Film/Media Inspiration - 1 (Patreon)

This piece is inspired by the very first werewolf film I ever watched - my first theater experience, in fact.

Its climax where the protagonist willingly transforms into a werewolf inside a subway car to defeat the villain will forever be carved into my psyche. Watching a mild-mannered, fun-loving guy transform into a savage, nude, snarling beast was a bit too much for my underdeveloped mind to process.

At that young age, I developed a near-phobia of werewolves.The idea that I, or someone I loved, could be overtaken by their own biology, transformed into something monstrous, and made to turn against the very foundations of love, family, and friendship haunted me.

Little did I expect then that my fears were not unfounded.That they would, in time, come true.