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* AnAesop: Family takes many forms, including caring for a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything debilitated]] sibling.
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* WonderfulWerewolf: While he initially has an unfortunate habit of eating neighbourhood pets, Gordon later, with Jed, enjoys a game of Fetch.
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In terror, the boys run to the front door, which is heavily locked. Down the hall, the growling werewolf lumbers after them. They flee upstairs. As the werewolf follows them onto the landing, the hurry to the door at the far end.
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In terror, the boys run to the front door, which is heavily locked. Down the hall, the growling werewolf lumbers after them. They flee upstairs. As the werewolf follows them onto the landing, the they hurry to the door at the far end.
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A year since the night of the [[Recap/AreYouAfraidOfTheDarkSeason1TheTaleOfThePhantomCab tale]] which won Frank a place in the Midnight Society, tradition bids the storyteller to commemorate his induction with another chiller. As a full moon sails above the clouds, Frank has the perfect tale for such a night as this. During a full moon, he says, eerie things happen - people act a bit different: such as in his story. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, he calls it “The Tale of the Full Moon.”
Pet Detectives Jed and Hughie, hired by Mrs Neville to find lost cat Misty, prepare a search. Desperate for a dog of his own, and tired of playing fetch with Hughie, Jed has raised the fee from five to twenty dollars. With a photo of a caged puppy, he aims to persuade his mother to let him keep a dog.
While Hughie mistakes for the missing cat the toupee of an unsuspecting pedestrian, Jed, near a recently sold house, finds the cat’s collar. However, the door is locked. Round the back, he finds a heap of several pet collars.
He peeks through the patio door, to see a man stride into the kitchen, and dish up a lump of raw meat with added condiments. When the man goes to answer the phone, Jed sneaks in, and finds the fridge fully stocked with raw meat. Just then, Hughie’s voice pipes through Jed’s walkie-talkie.
Upstairs, the man puts down the phone, and comes to investigate. As Jed flees through the patio door, his shirt is snagged on a loose nail. Just in time, he breaks free.
His mother, Ellen, incredulously dismisses Jed’s outlandish report. Jed rails at what he deduces to be the carnivorous kidnapping of numerous local pets. His mother deduces this to be a ploy to cadge permission to shelter local strays from the alleged butcher of Maple Street. Low finance, she stresses, disallow for keeping a dog.
From his bedroom window, through a camcorder, Jed observes and records the uncurtained window of the newly bought neighbouring house. He sees what appears to be the suspected pet butcher convulse and groan. For a closer view, Jed inspects the monitoring television screen, on which the man falls from sight. When he rises, his face is that of a grey, leathery beast, with wild hair and a snarling canine maw. The beast growls.
In terror, Jed calls for his mother. Vexed by this further outlandish account, she chides his spying on their neighbour. Jed rewinds the camera, but the filmed footage of the window shows no werewolf. More sympathetically, Ellen puts it down to a nightmare brought on by Jed’s dog obsession.
The next day, Jed and Hughie consult a book on shape shifting. Real werewolves, it says, are called Mesomorphs, and have a disease, lycanthropy, which may change them at any time. Allergic to red roses and pure silver, they eat small animals, but have a preference for human children. Jed wonders what to do if such a being moves in next door. Move, is all Hughie can suggest.
Pet Detectives Jed and Hughie, hired by Mrs Neville to find lost cat Misty, prepare a search. Desperate for a dog of his own, and tired of playing fetch with Hughie, Jed has raised the fee from five to twenty dollars. With a photo of a caged puppy, he aims to persuade his mother to let him keep a dog.
While Hughie mistakes for the missing cat the toupee of an unsuspecting pedestrian, Jed, near a recently sold house, finds the cat’s collar. However, the door is locked. Round the back, he finds a heap of several pet collars.
He peeks through the patio door, to see a man stride into the kitchen, and dish up a lump of raw meat with added condiments. When the man goes to answer the phone, Jed sneaks in, and finds the fridge fully stocked with raw meat. Just then, Hughie’s voice pipes through Jed’s walkie-talkie.
Upstairs, the man puts down the phone, and comes to investigate. As Jed flees through the patio door, his shirt is snagged on a loose nail. Just in time, he breaks free.
His mother, Ellen, incredulously dismisses Jed’s outlandish report. Jed rails at what he deduces to be the carnivorous kidnapping of numerous local pets. His mother deduces this to be a ploy to cadge permission to shelter local strays from the alleged butcher of Maple Street. Low finance, she stresses, disallow for keeping a dog.
From his bedroom window, through a camcorder, Jed observes and records the uncurtained window of the newly bought neighbouring house. He sees what appears to be the suspected pet butcher convulse and groan. For a closer view, Jed inspects the monitoring television screen, on which the man falls from sight. When he rises, his face is that of a grey, leathery beast, with wild hair and a snarling canine maw. The beast growls.
