Related to Body Horror and Face–Monster Turn, but distinct in that while Body Horror deals with the fact of the monstrosity itself and usually follows it from beginning to end, Was Once a Man is where a creature is monstrous when first introduced, but is either implied heavily or later revealed to have once been human. Sometimes the mind is not affected; only the body is. If the mind is affected it might be a Pre-Insanity Reveal. Sometimes the original mind can be reached. This does not undermine the horror of it. Indeed, in certain ways, it makes the horror even worse.
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Gollum
Davy Jones
Jack Frost
The Beast
Freddy Krueger
Foxy the Pirate Fox
The Spot
William Afton
Nazgul
Darth Nihilus
Elizabeth Afton / Baby (The Silver Eyes Trilogy)
The Presence
Mor'du
Chucky
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Springtrap
Scraptrap
Freddy Fazbear
Bonnie the Bunny
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