I'll look forward to the sequel! I'd be interested in hearing Victoria's perspective. She comes across as mostly evil from Ray's perspective, so it would be interesting to see her motivations. And yes--the pilot worked just the way you intended, I think. I'd be happy to beta read or cheerlead your sequel, if you want.

And yes, it's really interesting to compare the stories. For example, neither of our stories use werewolves in the traditional horror sense, I think.