In terror, Jed calls for his mother. Vexed by this further outlandish account, she chides his spying on their neighbour. Jed rewinds the camera, but the filmed footage of the window shows no werewolf. More sympathetically, Ellen puts it down to a nightmare brought on by Jed’s dog obsession.
The next day, Jed and Hughie consult a book on shape shifting. Real werewolves, it says, are called Mesomorphs, and have a disease, lycanthropy, which may change them at any time. Allergic to red roses and pure silver, they eat small animals, but have a preference for human children. Jed wonders what to do if such a being moves in next door. Move, is all Hughie can suggest.
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A year since the night of the [[Recap/AreYouAfraidOfTheDarkSeason1TheTaleOfThePhantomCab tale]] which won Frank a place in the Midnight Society, tradition bids the storyteller to commemorate his induction with another chiller. As a full moon sails above the clouds, Frank has the perfect tale for such a night as this. During a full moon, he says, eerie things happen - people act a bit different: such as in his story. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, he calls it “The "The Tale of the Full Moon.”
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Pet Detectives Jed and Hughie, hired by Mrs Neville to find lost cat Misty, prepare a search. Desperate for a dog of his own, and tired of playing fetch with Hughie, Jed has raised the fee from five to twenty dollars. With a photo of a caged puppy, he aims to persuade his mother to let him keep a dog.\n\nWhile Hughie mistakes for the missing cat the toupee of an unsuspecting pedestrian,
Jed, near a recently sold house, findsthe cat’s Misty's collar. However, the door is locked. Round the back, he finds a heap of several pet collars.
He peeks through the patiodoor, to see door. In the kitchen a man stride into the kitchen, and dish dishes up a lump of raw meat with added condiments. When the man goes to answer the phone, Jed sneaks in, and finds the fridge fully stocked with raw meat. Just then, Hughie’s voice pipes through Jed’s walkie-talkie.
Upstairs, the man puts down thephone, and comes to investigate.phone. As Jed flees through the patio door, his shirt is snagged on a loose nail. Just in time, he breaks free. \n\n
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His mother, Ellen, incredulously dismisses Jed’s outlandish report. Jed rails at what he deduces to be the carnivorous kidnapping of numerous local pets. His mother deduces this to be a ploy to cadge permission to shelter local strays from the alleged butcher of Maple Street. Low finance, she stresses, disallow for keeping a dog.
From That night, from his bedroom window, through a camcorder, Jed observes and records the uncurtained window of the newly bought neighbouring house. He sees what appears to be the suspected pet butcher convulse and groan. For a closer view, Jed inspects the monitoring television screen, on which the man falls from sight. When he rises, his face is that of a grey, leathery beast, with wild hair and a snarling canine maw. The beast growls.
In terror, Jed calls for his mother.Vexed by this further outlandish account, she She chides his spying on their neighbour. Jed rewinds the camera, but the filmed footage of the window shows no werewolf. More sympathetically, Ellen puts it down to a nightmare brought on by Jed’s dog obsession.\n\n
The next day, Jed and Hughie consult a book on shape shifting. Real werewolves, it says, are called Mesomorphs, and have a disease, lycanthropy, which may change them at any time. Allergic to red roses and pure silver, they eat small animals, but have a preference for human children. Jed wonders what to do if such a being moves in next door. Move, is all Hughie can suggest.\n
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Pet Detectives Jed and Hughie, hired by Mrs Neville to find lost cat Misty, prepare a search. Desperate for a dog of his own, and tired of playing fetch with Hughie, Jed has raised the fee from five to twenty dollars.
Jed, near a recently sold house, finds
He peeks through the patio
Upstairs, the man puts down the
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His mother, Ellen, incredulously dismisses Jed’s outlandish report.
In terror, Jed calls for his mother.
The next day, Jed and Hughie consult a book on shape shifting. Real werewolves, it says, are called Mesomorphs, and have a disease, lycanthropy, which may change them at any time. Allergic to red roses and pure silver, they eat small animals, but have a preference for human children.
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At the table, whilst the adults make small-talk, Jed none-too-subtly ventures their guest’s appetite for domestic animals. Ellen laughs this off, and offers him a bowl of yams. Jed takes this opportunity to prick the guest’s reaching hand with a silver fork. Jed then rushes to draw the curtain, revealing a full moon. On failing to metamorphose, Mr Ankers uneasily laughs off the antics, while Ellen excuses Jed from the table.
While his mother and her guest go out for coffee, Jed calls Hughie, who takes the call in the bath. While Jed’s werewolf tests proved negative, he remains suspicious, so calls Hughie into a joint investigation.
Outside the quiet house, Hughie is reluctant to go in. Jed reminds him that as partners, they’re in this together. To Hughie’s incredulous dread, Jed takes from his bag a crowbar, and prises open the patio door.
