Monsters aren't born.They are made-quietly, over time.Before the secrets.Before the violence.Before the man he would become-There was a boy.Randy Carter grew up in a house ruled by fear. An alcoholic father. A mother lost to her own mind. Love was unpredictable. Safety was an illusion. Survival meant watching, learning, and adapting.By the time anyone noticed something was wrong, it was already too late.This is not a story about excuses.It is a story about origins.As Randy learns how power works-and what happens when you take it away-small choices begin to harden into something darker. Something irreversible. And long before his victims ever know his name, the damage is already done.How a Monster Is Made is a dark psychological suspense prequel that explores control, complicity, and the terrifying truth that sometimes the most dangerous transformations happen in plain sight.Read this after Hidden in the Dark-if you dare to understand what you were never meant to sympathize with.