Teenage Monsters was written in the late '80's, early '90's, but it wasn't published until 2010. While writing the novel, I researched lycanthropy (werewolves) extensively, delving into various myths and legends. Montague Summers, The Werewolf and Joseph Campbell's various books on mythology were helpful in developing a foundation for the existence and transformation of a werewolf. I didn't want to just follow the typical stereotypes depicted in books and film: the "you get bit by a werewolf, you become a werewolf on a full moon." I wanted more to it. I wanted to establish a process, a history by which lycanthropy exists.