While his mother and her guest go out for coffee, Jed calls Hughie, who takes the call in the bath. While Jed’s werewolf tests proved negative, he remains suspicious, so calls Hughie into a joint investigation.
Outside the quiet house, Hughie is reluctant to go in. Jed reminds him that as partners, they’re in this together. To Hughie’s incredulous dread, Jed takes from his bag a crowbar, and prises open the patio door.
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At the table, whilst the adults make small-talk, Jed none-too-subtly ventures their guest’s guest's appetite for domestic animals. Ellen laughs this off, and offers him a bowl of yams. Jed takes this opportunity to prick the guest’s reaching hand with a silver fork. Jed then rushes to draw the curtain, revealing a full moon. On failing to metamorphose, Mr Ankers uneasily laughs off the antics, while antics. Ellen excuses Jed from the table.
While his mother and her guest go out for coffee, Jed callsHughie, who takes the call in the bath.Hughie. While Jed’s werewolf tests proved negative, he remains suspicious, so calls Hughie into a joint investigation.
Outside the quiet house, Hughie is reluctant to go in. Jed reminds him that as partners, they’re in this together.To Hughie’s incredulous dread, Jed takes from his bag a crowbar, and prises open the patio door.
While his mother and her guest go out for coffee, Jed calls
Outside the quiet house, Hughie is reluctant to go in. Jed reminds him that as partners, they’re in this together.
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In the bare room, they close the door and barricade it with a small table. Across the room, above a bare, unsupported mattress, the wall holds several manacled chains. Hughie picks up a dog’s chewing bone: they’re in the werewolf’s bedroom.
The door rattles. the boys pull frantically at the mesh wire which covers the window. As Jed attempts to prise it open, the door opens. The werewolf approaches. Jed then has an idea: he takes out his dog whistle, and blows. The werewolf howls plaintively, holds clawed paws to his ears, backs into a corner, and sinks to the floor.
The door rattles. the boys pull frantically at the mesh wire which covers the window. As Jed attempts to prise it open, the door opens. The werewolf approaches. Jed then has an idea: he takes out his dog whistle, and blows. The werewolf howls plaintively, holds clawed paws to his ears, backs into a corner, and sinks to the floor.
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In the bare room, they close the door and barricade it with a small table. Across the room, above a bare, unsupported mattress, the wall holds several manacled chains. Hughie picks up a dog’s dog's chewing bone: they’re in the werewolf’s bedroom.
The door rattles. the boys pull frantically at the mesh wire which covers the window. As Jed attempts to prise it open, the door opens. The werewolf approaches. Jed then has an idea: he takes out his dog whistle, and blows. The werewolf howlsplaintively, plaintively; holds clawed paws to his ears, backs into a corner, and sinks to the floor.
The door rattles. the boys pull frantically at the mesh wire which covers the window. As Jed attempts to prise it open, the door opens. The werewolf approaches. Jed then has an idea: he takes out his dog whistle, and blows. The werewolf howls
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Ellen then arrives, and gently explains to have been told of the daunting situation. Jed nervously asks if werewolves really eat kids. Rumours, Mr Ankers assures him. Family takes many forms - such as caring for a debilitated sibling. Gordon gives a fanged smile. Jed returns the smile, and states a need for Gordon to break his pet-eating habit.
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Ellen then arrives, and gently explains to have been told of the daunting situation. Jed nervously asks if werewolves really eat kids. Rumours, Mr Ankers assures him. Family takes many forms - such as caring for a debilitated sibling. Gordon gives a fanged smile. Jed returns the smile, and states a need for Gordon to break his pet-eating habit.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: While the “bad” part is subverted, the werewolf cherishes a framed photograph of his mother.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: While the “bad” "bad" part is subverted, the werewolf cherishes a framed photograph of his mother.
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* TheUnmasquedWorld: In this narrative, lycanthropy, while not widely known to be real, is an undeniable phenomenon. Living with someone affected by it, in this case, is simply part of a loving family life.
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* TheUnmasquedWorld: In this narrative, lycanthropy, while not widely known to be real, is an undeniable phenomenon. Living with someone affected by it, in this case, is simply part of a loving family life.life.
* WonderfulWerewolf: While he initially has an unfortunate habit of eating neighbourhood pets, Gordon later, with Jed, enjoys a game of Fetch.
* WonderfulWerewolf: While he initially has an unfortunate habit of eating neighbourhood pets, Gordon later, with Jed, enjoys a game of Fetch.
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* AnAesop: Family takes many forms, [[spoiler: including caring for a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything debilitated]] sibling]].
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: While Gordon the werewolf]] is initially scary, [[spoiler: he’s just a man with a metamorphic affliction - who proves to be a nice person, and doesn’t eat children]].
