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What Happens to a Werewolf on the Moon?
From “On the Dangers of Lycanthropy and Lunar Exploration,” by Philip Plait, Astronecronomical Institute. Submitted to the Journal of Astronomy and Metaphysics; October 2023*We are now very deep into the spooky season, with Halloween right around the corner. Not only that, but tomorrow night (October 28) is the full moon, so what better time is there to discuss the werewolf problem—or, as it’s known in the scientific literature, the lycanthropic principle?
We are all familiar with the lore. Werewolves transmogrify to lupine form during a full moon and crave the hunt, especially when humans are the prey. The details need not be delved into here. For further scholarly information, note Waggner, 1941, Landis, 1981, and, especially for the affliction in younger victims, Daniel, 1985.
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