Recluses

Loners. Introverts. Hermits. Labels attached to those willfully isolated individuals who prefer their own company to the companionship of others. Not all such lone wolf personalities are birthed, however; some are gradually createdâ€"molded over time, perhaps even forced into a solitary existence by circumstances beyond their control.

To the extroverted masses, there is truly no comprehending what they surely view as abnormal, borderline demented behavior exhibited by a loner minority.

Then again, there can be tangible reasons behind such stark antisocial conduct, such as the deep, permanent psychological scarring that can occur from recalling unspeakable terrors both past and present.

Thus to some, living a lone existence is not nearly so much a preference as it is destiny.

Witness, then, six such psyche-altering transformations and the grave events that led those involved down a dark, twisted road toward utter isolation.