* DefangedHorrors: [[spoiler: Gordon]] is actually [[spoiler: a nice person who doesn’t eat kids]].
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler: While the “bad” part is subverted, the werewolf cherishes a framed photograph of his mother]].
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* ImAHumanitarian: While werewolves are said to eat children, [[spoiler: this is explained to be rumour]].
** Playfully [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Gary, who announces an anniversary meal of roast Frank. [[spoiler: As in frankfurters]].
* OhCrap: When Hughie deduces from a photograph that Mr Ankers, who seems not to be a werewolf after all [[spoiler: has a twin brother]].
** Playfully [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Gary, who announces an anniversary meal of roast Frank. [[spoiler: As in frankfurters]].
* OhCrap: When Hughie deduces from a photograph that Mr Ankers, who seems not to be a werewolf after all [[spoiler: has a twin brother]].
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* ImAHumanitarian: ImAHumanitarian:
** While werewolves are said to eat children,[[spoiler: this is explained to be rumour]].
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** Playfully [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Gary, who announces an anniversary meal of roast Frank.[[spoiler: As in frankfurters]].
frankfurters.
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** When Hughie deduces from a photograph that Mr Ankers, who seems not to be a werewolf afterall [[spoiler: all, has a twin brother]]. brother.
** While werewolves are said to eat children,
** Playfully [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Gary, who announces an anniversary meal of roast Frank.
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* TheUnmasquedWorld: In this narrative, lycanthropy, while not widely known to be real, is an undeniable phenomenon. [[spoiler: Living with someone affected by it, in this case, is simply part of a loving family life.]]
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* TheUnmasquedWorld: In this narrative, lycanthropy, while not widely known to be real, is an undeniable phenomenon. [[spoiler: Living with someone affected by it, in this case, is simply part of a loving family life.]]
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* AnAesop: Family takes many forms, [[spoiler: including caring for a debilitated sibling]].
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* AnAesop: Family takes many forms, [[spoiler: including caring for a debilitated [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything debilitated]] sibling]].
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* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: While Gordon the werewolf is initially scary, he’s just a man with a metamorphic affliction - who proves to be a nice person, and doesn’t eat children]].
* DefangedHorrors: [[spoiler: Gordon is actually a nice person who doesn’t eat kids]].
* DefangedHorrors: [[spoiler: Gordon is actually a nice person who doesn’t eat kids]].
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* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: While Gordon the werewolf werewolf]] is initially scary, [[spoiler: he’s just a man with a metamorphic affliction - who proves to be a nice person, and doesn’t eat children]].
* DefangedHorrors: [[spoiler:Gordon Gordon]] is actually [[spoiler: a nice person who doesn’t eat kids]].
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On the doorstep, holding a bunch of roses, is...the suspect werewolf. He brightly greets Jed.
At the table, whilst the adults make small-talk, Jed none-too-subtly ventures their guest’s appetite for domestic animals. Ellen laughs this off, and offers him a bowl of yams. Jed takes this opportunity to prick the guest’s reaching hand with a silver fork. Jed then rushes to draw the curtain, revealing a full moon. On failing to metamorphose, the guest uneasily laughs off the antics, while Ellen excuses Jed from the table.
At the table, whilst the adults make small-talk, Jed none-too-subtly ventures their guest’s appetite for domestic animals. Ellen laughs this off, and offers him a bowl of yams. Jed takes this opportunity to prick the guest’s reaching hand with a silver fork. Jed then rushes to draw the curtain, revealing a full moon. On failing to metamorphose, the guest uneasily laughs off the antics, while Ellen excuses Jed from the table.
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On the doorstep, holding a bunch of roses, is...Mr Ankers, the suspect werewolf. He brightly greets Jed.
At the table, whilst the adults make small-talk, Jed none-too-subtly ventures their guest’s appetite for domestic animals. Ellen laughs this off, and offers him a bowl of yams. Jed takes this opportunity to prick the guest’s reaching hand with a silver fork. Jed then rushes to draw the curtain, revealing a full moon. On failing to metamorphose,the guest Mr Ankers uneasily laughs off the antics, while Ellen excuses Jed from the table.
At the table, whilst the adults make small-talk, Jed none-too-subtly ventures their guest’s appetite for domestic animals. Ellen laughs this off, and offers him a bowl of yams. Jed takes this opportunity to prick the guest’s reaching hand with a silver fork. Jed then rushes to draw the curtain, revealing a full moon. On failing to metamorphose,
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In the dark kitchen, they find the fridge to be empty of raw meat. Atop a stack of cardboard boxes, Hughie finds a framed photograph. He nervously asks Jed what the suspect werewolf looks like. Jed inspects the photo - which shows his mother’s dinner guest, with another man who appears to be his twin brother.
