Welcome to the spring update! We have 30 posts waiting for you. Thanks to the contributions of our devoted readers we've managed to continue through the TF drought. We're grateful to everyone who sent in suggestions. Now on with the show!
Thanks to ClassyMike and Noodles from our Discord server for finding and recommending these scenes from the fantasy TV series. One its protagonists, Kavan, is "a young warrior cursed to become a werebear." Last year we covered his transformation from the first episode, and now we have two more for you.
Our thanks to Mr. TF for recommending this horror film through our Discord server. The TF begins at 01:04:10 (the video is cued). After watching through to 01:06:10, you can skip ahead to 01:08:26 to see the creature's final form (alas, his transition is offscreen).
I don't think we've ever featured a turtle-to-human TF before! This clip is from Misfits, season 5 episode 7, and was found by Andréssaurio Rex. If the cue doesn't work, go to 28:42.
One of the highlights of 2022 was the Indian werewolf film Bhediya (its transformation scenes can be viewed here and here). This year the werewolf reappeared in the Indian vampire film Thamma, and we were treated to another good transformation scene, along with some vampire-versus-werewolf combat. Interestingly, the werewolf design has changed, going from feral to bipedal.
This video, which has been edited together from various scenes, includes a humorous reversion.
And here's a less-dark, slow-motion version of the transformation, contributed by our friend Noodles to our Discord server:
Thanks to ClassyMike and Thel-caedra-cadavain on our Discord server for recommending this Halloween special episode.
In the first part of the clip, the gang tries to ensnare a werebear that's been attacking travelers, but they end up trapped with him during the full moon instead. In the second part the werebear is cornered by a hunter and transforms again:
Thanks to Mr. TF for recommending, through our Discord server, the 1992 TV film The Presence (aka Danger Island), which shows a castaway turning into a reptilian sea monster resembling an anthropomorphic iguana:
Welcome to the end-of-summer update! Our profound thanks once again to everyone who sent in suggestions. Reader participation is why we keep on trucking. On with the update! We have 26 items waiting for you, starting with this post...
The fourth episode of Wednesday's second season shows Tyler transforming twice into his "Hyde" monster form, both during visits from his mother.
The first visit:
And the second:
The second half of the season will air in September and feature a male werewolf. The chances that we'll get a good transformation from him are small, but if one happens we'll post it as a micro-update.
Thanks to Andréssaurio Rex and to Noodles on our Discord server for recommending this animation. The Marquis d'Urfé takes refuge in a family's home as they are attacked by vurdulak. The family falls victim to their infectious bite:
And on the topic of werewolf videos found on YouTube, here is the live-action short Freeway Werewolf, recommended by Marius on Discord:
Update Time! It's been almost half a year since the last update, so thanks for your patience. The past several months have been one of the most barren periods for transformations since the start of this blog. But we've managed to scrape together 31 items for you, our largest update yet, largely thanks to the contributions of our readers (apologies if we've missed any). We hope there will be a shorter delay before our next update, but in the meantime we encourage you to join our Discord channel, where you can find other people to discuss transformations with and share images and videos on the subject. And now let's proceed with the first post, on Coyotl, Hero and Beast.
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The hero of this Mexican miniseries gains the power to transform into the mythical Cóyotl, a nagual (spirtually and physically metamorphic figure) from Mesoamerican folklore, and uses his new power to go after the cartels. To be honest, his Coyotl form is something of a letdown (not enough coyote, too many tribal markings).
The two transformation scenes are in episode four, so I've edited them together:
If you care about spoilers you might wish to postpone watching the second clip, from the eighth and final episode. One of the villains transforms into a demon and fights our hero. We also get a little bit of muzzle growth from Coyotl:
Thanks to Classymike and Noodles on our Discord server for recommending this scene from first episode of a new show. A group of highschoolers wanderes into a dangerous fantasy world but escape capture thanks to a friendly werebear:
Note: If you have any trouble with the video, here's an alternate link.
This clip has been on my "maybe" list for years, because the camera cuts away right when the transformation gets interesting. But a partial TF is better than none at all, especially in these lean times. The clip is from season two, episode 21 of The Originals. The villain finds a way to forcibly and permanently transform all the werewolves into wolves, including his ex's boyfriend:
Welcome to the holiday update! We close 2024 on a high note, with 20 new posts, and wish to thank all our readers, including those who made suggestions and contributions in the comments or inour Discord channel. Let's hope for a New Year full of further transformations!
Now we move on to a movie released just this month, Werewolves. What a relief to find a recent werewolf film with good transformation scenes!
In the first scene, several test subjects are exposed to the light of the full moon and transform:
The second clip has spoilers and reveals the climax, so consider yourself forewarned. But if you're just interested in a good TF scene, watch and enjoy!
Chinese werewolf movies are rare (previous examples can be seen here and here), and now we see one more, Fangs & Fury (狼战). The onscreen transformation is only partial, but perhaps the film reflects growing interest in werewolves among the Chinese, a trend we wholeheartedly encourage.
Thanks to MrTF for finding this scene from The Orville (season 3, episode 2). A member of the spaceship crew gets ambushed by an "arachnid," a spider-like alien, and transforms into one:
Thanks to the anonymous commenter who recommended this video, of episode 44 from the old Japanese TV series broadcast in 1968. The transformation is done in the classic Wolfman style, via dissolves:
My thanks to Tinob and Classymike on our Discord server for finding this scene from the Spanish film La Espera (2023). It's a dream sequence showing a partial transformation, but includes what I think is the most important part of a transformation scene. You can guess what it is from the clip...
My thanks to Ian Ricky for finding and uploading the following clips.
From the Japanese film Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016), Yanagisawa (Hiroki Narimiya) injects himself with artificial tentacles and turns into a big monster:
Next, a human reveals his true alien self in this commercial for Wai Wai Quick Noodles:
And for those who'd like to see even more skin-shedding, here's an age progression scene from The Extant (S02E03):
