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* CoolGuns: Tom orders a bunch (along with silver bullets for ammo) to use against the werewolf. They're delivered promptly by private jet.
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* EccentricMillionaire: Tom Newcliffe. To deal with the problem after the group's homemade silver bullets make their rifles explode, he orders a buttload of [[CoolGuns assault rifles]] and silver bullets and having them delivered to his mansion by Learjet.
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* EccentricMillionaire: Tom Newcliffe. To deal with the problem after the group's homemade silver bullets make their rifles explode, he orders a buttload of [[CoolGuns assault rifles]] rifles and silver bullets and having them delivered to his mansion by Learjet.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain, they don't show up in photographs, and they're capable of transformation at will, as well, apparently. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), but the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them. However, even among all these differences Blish added, one thing remains the same: {{silver bullet}}s are still fatal to them and silver in general is something they don't like.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain, they don't show up in photographs, and they're capable of transformation at will, will as well, apparently. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), ''Film/TheWolfMan1941'', but rather the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them. However, even among all these differences Blish added, one thing remains the same: {{silver bullet}}s are still fatal to them and silver in general is something they don't like.
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* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Paul. Fortunately, the transformed Jan attacks him and Doris, and she sees the monster wolf, too, and is able to convince the others.
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* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Paul. Fortunately, the transformed Jan attacks him and Doris, and she sees the monster wolf, too, and is able to convince the others.others.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain, they don't show up in photographs, and they're capable of transformation at will, as will, as well, apparently. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), but the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them. However, even among all these differences Blish added, one thing remains the same: {{silver bullet}}s are still fatal to them and silver in general is something they don't like.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain, they don't show up in photographs, and they're capable of transformation at will, as will, as well, apparently. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), but the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them. However, even among all these differences Blish added, one thing remains the same: {{silver bullet}}s are still fatal to them and silver in general is something they don't like.
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* RealityEnsues: The homemade silver bullets that the group uses the first night just jam the guns, and, in Palmer's case, make the weapon backfire rather violently.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The homemade silver bullets that the group uses the first night just jam the guns, and, in Palmer's case, make the weapon backfire rather violently.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain, they don't show up in photographs, and they're capable of transformation at will, as will, as well, apparently. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), but the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them. However, even among all these differences Blish added, one thing remains the same: silver bullets are still fatal to them and silver in general is something they don't like.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain, they don't show up in photographs, and they're capable of transformation at will, as will, as well, apparently. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), but the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them. However, even among all these differences Blish added, one thing remains the same: silver bullets {{silver bullet}}s are still fatal to them and silver in general is something they don't like.
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Jan's eyes turn from [[GrayEyes gray]] to red the closer it gets to the full moon.
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Jan's eyes turn from [[GrayEyes gray]] gray to red the closer it gets to the full moon.
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* GrayEyes: Jan's normal eye color is gray.
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[[caption-width-right:347:Title page illustration by Virgil Finlay.]]
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* AffablyEvil: Jan didn't ''ask'' to be a werewolf, and ordinarily, he's a pretty swell guy, who enjoys performing and knowing that his music brings joy to people. Bennington even mentions Jan helped him out of "a bad jam" once. Only as the full moon approaches does Jan become more overtly malevolent as his wolfish side begins to surface.
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* WeCanRuleTogether: Jan tries this on Doris at the end. [[spoiler:Not only doesn't it work, Jan's attempts to bring Doris over to his side [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath keep him distracted]] long enough for Paul to run in and shoot him.]]
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* WeCanRuleTogether: Jan tries this on Doris at the end.end, offering to turn into her a werewolf like himself. [[spoiler:Not only doesn't it work, Jan's attempts to bring Doris over to his side [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath keep him distracted]] long enough for Paul to run in and shoot him.]]
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''There Shall Be No Darkness'' is a 1950 short story by Creator/JamesBlish. Wealthy eccentric Tom Newcliffe invites a group of friends, artists and musicians, primarily, to his remote estate for a weekend get-together. Painter Paul Foote begins to suspect that his fellow guest, pianist Jan Jarmoskowski, may in fact be a werewolf. He is proven correct when Jan transforms into a werewolf on the night of the full moon. Newcliffe and his guests fight their lives against the monster and attempt to fortify the house.
