What influenced the story?

Lots of other books influenced this series, along with a load of movies and TV shows.

Throughout my teenage years, I watched a lot of TV shows and movies. These were the things that broadened my creativity.

Do not misunderstand me here though. I have never and will never steal from other creators. Yes, I will take inspiration from them, but I will never take someone else's work and pass it off as my own.

The TV shows that I had taken inspiration from growing up are listed below:

- The Vampire Diaries (created by Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson

- The Originals (created by Julie Plec)

- Teen Wolf (created by Tyler Posey)

- Wolf Blood (created by Debbie Moon)

- Supernatural (created by Eric Kripke)

- Lucifer (created by Jerry Bruckheimer)

- Grimm (Created by Steve Oster)

I would definitely recommend you check these out if you haven't already.

The movies that I took inspiration from are:

- Teen Wolf (the movie)
- American Werewolf in London
- Ginger Snaps
- Change Over
- Twilight Saga
- Lost Boys

I would also definitely recommend that you check these out too if you haven't already.

All of these played a part in the creation of Rise Of The Wolves.

With the Vampire Diaries, one character in particular caught my eye. Tyler Lockwood. I noticed how because he was a werewolf in a vampire show, he was shoved more to the back and had very few episodes that progressed his storyline.

He is the character that inspired Marcus.

The rest of them is an extremely long story that would make this part over 4000+ words.

Sometimes I even write something that goes with the lyrics to songs I have listened to, or were listening to at the time of writing.

I made a playlist that goes along with this series and of the songs that inspired certain storyline arcs.

I will list these songs and the artists for you, incase you would like to check them out.

- In The End by Linkin Park
- What I've Done by Linkin Park
- Numb by Linkin Park
- Leave Out All The Rest by Linkin Park
- One More Light by Linkin Park
(R.I.P Chester. You are music legend)

- Boulevard Of Broken Dreams by Green Day

- Let You Down by NF
- Lost by NF
- How Could You Leave Us by NF
- Therapy Session by NF

- Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace
- I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace

- Animals by Maroon 5
- This Love by Maroon 5
- Girls Like You by Maroon 5
- Payphone by Maroon 5

- Monster by Skillet
- Not Gonna Die by Skillet

- Apologise by One Republic

- Superheroes by The Script

- Running With The Wolves by Aurora

- Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

- When You're Gone by Avril Lavigne

- The Monster by Rihanna ft Eminem
- Love The Way You Lie by Eminem ft Rihanna

- Are You Okay by Neffex
- Believe by Neffex

- One Call Away by Charlie Puth
- See You Again by Charlie Puth

- Perfect by Ed Sheeran
- Drunk by Ed Sheeran

- Fight Song by Rachel Plattern

- Unstoppable by Sia

- Just Give Me A Reason by P!NK ft Nate Russe

Those are just some, I will come back and edit this part when I can think of the rest, but these are the songs that inspired a lot of the storylines.