Chapter 10, October Summary

The people of Tarker's Mills are somewhat relieved because the October full moon has come and gone and no one was killed. Four deer were found slaughtered in much the same way as Elmer Zinneman's pigs had been, but many residents believe that the killer was simply a drifter who has now moved on.

However, on Halloween night, Marty is trick-or-treating with his father when he learns the identity of the werewolf. Since he confronted the beast in July, he has believed that his firecrackers put out one of the creature's eyes and he is convinced that one day, he will see a one-eyed man and will know that he is the werewolf. It finally happens when he knocks on the door of a house and a man with an eye patch answers. It is Rev. Lester Lowe, the pastor of...