A Horror or Fantasy Story: Howl

By: Carl M Holton

Narrated by: Andrew J Fritsch

Jake Matheson's quiet life as a software developer ends the night he wakes up covered in blood with no memory of how it got there. His destroyed cabin, inhuman claw marks, and the taste of copper in his mouth all point to an impossible truth, he's become something that shouldn't exist.

When a werewolf pack finds him struggling with his violent transformation, Jake faces a choice: embrace what he's becoming or lose himself to the beast growing stronger inside him. But learning to control his new nature is only the beginning. A secretive organisation called the Purity Initiative has been hunting werewolves for decades, and they've developed a weapon that turns Jake's kind into the very monsters humans fear.

As Jake fights to protect his chosen family, he discovers that being a werewolf isn't about losing his humanity, it's about finding a new way to be human. But with enemies closing in and time running out, he'll have to sacrifice everything he thought he knew about himself to save the people who matter most.

Some transformations change your body. Others change your soul.

A gritty urban fantasy about finding family in the most unlikely places and discovering that the greatest battles aren't against the monster within, but for the right to choose who you become.

©2025 Carl. M Holton (P)2025 Carl. M Holton