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Frost Moon Rising 2013 Will There Be A Survivor This Month?

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Howling wild moon photo by Wolf Boy.
Howling wild moon photo by Wolf Boy.

Feeling the chill yet wherever you are? Maybe you or somebody you know, seeing his own breath on a glass or mirror? Are you like me, finding frozen spam everywhere?

Then it’s time to take cover, that’s the Frost Moon effect. Between the full moon and the frozen spam storm (void chipmunks anyone?) it’s maybe not the best time for Graham and I  to be uploading the new Monstrometer but hey we’re FINALLY done so we’re giving it a shot.

Meanwhile let’s catch up on the week that was and see who’s still surviving, supernaturally. And answer the question on everyone’s mind – including mine –  will there be another Survivor of the Month? Did THE REAPER contain the curse long enough to pass it on to another unlucky survivor, just as KZAZRIER and MARY did before him? Or will the chain of Survivors of the Month forever be broken and lost in the void forever?

Even I don’t know the answer yet. Please keep on keeping on…

DEMON FIGHTING UPDATE

Reaper recommends Enochian Symbols to fight demons.
Reaper recommends Enochian Symbols by Water Pixie to fight demons.

–>> So far so good. THE REAPER appears to be alive and reaping but not sure we can say the same for The Rolling Stones at this point.  Check out REAPER’S report on the anti-demonic use of Enochian symbols here. But which of these symbols do you use against a Nematon demon? Find out BEFORE you make an appointment at your local ink artist!

–>> Hmmm… but the KZAZIAN addendum on unstable auras and the use of certain foods is also instructive – if a little bananas. Maybe an enochian symbol out of a chocolate-bannana cheese cake? But which one to make?

–>> Does this explain the mysterious disappearance of survivor NEW BLOUD?  What exactly did he see in the woods that night?

–>> Be sure and check out KNOX THE HOVERING’s comprehensive report on the Slender Man while you’re there. You’ll think twice before crossing the playground this moon! How did he survive?

–>> Read WEREWOLF13’s interview with KZAZRIER on his Shadower report and decide for yourself if he has the real scoop on New Bloud’s disappearance. WW13 has seen the Slender Man in the woods near her home. Many thanks to her for getting the scoop. Will she hunt him down and find NB tonight?

–>> Or will ADISA be forced to attempt an exorcism?

Who’s Back? 

–>>  THE BEAST recruiting for a study…? Will HATTER the monster therapist and SOUP really help him? Does anyone recall the last time he was around? Cause I do. He was recruiting werewolf blood for a study and a few werewolves including LycantheProtector along volunteered and well… let’s just say the Lycan man hasn’t been around much ever since…

–>> Did the DARKONE really raise MARY from an untimely temporary mid-transformation death? If so many thanks for helping to save the SoTM chain from the curse.  Just don’t call her a dude.

Now What I Do With All This Troll Soup?

Soup that comes in a bag like this not likely to help with your demonic head cold.
Soup that comes in a bag like this not likely to help with your demonic head cold.

–>> Survivors please learn from the error of my mistake. When you get a tip involving supernatural demon-fighting products connecting vicious subterranean bridge dwellers AND too many vowels together – i.e.: o-a and NOT o-u …. well the result can be disastrous. Take it from me. When Fenrir appeared to be advocating the use use of TROLL SOUP on the site, of course I went searched under every troll bridge around the world until I found a vender. Only after it arrived in this biohazard shipping container did I realize the error of my mistake. Of course I could have just listened to the survivors who realized it first…

3 Ways to Survive the Ghost Moon for New Werewolves

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With the Ghost Moon on the rise and things getting weird for half the globe, take a minute to look on the bright side. Also known as the Dog Moon, this one marks the mid-point of the Dog Days. Survive this and you’re almost home free. All you have to worry about then is well, the next full moon. And the one after that. And basically the rest of your life, or unlife as the case may be, which granted for you vampires is a very long time. SOS Survivor Prize

Also on the bright side, if you do survive this full moon, you can check back here for the full moon announcement when one lucky survivor will receive a small but heartfelt thank-you prize for keeping on keeping on.

On the less bright side, more new werewolves will transform over the next 72 hours than any other time of year. But sadly most new werewolves will not survive their first full moon.Why?

Whether you are a werewolf or a friend of a werewolf, take a minute to review the top three reasons why most new werewolves will not survive this full moon:

#3. The One Who Bit You Probably Bites

Obviously for you genetic werewolves this does not apply, although it should be pointed out that somebody likely bit one of your parents or ancestors and might still be on the loose.

But for any bitten werewolf on his or her first moon, the third biggest threat to your post-transformation survival is still the one who bit you. Is he or she other coming to finish you off now to avoid taking responsibility for your survival and training?

Or worse, take embarrassing photos of the first minutes on your new legs for pack YouTube night and then kill you?

You’ll never know until it’s too late. On to number two.

 #2. Fur Chasers

Yes werewolf hunters. New werewolves are very attractive to werewolf hunters because they almost always tend to go full wolf. They can’t control the stages in between yet. Werewolf hunters may have many different motivations but are often but not always, individuals who may be supplying WW parts to unscrupulous merchants in a number of industries: fashion, health food, you name it. Sometimes it’s a vampire, true, but sometimes it’s just a leprechaun on the loose. Fur chasers are basically anyone trained in the art of skinning really, really fast, like before you can transform back to your human pelt.