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In the dark kitchen, they find the fridge to be empty of raw meat. Atop a stack of cardboard boxes, Hughie finds a framed photograph. He nervously asks Jed what the suspect werewolf looks like. Jed inspects the photo - which shows his mother’s dinner guest, Mr Ankers, with another man who appears to be his twin brother.
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In the doorway arrive the evening’s dinner guest, who introduces the werewolf as Gordon, his brother. Hughie decides to call it a night, and bolts. As his brother strokes his canine fur, Gordon pants contentedly. Lycanthropy, explains the brother, is a terrible disease - but Gordon is the only family he has.
Ellen then arrives, and gently explains to have been told of the daunting situation. Jed nervously asks if werewolves really eat kids. Rumours, the brother assures him. Family takes many forms - such as caring for a debilitated sibling. Gordon gives a fanged smile. Jed returns the smile, and states a need for Gordon to break his pet-eating habit.
Ellen then arrives, and gently explains to have been told of the daunting situation. Jed nervously asks if werewolves really eat kids. Rumours, the brother assures him. Family takes many forms - such as caring for a debilitated sibling. Gordon gives a fanged smile. Jed returns the smile, and states a need for Gordon to break his pet-eating habit.
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In the doorway arrive the evening’s dinner guest, arrives Mr Ankers, who introduces the werewolf as Gordon, his brother. Hughie decides to call it a night, and bolts. As his brother strokes his canine fur, Gordon pants contentedly. Lycanthropy, explains the brother, Mr Ankers, is a terrible disease - but Gordon is the only family he has.
Ellen then arrives, and gently explains to have been told of the daunting situation. Jed nervously asks if werewolves really eat kids. Rumours,the brother Mr Ankers assures him. Family takes many forms - such as caring for a debilitated sibling. Gordon gives a fanged smile. Jed returns the smile, and states a need for Gordon to break his pet-eating habit.
Ellen then arrives, and gently explains to have been told of the daunting situation. Jed nervously asks if werewolves really eat kids. Rumours,
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* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: Averted. While werewolves are said to eat children, this is explained to be rumour]].
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* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: Averted. While werewolves are said to eat children, [[spoiler: this is explained to be rumour]].
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* OhCrap: When Hughie deduces from a photograph that the man who seems not to be a werewolf after all [[spoiler: has a twin brother]].
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* OhCrap: When Hughie deduces from a photograph that the man Mr Ankers, who seems not to be a werewolf after all [[spoiler: has a twin brother]].
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* ShoutOut: Jed’s observation from his bedroom window of suspicious behaviour through a neighbouring window may be a deliberate nod to Film/RearWindow.
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* ShoutOut: Jed’s observation from his bedroom window of suspicious behaviour through a neighbouring window may be a deliberate nod to Film/RearWindow.''Film/RearWindow''.
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** Playfully [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Gary, who announces an anniversary meal of roast Frank [[spoiler: as in frankfurters]].
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** Playfully [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Gary, who announces an anniversary meal of roast Frank Frank. [[spoiler: as As in frankfurters]].
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As Frank closes the story, Gary announces an anniversary surprise. With the fire nice and hot, he produces a barbecue fork - it’s time for some roast Frank - as in roast franks, giggles Kiki at Frank’s unease, holding up a string of frankfurters.
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As Frank closes the story, Gary announces an anniversary surprise. With the fire nice and hot, he produces a barbecue fork - fork: it’s time for some roast Frank - as in roast franks, giggles Kiki at Frank’s unease, holding up a string of frankfurters.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: According to ''Shapeshifters in History'', real werewolves. called Mesomorphs, have a disease, lycanthropy, which causes them to change at any time, and are allergic to red roses and pure silver.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: According to ''Shapeshifters in History'', real werewolves. werewolves, called Mesomorphs, have a disease, lycanthropy, which causes them to change at any time, and are allergic to red roses and pure silver.
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On the doorstep, holding a bunch of roses, is...the new neighbour and suspect werewolf. He brightly greets Jed.
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A year since the night of the tale which won Frank a place in the Midnight Society, tradition bids the storyteller to commemorate his induction with another chiller. As a full moon sails above the clouds, Frank has the perfect tale for such a night as this. During a full moon, he says, eerie things happen - people act a bit different: such as in his story. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, he calls it “The Tale of the Full Moon.”
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A year since the night of the tale [[Recap/AreYouAfraidOfTheDarkSeason1TheTaleOfThePhantomCab tale]] which won Frank a place in the Midnight Society, tradition bids the storyteller to commemorate his induction with another chiller. As a full moon sails above the clouds, Frank has the perfect tale for such a night as this. During a full moon, he says, eerie things happen - people act a bit different: such as in his story. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, he calls it “The Tale of the Full Moon.”
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[[caption-width-right:350:"What do you do if you got a werewolf living next door?"]]
