—Jack RussellWe'll be back father--but I have to visit that town--the Balkan Village where my father died.
Appearing in "Lo, the Monster Strikes!"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Werewolf (Jack Russell) ⏵ (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- ⏴ Topaz ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- ⏴ Philip Russell ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- ⏴ Lissa Russell ⏵
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Taboo ⏵ (Main story and recap) (Death)
- ⏴ Algon ⏵ (Main story and recap) (Death)
- Committee
- Unnamed Agent (First appearance; dies)
- Striker (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Aelfric (Mentioned in narration)
- Gregory Russoff (Mentioned)
- God (Invoked)
- Laura Russell (Mentioned)
- LAPD
- Unnamed Police Officer
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Werewolves (Main story and recap)
- Gods of Earth (Invoked)
Locations:
- Earthspace (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- North America (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- California (Main story and recap)
- Los Angeles County (Main story and recap)
- Verdugo Mountains (Main story and recap)
- Malibu
- Golden State Freeway
- Los Angeles County (Main story and recap)
- California (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Europe
- Balkan Mountains
- Transylvania
- Germany (Mentioned in narration)
- North America (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Hell (Mentioned in narration)
Items:
- Darkhold (Mentioned)
- Skull of Daimon (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Lo, the Monster Strikes!"
Topaz sides with Jack against Taboo, who responds by using the Skull of Daimon to take direct control of her soul and complete the spell to give Algon the power of transmutation. Algon fights the Werewolf, turning everything he touches to gold, accidentally causing the death of Taboo when a transmogrified statue becomes too heavy and collapses on top of him. The Werewolf defeats Algon by knocking him into the brazier with the Skull of Daimon, which also frees the souls of Topaz and his step-father.
The next day, Jack learns the true story of his mother's death from Philip, that not only is Philip his father's brother, but that it was the Committee that was responsible for his mother's accident over Philip attempting to stop their blackmail payments. After reconciling with his uncle/step-father, Jack leaves with Topaz for Transylvania, where his problems all began.