Vampires and Werewolves are the most potent and enduring myths of western society. Many have envisioned which of these two creatures would survive in a epic battle to the death. But the history of these two foes is a lot more serene than you’d expecte. 

These two foes were first envisioned togther in a 1944 screen play Wolfman vs Dracula which was to be Univsersal Studios sequal to ‘Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man’. The Film would have seen the two creatiures at each others necks, but the film was never made. It was not untill 1964 that the two monsters even showed up on screen togther, but in a very different guise to the visions of unviersal battling script.

The Munster exploded onto TV bringing all three of the classic Universal Monsters (Dracula , Wolfman and Frankeinstein) togther in a sitcom format. More importantly , Dracula and the wolfman were Grandad and Grandson and despite a few falling outs, they got along quite well. It seems that history had firmly found a place for vampires and werewolves, and thier relation ship was set to be friendly for years to come. 

From Bobby Pickett’s 1962 hit song Monster Mash to cartoons such as Groovie Goolies and Drak Pack, the duo were shown as cool, musical fun guys to party with. 

So Where did the amnisoty between them come from?

• Dracula

The Vampire of myth and legend is a wicked person, who lives on through death as a creature that feeds on human blood, to sustain their unnatural life. 

The most famous of vampires is the creature known as Dracula, the creation of Irish author Bram Stoker, who published his novel in 1897. 

All vampires need some form of life-force, but exact amounts and quality varies. Traditional Vampires drink blood, but other variants include soul and life force sucking vampires such as in the films Sleepwalkers (1992) and Life Force (1985). The consequences of not feeding also differs from variant to variant. Traditional, vampires suffer from a painful hunger, weakness and aging.
Common Vampires have several weaknesses, but how effective these are to an individual vampire varies greatly dependent on the source material. The most rooted affliction is a sensitivity to sunlight. This if often deadly. Other weakness include religious symbols and items, running water, garlic and many different types of plants, most commonly hawthorns and roses.
Another common weakness is the that Vampires are also unable to enter a building without an invitation.

A werewolf is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction, such as a bite or scratch.

The most famous werewolf is Universal Pictures “The Wolfman” who’s 1941 apparence generated a worldwide facination with werewolves. 

Werewolves have a vast array of strengths which serve to make it an amazing predator and survivor. Its greatest strengths is speed and endurance, able to travel long distances before tiring . This is aided by a Werewolves increased senses and fast reflexes.

Werewolves also have sharp teeth and claws, which make them incredible deadly. Some Werewolves have been known to bite through wood, bone, and even strong metals like steel.

Another major strength is the ability to heal faster than humans. Wounds encountered during a wolf form rarely pass through into their human form.

Traditionally, Werewolves are near immortal, being immune to most injuries or healing them very fast. The only thing that can kill a Werewolf is a silver bullet through the heart. This can also extend to any silver items that can pierce the Werewolves thick hide.
Other weakness include bright lights and noises, which can hurt the Werewolf due to its heightened sight and hearing.
Werewolves are most commonly nocturnal creatures that only appear during a full moon. Any other periods of time, the werewolves remain in human form, where they are extremely vulnerable. A Werewolves key defences is anonymity.