IS A SERIAL KILLER LOOSE IN JULIAN...OR SOMETHING FAR MORE SINISTER? Two young women have been savagely murdered in the sleepy little town of Julian， California. Cyrus "Moondog" Nygerski， part-time newspaper columnist and full-time local eccentric， notices frightening similarities between the two deaths -- including the fact that both occurred under a full moon. Joe Acton， new in town and determined to maintain a low profile after a youthful life of petty crime， is initially skeptical of Moondog's theory of a werewolf on the prowl， but gradually he becomes a reluctant ally in Moondog's desperate quest to track down the beast before it's too late. With the next full moon coinciding with Julian's gala Halloween celebration， time is running out -- for Julian， and perhaps for Moondog as well.