History ComicBook / WelcomeToHoxford

This inspired a 15-minute [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stnRvFzGWY8 fan-film]] that, while largely faithful to the source material, centers solely around the first issue, ending after [[spoiler: Ray kills the werewolf entering his cell]].

* YouWillBeSpared: The old man that Dr. Ainley frees makes the "I'll kill you last" promise.

* AGodAmI: Ray believes himself to be Cronos, [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Lord of the Titans]]; though he later becomes convinced that he's a werewolf instead.

* ShellshockedVeteran: How Ray even got past mental screenings to get into the military is left unanswered, but his experiences in combat did ''not'' help his mental state.

* UnreliableNarrator: Again, Ray. After all, one of the scenes at Hoxford has him talking to his mother via a ''rat'' in his cell... before biting off its head due to [[BrickJoke not liking roommates]].

* DeadlyEuphemism: The story opens with Ray [[CradlingYourKill cradling his newly-dead cellmate]] and calmly explaining to the guard that he knows "I don't do well with roommates".

* ScaryShinyGlasses: Ray sports a pair that he ''never'' removes, even when in the showers.

* AGodAmI: Ray believes himself to be Cronos, [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Lord of the Titans]]; though he later becomes convinced that he's a werewolf instead.

-->'''Gravy''': You don't say? [-I know [[IAmAHumanitarian eat people]], but fucking hell-].

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Ray when a werewolf first enters his cell.
-->'''Ray''': The beasts are here. And I will do battle.

* ScaryShinyGlasses: Ray sports a pair to chilling effect.

-->'''Ray''': I've learned that when Death stares at you, with his big ol' toothy grin... the best thing to do is to face it ''and smile right back at the fucker''.

* UnreliableNarrator: Again, Ray. After all, one of the scenes at Hoxford has him talking to his mother via a ''rat'' in his cell... before biting off its head due to [[BrickJoke not liking roommates]].

* AbusiveChildhood: A ''lot'' of the inmates suffered from this.

* SpoilerCover: See the page image, as the fact that the prison's staff are all werewolves is kept a secret for most of the first issue. However, [[spoiler: it also acts as some subtle foreshadowing due to Ray becoming convinced ''he's'' a werewolf, too]].

His psychiatrist, Dr. Jessica Ainley, tries to make sure that her former patient isn't being abused and is given the medications he desperately needs but is constantly rebuffed and treated as a nuisance by Gordon Baker, Hoxford's warden. Her persistence bears fruit after a day or two, when the Warden allows her to meet with Ray, but this confirms her suspicions that Ray is off his meds, as he is now [[AGodAmI proclaiming himself to be a god]]. When she goes back to his office to complain about the prison not following protocol, the Warden, rather than kicking her out, locks her in his office as an altercation between a pair of prisoners turns bloody.

His psychiatrist, Dr. Jessica Ainley, tries to make sure that her former patient isn't being abused and is given the medications he desperately needs but is constantly rebuffed and treated as a nuisance by Gordon Baker, Hoxford's warden. Her persistence bears fruit after a day or two, when the Warden allows her to meet with Ray, but this confirms her suspicions that Ray is off his meds, as he is now proclaiming himself to be Cronos, Lord of the Titans, and preparing to do battle with the beasts. When her presence is discovered, the Warden, rather than kicking her out, locks her in his office as an altercation between a pair of prisoners turns bloody.

His psychiatrist, Dr. Jessica Ainley, tries to make sure that her former patient isn't being abused and is given the medications he desperately needs but is constantly rebuffed and treated as a nuisance by Gordon Baker, Hoxford's warden. When she sneaks into the prison, she finds it surprisingly empty given its size, and confirms her suspicions that Ray is off his meds, and is now proclaiming himself to be Cronos, Lord of the Titans, and preparing to do battle with the beasts. When her presence is discovered, the Warden, rather than kicking her out, locks her in his office as an altercation between a pair of prisoners turns bloody.

His psychiatrist, Dr. Jessica Ainley, tries to make sure that her former patient isn't being abused and is given the medications he desperately needs but is constantly rebuffed and treated as a nuisance by Gordon Baker, Hoxford's warden. When she sneaks into the prison, she finds it surprisingly empty given its size, and confirms her suspicions that Ray is off his meds, and is now proclaiming himself to be Kronos, Lord of the Titans, and preparing to do battle with the beasts. When her presence is discovered, the Warden, rather than kicking her out, locks her in his office as an altercation between a pair of prisoners turns bloody.

* AGodAmI: Ray believes himself to be Kronos, [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Lord of the Titans]]; though he later becomes convinced that he's a werewolf instead.

* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Ray, while under the delusion that he's Kronos, believes that he's meant to do battle with the beasts - naturally, he's right.

This inspired a 15-minute [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stnRvFzGWY8 fan-film]] that, while largely faithful to the source material, centers solely around the first issue, ending after [[spoiler: Ray kills the werewolf entering his cell]] due to budget constraints.

This inspired a 15-minute [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stnRvFzGWY8 fan-film]] that, while largely faithful to the source material, omits large portions of the plot and ends shortly after [[spoiler: Ray kills the werewolf entering his cell]] due to budget constraints.