A year since the night of the tale which won Frank a place in the Midnight Society, tradition bids the storyteller to commemorate his induction with another chiller. As a full moon sails above the clouds, Frank has the perfect tale for such a night as this. During a full moon, he says, eerie things happen - people act a bit different: such as in his story. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, he calls it “The Tale of the Full Moon.”
Pet Detectives Jed and Hughie, hired by Mrs Neville to find lost cat Misty, prepare a search. Desperate for a dog of his own, and tired of playing fetch with Hughie, Jed has raised the fee from five to twenty dollars. With a photo of a caged puppy, he aims to persuade his mother to let him keep a dog.
While Hughie mistakes for the missing cat the toupee of an unsuspecting pedestrian, Jed, near a recently sold house, finds the cat’s collar. However, the door is locked. Round the back, he finds a heap of several pet collars.
He peeks through the patio door, to see a man stride into the kitchen, and dish up a lump of raw meat with added condiments. When the man goes to answer the phone, Jed sneaks in, and finds the fridge fully stocked with raw meat. Just then, Hughie’s voice pipes through Jed’s walkie-talkie.
Upstairs, the man puts down the phone, and comes to investigate. As Jed flees through the patio door, his shirt is snagged on a loose nail. Just in time, he breaks free.
His mother, Ellen, incredulously dismisses Jed’s outlandish report. Jed rails at what he deduces to be the carnivorous kidnapping of numerous local pets. His mother deduces this to be a ploy to cadge permission to shelter local strays from the alleged butcher of Maple Street. Low finance, she stresses, disallow for keeping a dog.
From his bedroom window, through a camcorder, Jed observes and records the uncurtained window of the newly bought neighbouring house. He sees what appears to be the suspected pet butcher convulse and groan. For a closer view, Jed inspects the monitoring television screen, on which the man falls from sight. When he rises, his face is that of a grey, leathery beast, with wild hair and a snarling canine maw. The beast growls.
In terror, Jed calls for his mother. Vexed by this further outlandish account, she chides his spying on their neighbour. Jed rewinds the camera, but the filmed footage of the window shows no werewolf. More sympathetically, Ellen puts it down to a nightmare brought on by Jed’s dog obsession.
The next day, Jed and Hughie consult a book on shape shifting. Real werewolves, it says, are called Mesomorphs, and have a disease, lycanthropy, which may change them at any time. Allergic to red roses and pure silver, they eat small animals, but have a preference for human children. Jed wonders what to do if such a being moves in next door. Move, is all Hughie can suggest.
That evening, Jed arrives in the kitchen to find his mother setting an elaborate table. Tonight, a man she met bowling will be joining them for dinner. When the doorbell rings, she excitedly sends Jed to get the door.
On the doorstep, holding a bunch of roses, is...the new neighbour and suspect werewolf. He brightly greets Jed.
At the table, whilst the adults make small-talk, Jed none-too-subtly ventures their guest’s appetite for domestic animals. Ellen laughs this off, and offers him a bowl of yams. Jed takes this opportunity to prick the guest’s reaching hand with a silver fork. Jed then rushes to draw the curtain, revealing a full moon. On failing to metamorphose, the guest uneasily laughs off the antics, while Ellen excuses Jed from the table.
While his mother and her guest go out for coffee, Jed calls Hughie, who takes the call in the bath. While Jed’s werewolf tests proved negative, he remains suspicious, so calls Hughie into a joint investigation.
Outside the quiet house, Hughie is reluctant to go in. Jed reminds him that as partners, they’re in this together. To Hughie’s incredulous dread, Jed takes from his bag a crowbar, and prises open the patio door.
In the dark kitchen, they find the fridge to be empty of raw meat. Atop a stack of cardboard boxes, Hughie finds a framed photograph. He nervously asks Jed what the suspect werewolf looks like. Jed inspects the photo - which shows his mother’s dinner guest, with another man who appears to be his twin brother.
Just then, from behind the stack of boxes, with a ferocious growl, the werewolf leaps into view. Jed swiftly aims his camera, and takes a shot, which briefly shocks him.
In terror, the boys run to the front door, which is heavily locked. Down the hall, the growling werewolf lumbers after them. They flee upstairs. As the werewolf follows them onto the landing, the hurry to the door at the far end.
In the bare room, they close the door and barricade it with a small table. Across the room, above a bare, unsupported mattress, the wall holds several manacled chains. Hughie picks up a dog’s chewing bone: they’re in the werewolf’s bedroom.
The door rattles. the boys pull frantically at the mesh wire which covers the window. As Jed attempts to prise it open, the door opens. The werewolf approaches. Jed then has an idea: he takes out his dog whistle, and blows. The werewolf howls plaintively, holds clawed paws to his ears, backs into a corner, and sinks to the floor.
