Story Plot

Lawrence Talbot, a washed up and embittered actor, returns to his ancestral home in Wales following news of his father’s passing. Their relationship had always been a strained one. The elder Talbot was a hard drinker who strongly opposed his son’s theatrical ambitions. Decades later, having himself turned to drinking, Lawrence seeks to scrape whatever inner peace he may from the funeral proceedings. But these hopes are instantly dashed upon arrival. It seems his father’s body has disappeared(!), and on top of that, the entire town surrounding his family’s estate has sunken into fear and hostility as a string of grisly murders terrorizes the inhabitants. All eyes turn to a caravan of Romani that’s settled on the outskirts of town. Lawrence, with the aid of Inspector Francis Aberline, will try to locate the remains of his estranged father and in the process come face to face with the very monster of his familial history.

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  • Some details I could fit into the synopsis: another reason the Romani are suspected of the murders is that John had tried to instigate a mob to drive them away from the town. John has a history of abusing the citizens of the town as well. Most everyone is hostile towards Lawrence because no one was ever fond of his father either. And of course, John turns out to be the murder, the curse that turns him into a werewolf exhausts his elderly body making it seem as if he were dead. The curse is now a metaphor for cycles of abuse.
  • @castingsinmyblood you can add that subtext to all curses in fiction I think.
  • @nathanbates that is so freakin' cool! I never thought of Werewolves being used to represent abuse.
  • and if that’s too subtle I also threw in some The Shining inspired alcoholism.
  • perfection