: "The Mooneys are a strange family, living in a desolate section of 19th Century England, who manage to keep their secret from others. Other than Malcolm, who is completely deranged and whom they keep locked up in the cellar of their mansion with manyodd animals, they look and act like a slightly strange but ordinary family. Monica, the weirdest member of the family has an affinity for rodents. She has a pet rat, but when she suddenly become disenchanted with it, she cuts it to bits. She also getsher kicks from strapping and torturing the demented Malcolm at every opportunity. She is jealous of Diana, destroys her clothes and tries to get her husband Gerald to leave her. When this fails, she goes to the old rat man who deals in all sorts of grotesque animals and purchases dozens of his specialties, man- eating rats. She tries to train them for use against Diana, but when one of the rats bites her, she brings them back to the old man and turns them on him. During the melee that follows, a firebreaks out and Monica runs away, leaving the old man to die from the attack of the horde of rats in the flames. The family had been awaiting the return of Diana, the youngest step-sister (her mother died in childbirth), who married Gerald while she was away studying nursing in Scotland, so she could better take care of Pa Mooney's frequent, serious attacks. They cannot call in a physician, since he might realize that Pa, Phoebe, Mortimer, Malcolm and Monica are a unique breed of werewolves. On a nightof a full moon, and while the family is arguing, they one by one, become werewolves and attack each other. Diana has a gun with silver bullets and kills them. After the funeral Diana and Gerald come back to Mooney Manor. He wants to pack and leave imme
