Fresh Meat

'The truth is, if a werewolf behaved like this psychopath it wouldn't be because he was part animal, but because he was still too human.'

It was photographer Richard Rothstein who first introduced me to the concept of Heteronormative art, though his twist on classic fairy tales. I was aware of the history artistically, but Richard made the point so clearly, and erotically through his visuals.  Through his work, I understood the need to capture familiar stories, but through a homonormative artistic perspective.  Representation matters, in life and in art.

That's why so many of the stories I tell, and the themes I choose, are about taking commonly used tropes, from art, from films and from literature, and giving them a homonormative twist.  Thankfully, so many artists and content creators are doing the same, and incorporating homonormative themes in their visuals.

When it came to finding homonormative werewolf imagery, I knew just what path to head down.  The visual world of DeviantART.  I often head to the site for visuals, especially when it's a fantasy subject, that can be difficult to capture in traditional ways.  In going through some of my favorite profiles, I found just what I was looking for in the work of two visual artists.

The first, is content creator and story teller Spiridon41 who created the first five images.  When it comes to Werewolves, or really any Halloween or Horror Story piece, traditionally it's a beautiful woman who's the object  of desire, and the focus of whomever the demon, creature or butcher may be.  I was looking for images with hot men in peril.   I wanted shirtless or half naked hotties running for their lives.  It's only their fresh meat that can satisfy the hunger of the wolf.

Midnight Run 

by ihonolulu

I was also drawn to the work of digital creator ihonolulu and his series entitled Midnight Run. In the series,  ihonolulu explores the theme of men in peril, in this case,  a young hot gay couple.  The pair like to take midnight runs in the cemetery, leading them to have to flee from a variety of monsters and demons.

You can all write the story based on the stunning visuals.  The couple begin their nightly ritual, eventually stripping off their shirts as the run progresses.  They sit, to rest for a moment, giving the werewolf time to plan his attack, and his meal.  As they being their run again, the wolf is in waiting, ready to pounce, ready to kill and ravished to eat. 

Thanks to the artists and models who contributed to my celebration of werewolves, and their erotic thirst for blood and their hunger for only the finest of fresh meat.