This is a time for caution, says an experienced werewolf hunter.

Linda Godfrey, the author of The Beast of Bray Road and Hunting the American Werewolf, shares the image of this newly available mask (at top), as an example of the kinds of costume items easily obtainable nowadays.

From photographs of probable people in Bahia mud to sightings of Skinwalkers, she notes, it is a time for care for all investigators.