by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Hot Chocolate for the Unicorn and Other Flights of Fancy, December 2024
SPOILER WARNING: Denise is not the killer.
When a series of people are brutally murdered and gnawed on, inconveniently one full moon after Denise is first bitten by that wolf, it will LOOK like she’s the killer. And it will be heartbreaking, because she’s just so awkward, nerdy, and sweet. But don’t give up. Keep watching. It’s not her.
SPOILER WARNING: the wolf who bit Denise is actually the girl in glee club with her.
If you watch carefully, Monica is in the background of every scene set at the high school during the first eight episodes of season one, and she’s CLEARLY in love with Denise. Though, she still shouldn’t have bitten her while in wolf form, even if she thought it would increase her chances of Denise going to prom with her. It’s not cool to turn someone into a werewolf without consent. That goes without saying.
SPOILER WARNING: Monica isn’t the killer either, unfortunately she dies in episode eight.
I learned Monica wouldn’t be in season two when I saw a trending article about the actor getting a big movie deal and cancelling her contract with Moon Howlers. So, obviously, the writers had to kill her off. Disappointing… but still, I’m excited to see the vampire movie she’ll be headlining. She has a bright career in front of her. So talented!
SPOILER WARNING: the werewolf commune turns out to be a bunch of flowers-in-their-hair, tree-hugging hippies. None of them are behind the killings.
Based on the previous shows from this show runner, as soon as we learn about the werewolves’ socialistic nature, it’s a dead giveaway that none of them are gonna be the killers. I mean, get real. The twin sister team behind Blood Bonded where the vampires start a union? It’s never gonna be the socialists in one of their shows. Much more likely to be the gun-toting, pro-fascism cops.
SPOILER WARNING: normal dogs can become infected with the virus and turn into werewolves too. And that one cop who yells at everyone has several dogs.
I couldn’t believe how brave Denise was sneaking into the cop’s backyard to rescue his dogs from where he’d chained them up. That man did not deserve to have dogs! Even werewolf dogs! Maybe ESPECIALLY not werewolf dogs! Those poor things would never have committed any murders without him beating them! Dogs are too good for cops!
SPOILER WARNING: Denise can communicate with the dogs telepathically when they’re all in werewolf form!!!
The finale of season one sets the next season of Moon Howlers up to be amazing! The secrets revealed by that Golden Retriever werewolf after Denise bribes him with a squeaky bone? Unbelievable! And to think the community on the /r/MoonHowlers subreddit had it all figured out by episode five from Morse code clues hidden in the twinkling lights decorating Denise’s room!
SPOILER WARNING: Netshows cancelled Moon Howlers, just like they seem to do with all their shows that have a liberal bent. So we won’t get to see what would have happened in season two 🙁
But you can READ what I think would have happened if you subscribe to my fan fiction, Moon Howling. I’ll be posting new chapters every Monday.
SPOILER WARNING: in my version, Monica didn’t die, and she definitely goes to prom with Denise.
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