Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:38 pm Post subject: FEATURED THREADS for 3-27-24 |
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Here's a novel idea I came up with that has inspired several nice replies! Click on the title below to go to the thread and add a few more!
(This, of course, is how it works for ALL the Featured Threads. Everybody knows that . . . right?)
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
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Opening Statement: Hey, I think you're onto something there. Dr. Jekyll Cures the Wolf Man!
Dr. Jekyll develops a formula that cures himself, removing the evil Mr. Hyde and making him into a downright saintly guy. He persuades Talbot to let him try the formula as a cure for the evil of lycanthropy.
And it works! Sort of . . .
It turns Larry into a downright kindly werewolf who wouldn't harm a fly!
The only side effect is that Talbot can't change back to human form. He's basically sort of like the X-Man known as Beast — except that he's not blue.
I love the idea of the congenial Larry Talbot as a permanent werewolf who desperately wants to convince people that he's no longer dangerous. Perhaps he'd seek out the elderly gypsy woman, Maleva, and show her that he's a "changed man" — so to speak. She convinces the other gypsies that Talbot deserves their help, and they agree to hide him.
A sequel would be called I Was a Gypsy Werewolf.  _________________ ____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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