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''There Shall Be No Darkness'' is a 1950 short story by Creator/JamesBlish. Wealthy eccentric Tom Newcliffe invites and his wife Caroline invite a group of friends, artists and musicians, primarily, to his remote estate for a weekend get-together. Painter Paul Foote begins to suspect that his fellow guest, pianist Jan Jarmoskowski, may in fact be a werewolf. He is proven correct when Jan transforms into a werewolf on the night of the full moon. Newcliffe and his guests fight their lives against the monster and attempt to fortify the house.
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* StressVomit: Bennington pukes after [[spoiler:Caroline turns into a werewolf and gets killed by Tom.]]
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* AlasPoorVillain: Paul Foote comes to pity those afflicted with lycanthropy.
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* AloneWithThePsycho: Paul makes the nearly fatal error of going to confront Jan in his bedroom about his suspicions, armed only with a silver knife he swiped from the dinner table. Initially, Jan is dismissive of Paul's accusations, but Paul presses the issue, prompting Jan to transform and attack him. Paul quickly books it.
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* AloneWithThePsycho: Paul makes the nearly fatal error of going to confront Jan in his bedroom about his suspicions, armed only with a silver knife he swiped from the dinner table. Initially, Jan is dismissive of Paul's accusations, but Paul presses the issue, prompting Jan to transform and attack him. Paul quickly books it. This later happens while Doris is tending to Tom during his HeroicBSOD after [[spoiler:killing Caroline]]. Jan approaches her in human form, with the comatose Tom unable to help her, as Jan attempts to persuade Doris to [[WeCanRuleTogether come with him]]. [[spoiler:Paul Foote puts paid to ''that'' temptation to the dark side by leaping in, having overheard most of the conversation, and blowing Jan away with silver bullets.]]
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Paul realizes Jan couldn't have killed Lundgren, so he has everyone gather together to determine who the second werewolf is. [[spoiler:Realizing she's about to be outed, Caroline Newcliffe, who'd gotten Jan's infected blood in her system when she cut her hand handling a trap they'd laid out for the beast, transforms and attempts to kill Paul - only to be bludgeoned to death by her husband with a silver candlestick.]]
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Paul realizes Jan couldn't have killed Lundgren, so he has everyone gather together to determine who the second werewolf is. [[spoiler:Realizing she's about to be outed, Caroline Newcliffe, who'd gotten Jan's infected blood in her system when she cut her hand handling a trap they'd laid out for the beast, transforms and attempts to kill Paul - only to be bludgeoned to death by her husband with a silver candlestick.]]
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* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Tom, after he kills his lycanthropic wife with a silver candlestick.]]
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* WeCanRuleTogether: Jan tries this on Doris at the end. [[spoiler:Not only doesn't it work, Jan's attempts to bring Doris over to his side [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath keep him distracted]] long enough for Paul to run in and shoot him.]]
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* TeacherStudentRomance: Between Jan and Doris.
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* TenLittleMurderVictims: Being stalked by a werewolf!
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* GratuitousGerman: Hermann frequently says random German words.
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* InformedAttribute: Jan is Polish and it's mentioned he sometimes has difficulty speaking English. As written, however, he is quite verbose and possesses a good command of English, never actually lapsing into Polish. By contrast, German guest Hermann is the one who frequently lapses into his native language.
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* TheAlcoholic: Paul Foote is frequently drunk, to the point of being a FunctionalAlcoholic.
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* ClosedCircle: The mansion.
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* DetectEvil: During Jan's performance at the party, Paul detects some "uninvited" and unwelcome presence has just entered the room. What he eventually concludes is that, as night begins to fall, he's sensing Jan's wolfish nature beginning to come out.
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* GrayEyes: Jan's normal eye color is gray.
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Jan's eyes turn from [[GrayEyes gray]] to red the closer it gets to the full moon.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain. However, silver bullets are still fatal to them. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), but the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain. However, silver bullets are still fatal to them.brain, they don't show up in photographs, and they're capable of transformation at will, as will, as well, apparently. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), but the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them. However, even among all these differences Blish added, one thing remains the same: silver bullets are still fatal to them and silver in general is something they don't like.
