Literature
Dark Universe: Gods and Monsters- Chapter Eight
Chapter 8: A Hyde Amongst Us
Written by Me
Prologue: The Curse of the Bloodline
The film opens through fragmented comic-book-style panels, much like Hulk (2003).
In 1978 London, renowned scientist Dr. Henry Jekyll conducts forbidden experiments attempting to isolate humanity’s darker impulses. He believes evil is a biological force that can be removed from the human soul.
Ignoring warnings from his colleagues, Henry tests a serum on himself.
For a brief moment he succeeds.
Then something goes terribly wrong.
His body mutates into a monstrous figure known only as Hyde.
The transformation leaves dozens dead.
The incident is covered up and Henry dies shortly afterward, leaving behind his young grandson son Edward Jekyll.
Present Day
Decades later, Edward Jekyll works at BioGen Industries, researching emotional suppression therapies for military PTSD victims.
Edward is quiet, withdrawn, and obsessed with controlling anger.
Unlike everyone around him, he refuses to discuss his