In the doorway arrive the evening’s dinner guest, who introduces the werewolf as Gordon, his brother. Hughie decides to call it a night, and bolts. As his brother strokes his canine fur, Gordon pants contentedly. Lycanthropy, explains the brother, is a terrible disease - but Gordon is the only family he has.
Ellen then arrives, and gently explains to have been told of the daunting situation. Jed nervously asks if werewolves really eat kids. Rumours, the brother assures him. Family takes many forms - such as caring for a debilitated sibling. Gordon gives a fanged smile. Jed returns the smile, and states a need for Gordon to break his pet-eating habit.
Shortly afterwards, narrates Frank, they all moved in together. During an evening barbecue, Jed and Gordon enjoy a game of fetch.
As Frank closes the story, Gary announces an anniversary surprise. With the fire nice and hot, he produces a barbecue fork - it’s time for some roast Frank - as in roast franks, giggles Kiki at Frank’s unease, holding up a string of frankfurters.
!!This episode provides examples of:
*AnAesop: Family takes many forms, [[spoiler: including caring for a debilitated sibling]].
*DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: While Gordon the werewolf is initially scary, he’s just a man with a metamorphic affliction - who proves to be a nice person, and doesn’t eat children]].
*DefangedHorrors: [[spoiler: Gordon is actually a nice person who doesn’t eat kids]].
*EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler: While the “bad” part is subverted, the werewolf cherishes a framed photograph of his mother]].
*HorrorComedy: While scariness is very much present, some dialogue is quite wry.
*ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: Averted. While werewolves are said to eat children, this is explained to be rumour]].
** Playfully [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Gary, who announces an anniversary meal of roast Frank [[spoiler: as in frankfurters]].
*OhCrap: When Hughie deduces from a photograph that the man who seems not to be a werewolf after all [[spoiler: has a twin brother]].
** The boys later find themselves to be cornered in the werewolf’s bedroom.
*OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: According to ''Shapeshifters in History'', real werewolves. called Mesomorphs, have a disease, lycanthropy, which causes them to change at any time, and are allergic to red roses and pure silver.
*ShoutOut: Jed’s observation from his bedroom window of suspicious behaviour through a neighbouring window may be a deliberate nod to Film/RearWindow.
*TheUnmasquedWorld: In this narrative, lycanthropy, while not widely known to be real, is an undeniable phenomenon. [[spoiler: Living with someone affected by it, in this case, is simply part of a loving family life.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"What do you do if you got a werewolf living next door?"]]
A year since the night of the tale which won Frank a place in the Midnight Society, tradition bids the storyteller to commemorate his induction with another chiller. As a full moon sails above the clouds, Frank has the perfect tale for such a night as this. During a full moon, he says, eerie things happen - people act a bit different: such as in his story. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, he calls it “The Tale of the Full Moon.”
Pet Detectives Jed and Hughie, hired by Mrs Neville to find lost cat Misty, prepare a search. Desperate for a dog of his own, and tired of playing fetch with Hughie, Jed has raised the fee from five to twenty dollars. With a photo of a caged puppy, he aims to persuade his mother to let him keep a dog.
While Hughie mistakes for the missing cat the toupee of an unsuspecting pedestrian, Jed, near a recently sold house, finds the cat’s collar. However, the door is locked. Round the back, he finds a heap of several pet collars.
He peeks through the patio door, to see a man stride into the kitchen, and dish up a lump of raw meat with added condiments. When the man goes to answer the phone, Jed sneaks in, and finds the fridge fully stocked with raw meat. Just then, Hughie’s voice pipes through Jed’s walkie-talkie.
Upstairs, the man puts down the phone, and comes to investigate. As Jed flees through the patio door, his shirt is snagged on a loose nail. Just in time, he breaks free.
His mother, Ellen, incredulously dismisses Jed’s outlandish report. Jed rails at what he deduces to be the carnivorous kidnapping of numerous local pets. His mother deduces this to be a ploy to cadge permission to shelter local strays from the alleged butcher of Maple Street. Low finance, she stresses, disallow for keeping a dog.
From his bedroom window, through a camcorder, Jed observes and records the uncurtained window of the newly bought neighbouring house. He sees what appears to be the suspected pet butcher convulse and groan. For a closer view, Jed inspects the monitoring television screen, on which the man falls from sight. When he rises, his face is that of a grey, leathery beast, with wild hair and a snarling canine maw. The beast growls.
In terror, Jed calls for his mother. Vexed by this further outlandish account, she chides his spying on their neighbour. Jed rewinds the camera, but the filmed footage of the window shows no werewolf. More sympathetically, Ellen puts it down to a nightmare brought on by Jed’s dog obsession.
The next day, Jed and Hughie consult a book on shape shifting. Real werewolves, it says, are called Mesomorphs, and have a disease, lycanthropy, which may change them at any time. Allergic to red roses and pure silver, they eat small animals, but have a preference for human children. Jed wonders what to do if such a being moves in next door. Move, is all Hughie can suggest.
