For example, the myths about werewolves, let’s say. So, okay, they’re preposterous: no one can turn himself into a wolf. But what if a person were so disturbed that he not only thought that he was a werewolf, but he also acted like one?” “This is theory now, good Father, or fact?” “Fact. There was a William Stumpf, for example. Or maybe his first name was Karl. I can’t remember. Anyway, a German in the sixteenth century. He thought he was a werewolf and murdered maybe twenty or thirty young children.” “You mean, he—quotation marks, Father—confessed it?” “Yes, he did and I think the confession
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