Anderson“Special Makeup” copyright 1991 by WordFire, Inc. Originally published in The Ultimate Werewolf, edited by Byron Preiss, Dell Books, 1991.When I was asked to write a werewolf story for an anthology, I didn’t see any reason not to do a funny one! I’ve always been a fan of the old monster movies, and for this tale I drew upon my years of diligently studying Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. * * * The second camera operator ran to fetch the clapboard. Someone else called out, “Quiet on the set! Hey everybody, shut up!” Three of the extras coughed at the same time.“Wolfman in Casablanca, Scene 23. Are we ready for Scene 23?” The second camera operator held the clapboard ready.“Ahem.” The director, Rino Derwell, puffed on his long cigarette in an ivory cigarette holder, just like all famous directors were supposed to have. “I’d like to start today’s shooting sometime today! Is that too much to ask? Where the hell is Lance?”The boom man swiveled his microphone around; the extras on the nightclub set fidgeted in their places.
