From silver bullets to crucifixes there has been various means evolved in hunting down shapeshifters. But when it comes to werewolves who hunt mainly at night and may, as some cultures relate, have their weakest yet most violent state when transforming- involuntarily- at full moon.

This and other speculations led to the assumption that werewolves are controlled and cursed with the moon as vampires are cursed with the sun. Making these duo kind of unlikely brothers of the same root but not nature.

Ancient american legend holds that werevolves existed before vampires. Stately that vampires were 'created' as a need to curb the uncontrol assaults of the werewolves.

This is a nice article anyway. Reminds of the reason I love folklores and legends.