| The werewolf is a fascinating creature in human | | | | into something else without it looking like a fake. Just |
| literature. It is the imaginative link between the raw, | | | | morphing looks cartoonish, and having the person |
| natural, animal world, and the modern civilized human. | | | | simply grow tufts of hair is usually inadequate for the |
| The werewolf is a sort of symbolic representation of | | | | effect. |
| the primal being that still exists, to some extent, in all of | | | | Some modern stories tell of a person growing into the |
| us. However in this case that inner nature gets out, and | | | | werewolf form. This can be through muscles suddenly |
| the person takes on the form of their hidden primal | | | | bulging, hair popping out, teeth growing, and the like. In |
| self. | | | | general this is the easiest and most believable way to |
| The nature of the werewolf's transformation is one | | | | demonstrate the change. |
| which is defined by the type of creature they are. | | | | Another method has the person becoming transfigured |
| There are many different stories and myths pertaining | | | | in a relatively gruesome way. In this method the body |
| to the werewolf. Ancient claims have them as humans | | | | grows out of itself, but it is much more dramatic and |
| possessed by demons, or animal spirits. In more | | | | violent, and makes for a better horror story. |
| modern tales they are also the result of genetic | | | | The werewolf is a powerful symbol of the primal |
| manipulation, disease, or chemical induction. | | | | instinct that is within us all. By seeking to understand its |
| The change itself is an issue that has been difficult for | | | | nature in literature and movies, we can better come to |
| writers, and especially for makers of movies. There is | | | | understand our own nature, and the soul of human |
| no real way to show a person completely changing | | | | beings. |