Comment from Ninvaz

Excellent

I've not got as much time as I'd like to offer you a thorough review I'm afraid, so I'll be brief.
I enjoyed it! Which is surely one of the most important features of any story. Particularly I felt the characters were well crafted. It was easy to visualise the scene, which does credit to your description and fluid style.

 Comment Written 08-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2014

Thanks, Ninvaz, and what you've said is certainly good enough for me, my friend!

Comment from omerta16

Excellent

Great story. I'm glad to have lost the contest to such a worthy piece of fiction. The presentation was awesome and the overall quality of the work has shown me that the contest aren't to be taken lightly. Thanks for sharing and for inadvertently giving me a lesson in quality and competition. (I took the contest pretty lightly til now, entering and submitting them hours before the dead line, thinking that it would suffice, getting my ass kicked by you exposed the folly in that. ha.)

 Comment Written 08-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2014

Thanks for such a wonderful compliment concerning the story, omerta 16, I do appreciate that. I believe I have read and reviewed all of the stories in this contest, and while I am not certain which is yours, all of them were well done. There was one I thought to be a little weird, but I know your style, so I highly doubt that it was yours. However, the contest is not yet over, and The Becoming has not won yet. I've seen stranger things happen...

reply by omerta16 on 08-Apr-2014

You're welcome, and now that you have won, congratulations. By the way, the strange thing would have been for 'The Becoming' to not have won. Haha. Til next time.

reply by the author on 11-Apr-2014

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Comment from ravenblack

Excellent

This reminds me of an old Hammer film, a classic werewolf tale. Great descriptive language and a fantastic job in creating the voice of McCreary. When Basil speaks to him, he sounds aristocratic. He takes the time to explain all to McCreary simply because he can almost like a cat toying with a mouse. Excellent write. Have you read The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan?

 Comment Written 08-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2014

Thank you, ravenblack, and yes, I have. I loved the Jake Marlow character Duncan created in it. So good! I'm glad this came across as a Hammer-type story. That is precisely what I envisioned as I wrote it.

Thanks again, RB!

Comment from TheWriteTeach

Excellent

This was very well written. I enjoyed this piece very much, my friend. The ending surprised me; it was almost too easy. I didn't expect Pearce and Sessach to be supper for Sybil and Basil. Guess the blunderbuss was no match for those nasty little buggers,huh?

This was creepy and did give me a few goose bumps during the read. As always, my friend, this was an excellent write. Good luck in the contest. This is a contender. You have my vote.

Suzanne

 Comment Written 08-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2014

Thanks, Suzanne, I really appreciate your support. More importantly than that, however, I'm very pleased that you enjoyed the story.

Comment from radtek67

Exceptional

Wow!

Really, that says it all. I am usually not interested in this genre and therefore almost skipped over this item when I first saw it, but I am certainly glad I finally chose to read it. The writing is elegant and captivating. You have also chosen horrible looking images, which are wonderfully appropriate to the story.

My 'Reviewing Notes' pane is empty - no negatives to offer. I personally don't like dialogue written in dialects, but that is just personal preference. I may be significantly in the minority in this opinion and I admit it does help define the character in this story. Just noting this on the chance that others feel the same. If I am the only one with this opinion, then disregard.

Thanks for a very enjoyable read.

 Comment Written 07-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2014

Thanks so much for your wonderfully in depth review, radtek67. You are not alone with the italics and dialogue perception, many have expressed similar viewpoints in the past. But, I'm a big reader, especially of Stephen King's work, and he frequently does the same things in some instances, or particular scenes. So, I guess it just rubbed off on me.

In any event, you happy that you took the chance and gave the story a shot, even though it is not your genre of choice. I do appreciate that!

Comment from ennahanid

Excellent

This is an amazing body of work here, the entire presentation is quite stunning. Poor Pearse I guess grave robbing just was not very fruitful on a night such as this - excellent read and I thank you for it and wish you luck - Dinah

 Comment Written 07-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2014

Thanks, Dinah. I'm really glad that you liked reading this one! I appreciate the gracious review.

Comment from Dawn Munro

Exceptional

This is thoroughly chilling, and certainly fulfills the prompt's requirements - a very entertaining write - a wonderful twist on the typical werewolf stories, too.

One edit example for grammar - "A lone figure..." << In the next sentence, you use "their" when it should be "his" - singular.

 Comment Written 07-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014

Thanks dawn, and thanks for not docking me for that oversight as well! I really appreciate your gracious comments and generous review, and for spotting that for me. I'll get that fixed right away.

Thanks again!

reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014

Got it, thanks again for spotting that. You have a keen eye.

Comment from Twilightspire

Exceptional

Simply fantastic! This is what a true werewolf story should be. No half-naked studs to terrify weepy, emo vampires and clueless mortals, but an engine of terror and bloodlust! Long have I looked for a wolf tale such as this. Thank you so much for posting this and it would be the biggest shame in the world if this didn't win the contest. Good luck and you know where my vote will be.
-T.J.

 Comment Written 07-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014

Thank you, T.J., I'm really glad you liked this one. I've never been a big fan of those Twilight movies, or any movie that tames down the werewolf or vampire themes. The original story was written to imply that we all have a raging beast inside of us that wants to break out. Much like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Thanks so much again for your support!

Comment from Ric Myworld

Excellent

Thanks for the great horror story written with such vivid detail that it makes the hair stand on the back of my neck and down my spine. Although there is no name listed on contest entries, there is little doubt in my mind of the author. Good Luck in the contest. :-)

 Comment Written 07-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014

Thanks very much, Ric. I sincerely hope you truly liked it, and that it entertained you. That was my ultimate goal, to entertain the reader, as it always is.

Based upon my track record in contests and prompts of late, I'll probably need all of the help I can get.

Thanks so much again!

Comment from WalkingDude

Excellent

Wow, I cant beleive deen konntz is on this site! Are other famous writers here to? That was a scary story...can I res d it at my NA meeting tomorrow? Didnt you write cats eye? You should put that up next.Thanks for the storys.

 Comment Written 07-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014

Nope, not Dean Koontz, nor am I anywhere nearly as talented as Stephen King, the author of Cat's Eye, which you've mentioned. But, I do my best to entertain anyone who cares enough to read what I've written. I hope you liked this one.