Old and busted: goth. New and cool: werewolves, baby!

San Antonio KENS5 reported:

“We’re not to be feared,” said Argus, his ghost-white, eyes staring at the camera.
Argus is one of several members of the wolf pack, one of several packs scattered about San Antonio’s north side.

His friend Katze Lupus Burn added, “We’re not a gang at all. Gangs are like posers. They just want attention, that’s why they go along tagging stuff. The pack? We’re a family. We go to each other for our problems.”

The fascination with werewolves dates back to the 19-30′s, with popular movies starring Lon Chaney, Jr. More recently, movies like Van Helsing and the Twilight series have captured the attention of teenagers. They may not be mutating from man to wolf, but Northside school district counselors warn these teens are experiencing transformations of their own: from childhood to adulthood.

Northside School District counselor Dr. Deborah Healy said, “Young people are looking to define their identities, sometimes to come together and affiliate around a theme or an idea, just really to belong, that sense of belonging.”

And a sense of belonging is just what this group says they’re after.

“You get friends. You get a place where you belong. You’re pretty much accepted to where you are, who you are, what you are,” said Deikitsen Wolfram Lupus, the unofficial leader of the pack at Brandeis High. He says he’s got some wolf in him, howling sometimes to get out.

“We just like hang out here, we’re just like another family. This is our second home, basically,” added Kit, dressed in pink with a touch of leather and chains.

And you couldn’t help but notice the eyes. And the fangs. It’s a style, we’re told. And nothing more.

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