recent. It is unclear what exactly the creatures in the lake are but they do appear to have large eyes that, upon surfacing, reflect the light. They swim about, submerge, emerge, and occasionally look at the camera. The activity seems fairly harmless, all things considered.
Youtuber Maximum Fear featured the footage on his channel in a video titled “NEWEST Disturbing Creatures Caught on Trail Cam 2024” released on April 30, 2024. He wrote:
“...at some points, we can even see the eyes on the creatures reflect. They just slowly swim around with their long straggly hair covering most of their face and head and their pale white skin is slightly seen beneath. What could these beings possibly be most hypothesized since the river has a dark past that these are paranormal manifestations of the lives lost or a scarier thought, these creatures could actually be responsible for all of the disappearances and deaths. Perhaps the land is cursed and these are skinwalkers or possibly even other evil entities.”
It should be noted that the date of the upload is April 2, which is, of course, one day after April Fool’s Day. So is this nothing more than a practical joke, or were some strange creatures actually filmed? We’ll probably never know.
What is a Werewolf? In European folklore, it is a human who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals, people, or corpses but returns to human form by day. It is said that some werewolves change shape at will; others, in whom the condition is hereditary or acquired by having been bitten by a werewolf, change shape involuntarily, and under the influence of a full moon.
In French folklore, the werewolf is called Loup-Garou. France was particularly afflicted with reports of them in the 16th century, and there were many notable convictions and executions of Loups-Garous.
The werewolf phenomenon may have a medical explanation. Take Peter the Wild Boy, for instance. In 1725, he was found wandering naked on all fours through a German forest. Many thought he was a werewolf or at least raised by wolves. Research has shown Peter likely had Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a condition discovered in 1978 that causes a lack of speech, seizures, distinct facial features, difficulty breathing, and intellectual challenges.
Lycanthropy is a rare psychiatric condition that causes people to believe they’re changing into a wolf or another animal.
Throughout the centuries, people have used werewolves and other mythic beasts to explain the unexplained. In modern times, however, most believe werewolves are nothing more than pop culture horror icons, made famous thanks to Hollywood’s versions of the Wolf Man, portrayed by my namesake Lon Chaney, Jr. Still, werewolves have a cult following. Sightings are reported each year, as evidence of what I am presenting to you.
So, is the Werewolf more than just a legend? What are people reporting? Listen to these accounts and form your opinion.
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