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Apparently, werewolves can choose when to transform, as Jan does not turn into his wolf form until after it becomes clear to him he needs to shut Paul up.
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* AloneWithThePsycho: Paul makes the nearly fatal error of going to confront Jan in his bedroom about his suspicions, armed only with a silver knife he swiped from the dinner table. Initially, Jan is dismissive of Paul's accusations, but Paul presses the issue, prompting Jan to transform and attack him. Paul quickly books it.
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* RealityEnsues: The homemade silver bullets that the group uses the first night just jam the guns, and, in Palmer's case, make the weapon backfire rather violently.
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* CoolGuns: Tom orders a bunch (along with silver bullets for ammo) to use against the werewolf. They're delivered promptly by private jet.
* EccentricMillionaire: Tom Newcliffe. To deal with the problem after the group's homemade silver bullets make their rifles explode, he orders a buttload of [[CoolGuns assault rifles]] and silver bullets and having them delivered to his mansion by Learjet.
* EccentricMillionaire: Tom Newcliffe. To deal with the problem after the group's homemade silver bullets make their rifles explode, he orders a buttload of [[CoolGuns assault rifles]] and silver bullets and having them delivered to his mansion by Learjet.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain. However, silver bullets are still fatal to them.
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* AnimalMotifs: Bennington is frequently compared to a bear.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain. However, silver bullets are still fatal to them. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), but the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: All of the servants, except the butler, bail after the first night. Palmer also skedaddles after the second night.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Paul. Fortunately, the transformed Jan attacks him and Doris, and she sees the monster wolf, too, and is able to convince the others.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain. However, silver bullets are still fatal to them. Also, the sign of the pentagram doesn't mark the werewolf's victim (as in ''Film/TheWolfMan''), but the witch who is to first be their accomplice and then betray them.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: All of the servants, except the butler, bail after the first night. Palmer also skedaddles after the second night.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Paul. Fortunately, the transformed Jan attacks him and Doris, and she sees the monster wolf, too, and is able to convince the others.
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''There Shall Be No Darkness'' is a short story by Creator/JamesBlish. Wealthy eccentric Tom Newcliffe invites a group of friends, artists and musicians, primarily, to his remote estate for a weekend get-together. Painter Paul Foote begins to suspect that his fellow guest, pianist Jan Jarmoskowski, may in fact be a werewolf. He is proven correct when Jan transforms into a werewolf on the night of the full moon. Newcliffe and his guests fight their lives against the monster and attempt to fortify the house.
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''There Shall Be No Darkness'' is a 1950 short story by Creator/JamesBlish. Wealthy eccentric Tom Newcliffe invites a group of friends, artists and musicians, primarily, to his remote estate for a weekend get-together. Painter Paul Foote begins to suspect that his fellow guest, pianist Jan Jarmoskowski, may in fact be a werewolf. He is proven correct when Jan transforms into a werewolf on the night of the full moon. Newcliffe and his guests fight their lives against the monster and attempt to fortify the house.
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''There Shall Be No Darkness'' is a short story by Creator/JamesBlish. Wealthy eccentric Tom Newcliffe invites a group of friends, artists and musicians, primarily, to his remote estate for a weekend get-together. Painter Paul Foote begins to suspect that his fellow guest, pianist Jan Jarmoskowski, may in fact be a werewolf. He is proven correct when Jan transforms into a werewolf on the night of the full moon. Newcliffe and his guests fight their lives against the monster and attempt to fortify the house.
The story was adapted in the film ''Film/TheBeastMustDie''.
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* AlliteratureName: '''J'''an '''J'''armoskowski.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain. However, silver bullets are still fatal to them.
The story was adapted in the film ''Film/TheBeastMustDie''.
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* AlliteratureName: '''J'''an '''J'''armoskowski.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Dr. Lundgren claims that lycanthropy is the result of a mutation in the pineal gland of the afflicted person's brain. However, silver bullets are still fatal to them.