That evening, Jed arrives in the kitchen to find his mother setting an elaborate table. Tonight, a man she met bowling will be joining them for dinner. When the doorbell rings, she excitedly sends Jed to get the door.
On the doorstep, holding a bunch of roses, is...the new neighbour and suspect werewolf. He brightly greets Jed.
At the table, whilst the adults make small-talk, Jed none-too-subtly ventures their guest’s appetite for domestic animals. Ellen laughs this off, and offers him a bowl of yams. Jed takes this opportunity to prick the guest’s reaching hand with a silver fork. Jed then rushes to draw the curtain, revealing a full moon. On failing to metamorphose, the guest uneasily laughs off the antics, while Ellen excuses Jed from the table.
While his mother and her guest go out for coffee, Jed calls Hughie, who takes the call in the bath. While Jed’s werewolf tests proved negative, he remains suspicious, so calls Hughie into a joint investigation.
Outside the quiet house, Hughie is reluctant to go in. Jed reminds him that as partners, they’re in this together. To Hughie’s incredulous dread, Jed takes from his bag a crowbar, and prises open the patio door.
In the dark kitchen, they find the fridge to be empty of raw meat. Atop a stack of cardboard boxes, Hughie finds a framed photograph. He nervously asks Jed what the suspect werewolf looks like. Jed inspects the photo - which shows his mother’s dinner guest, with another man who appears to be his twin brother.
Just then, from behind the stack of boxes, with a ferocious growl, the werewolf leaps into view. Jed swiftly aims his camera, and takes a shot, which briefly shocks him.
In terror, the boys run to the front door, which is heavily locked. Down the hall, the growling werewolf lumbers after them. They flee upstairs. As the werewolf follows them onto the landing, the hurry to the door at the far end.
In the bare room, they close the door and barricade it with a small table. Across the room, above a bare, unsupported mattress, the wall holds several manacled chains. Hughie picks up a dog’s chewing bone: they’re in the werewolf’s bedroom.
The door rattles. the boys pull frantically at the mesh wire which covers the window. As Jed attempts to prise it open, the door opens. The werewolf approaches. Jed then has an idea: he takes out his dog whistle, and blows. The werewolf howls plaintively, holds clawed paws to his ears, backs into a corner, and sinks to the floor.
In the doorway arrive the evening’s dinner guest, who introduces the werewolf as Gordon, his brother. Hughie decides to call it a night, and bolts. As his brother strokes his canine fur, Gordon pants contentedly. Lycanthropy, explains the brother, is a terrible disease - but Gordon is the only family he has.
Ellen then arrives, and gently explains to have been told of the daunting situation. Jed nervously asks if werewolves really eat kids. Rumours, the brother assures him. Family takes many forms - such as caring for a debilitated sibling. Gordon gives a fanged smile. Jed returns the smile, and states a need for Gordon to break his pet-eating habit.
Shortly afterwards, narrates Frank, they all moved in together. During an evening barbecue, Jed and Gordon enjoy a game of fetch.
As Frank closes the story, Gary announces an anniversary surprise. With the fire nice and hot, he produces a barbecue fork - it’s time for some roast Frank - as in roast franks, giggles Kiki at Frank’s unease, holding up a string of frankfurters.
!!This episode provides examples of:
*AnAesop: Family takes many forms, [[spoiler: including caring for a debilitated sibling]].
*DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: While Gordon the werewolf is initially scary, he’s just a man with a metamorphic affliction - who proves to be a nice person, and doesn’t eat children]].
*DefangedHorrors: [[spoiler: Gordon is actually a nice person who doesn’t eat kids]].
*EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler: While the “bad” part is subverted, the werewolf cherishes a framed photograph of his mother]].
*HorrorComedy: While scariness is very much present, some dialogue is quite wry.
*ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: Averted. While werewolves are said to eat children, this is explained to be rumour]].
** Playfully [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Gary, who announces an anniversary meal of roast Frank [[spoiler: as in frankfurters]].
*OhCrap: When Hughie deduces from a photograph that the man who seems not to be a werewolf after all [[spoiler: has a twin brother]].
** The boys later find themselves to be cornered in the werewolf’s bedroom.
*OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: According to ''Shapeshifters in History'', real werewolves. called Mesomorphs, have a disease, lycanthropy, which causes them to change at any time, and are allergic to red roses and pure silver.
*ShoutOut: Jed’s observation from his bedroom window of suspicious behaviour through a neighbouring window may be a deliberate nod to Film/RearWindow.
*TheUnmasquedWorld: In this narrative, lycanthropy, while not widely known to be real, is an undeniable phenomenon. [[spoiler: Living with someone affected by it, in this case, is simply part of a loving family life.]]
