I love it! In my opinion, it had more the feel of a fairy-tale to me. During the first third I truly thought you were writing a LOTR-version of Hänsel and Gretel:) At least it helped me see the villagers as the bad guys from the beginning. LOL. I really like the idea of the curse - also the underlying culture of that village. That of course has a horror-connection, at least to me, insofar as it reminds me a little of "Pet Cemetery". Hell, that was one creepy movie! And do I have to tell you that I adored wolf!Aragorn? I'm also thankful that you didn't kill of Aragorn for good - that tends to give me depressions. So, killing him and having him turn into an animal? What an idea! It's amazing! And lastly, I give you Fireball. That's not his name of course, but I've mourned the fact that I didn't call him Strider (once he turned out to be a smelly and grungy cat who's a good hunter it was clear that the name would have fit). But he likes to lie on people's bellies. So... 
Author's Response: Hänsel and Gretel... LOL... spilled my tea just now over my keyboard when I read that... I could never have done that if I'd aimed for it :-). But I see what you mean! Hehe... I've never seen 'Pet cemetry' though..., like I said, Buffy or if I close my eyes at some... uh... most ;-)... scenes something like X-files are as 'horror-y' as I can endure ;-). No wonder I can not really write horror-scenarios :-). Maybe I should change the genre for this, to not confuse people. I hoped you'd have fun with the wolf-Aragorn thingy :-)... And thanks for 'Fireball'! He looks just perfect :-). Grin... and from your description Strider would indeed have been a good name ;-).
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