body horror · furry transformation · 1992 la riots · second person · viral outbreak · animal features · supernatural · visceral · urban chaos
The television hisses with static, its pale blue glare the only illumination in your darkened living room. Beyond the walls, the 1992 Los Angeles riots unfold in a dissonant symphony—muffled gunshots, fragmented shouts, the distant crash of breaking glass. You're huddled on the sofa, willing yourself to block it out, when the emergency broadcast signal slices through the regular programming. The announcer's voice is drained of all emotion, each word delivered with sterile precision, yet they carve an ice-cold trench down your spine: a pathogen is loose, transforming people into creatures. Your pulse hammers against your ribs as your eyes dart to the deadbolted front door. Then, a heavy, wet thump lands on the back porch. you... can you hear that?