Now, last and most terrifying of all, the number one cause of death among new werewolves is..

AP photographer Tim Bartlett caught a werewolf in the act of chasing cars.
AP photographer Tim Bartlett caught a new WW in the act of chasing cars.

#1. Chasing Cars

Yeah. So don’t chase them. Just don’t. No, not even motorcycles. Oh you’re going to WANT to do it. For many new werewolves it’s the first thing you’ll want to try after you master standing up on your new legs.

And who can blame you. Who wouldn’t want to chase cars? They’re shiny and cool – but just don’t do it. Unless you want to end up in road kill pie at a roadside truck stop.

 

Remember this and stay safe survivors! Check back throughout the full moon to see if anyone needs a hand or a paw or if you need one. Tomorrow night Graham and I will be on full survival duty, putting up the links.

Or if you’re brave enough read, about Ghost Werewolves from the lupine lifers over at yourlupinelife.com.

And if you survive, be sure and stop by in aprox. 72 hours for a big-gish SOS announcement.

Fourth of July Brings the Dog Days

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Survivors please take a moment to remember, the Fourth of July is not just about fireworks and fried chicken to celebrate the Declaration of American Independence and the start of summer vacay. As founding fathers of the USA John Adams and Thomas Jefferson knew very well when they chose this day, July 4 marks another very ancient and powerful occasion – the first day of the most dreaded days of the year, the dies caniculares, the days of the dog, the so-called, “Dog Days.”

Otherwise known as the Dog Star
Otherwise known as the Dog Star, Sirius rises with the sun

For roughly 40 days starting around July 4, Sirius, the so-called dog star, will rise in conjunction with our sun and exert its dogged influence over all of canine kind here on earth. From Rex your friendly canis lupis familiaris to your favorite fluffy muffin-loving, gut-rending genus lycaon aka: werewolf, all feel the pull of their star as the Dog Days begin.

While more experienced werewolves may try to sleep through the heat, new werewolves will often experience their first transformations during the Dog Days. In fact, more new werewolves will experience transformation in the next forty days than in the rest of the entire year. That’s counting both genetic expressions and unwanted werewolf-to-werewolf transmissions combined. Most won’t understand what is happening to them. These noobwolves will be very confused and angry, a mere whiff away from full moon fever at all times from now until the Dog Days end in mid-August.

Let me be clear, I’m NOT saying the founding fathers were werewolves. Just John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Why else would they actually die on July 4? They felt and understood the power of the dog star rising more than anyone and pushed the signing of the Declaration of Independence to coincide with it in preparation for battle.

Thomas Jefferson

In fact during the height of the Dog Days of 1824 Thomas Jefferson himself, fighting the urge to transform, famously said, “We have the wolf by the ear and feel the danger of either holding or letting him loose.”

Some years later Jefferson learned to love his inner lycanthrope and began urging everyone in government to do the same, saying, “You and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall ALL become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature.”

And as for John Adams? One of his many descendants of the same name plays drums in a band called Flock of Werewolves. Coincidence? I think not.

Be prepared. Treat everyday from now until August as a full moon alert and pay extra attention on July 15th when the full moon and the dog days coincide. Be a little careful playing fetch with Fido, stay cool and cut your lycanthrope and alleged lycanthrope friends a wide berth even if you’re a were-creature yourself. Especially if you’re a lycanthrope yourself. Then everybody can still be a-lican each other in the morning.

Announcing Survivor of the Month Prize

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SOS Survivors,

For those of you who don’t know, SOS and The Monstrometer game is a project maintained for free by me and sometimes my friend Graham and a whole lot of helpful volunteers like you who pitch in whenever you can with true stories and advice and sometimes even to help make another set of videos  like the 13 werewolf videos coming soon-ish, The Lupine Life of Louis Pine.

So in honor of all of you and your awesome stories and helpful tips to me and each another, I am finally implementing a suggestion that came from the Cyborg p5t5r and the gone-but-never-forgotten werewolf Ashpaw, among others. Finally A Survivor of the Month prize and front-page profile.

New Survivor of the Month Prize and Profile

It goes like this. On every full moon, one of the helpyest survivor of that month will receive a little prize in their email – a ten dollars (US) iTunes gift card number that you can redeem at the iTunes store in your country, AND I will try to summarize your story as accurately as I can on the front page to cut through some of the confusion that results from the fact that Graham is so lazy he is still working on your changes to the site.

It’s just a little prize but I only make 12.00/hr at Pizza del Muerto and besides it will come with a lot of big thanks for helping us all survive in 2012. I’ve asked Scarly to help pick the Survivor of the Month because she already got a prize on One Million day so she’s not eligible. Maybe Graham will help her pick.

If there are too many we may have to draw names. If so, I’ll do the draw like this. For each helpful comment or story you contributed that month, I’ll put your name into the “hat” once (actually it’s my iPhone App but you get the idea). That way the odds of the most helpful person winning increases and you get more chances to win the more often you comment.

Anyway, it’ll be hard to pick just one because there are so many but hopefully over time we’ll be able to get all of you with a little thank you. You may not realize this, but part of the reason this site doesn’t change the way it functions very much very fast is because nobody wants to lose any of the vital survival info written here by you and so Graham is always trying to find a way to make the changes without losing anything. But since there’s always new stuff, he’s always behind.

So thanks for keeping on keeping on whenever you can and look for the first Survivor of the Month on the Wind Moon in March!

I just hope it’s not a leprechaun…

Seth