Jon Abrams, a man whose opinion on werewolves I have previously praised, recently posted a review of The Wolfman. This is the novel
Author: Angela Quinton
Angela Quinton is a writer, designer and web developer from Canada. She's also a colossal werewolf nerd who wrote her first werewolf story on her mom's typewriter at age 11. When not writing code or geeking out over werewolf stuff, Angela runs trails, spots trains, and throws rocks at the Pacific Ocean. She lives near Vancouver, Canada, with their lovely and tolerant wife, three feline malcontents and an increasingly terrible dachshund.
CHUD’s Jon Abrams Reviews The Wolfman
The Wolfman 7″ Action Figure
ArcLight just sent in word that Mezco Toyz is now taking preorders for a 7″ Wolfman action figure. For $18.00 US, you can secure a figure that has “intense film accurate detail, 12 points of articulation, and sculpted clothing”. It ships in April 2009, just in time for the realease of the film. I don’t know about you, but I’ve already placed a preorder for this sharp little guy, and I’m seriously considering the 12″ version as well.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans – Trailer
If you haven’t already seen it, there’s an official trailer out for Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. There’s a lot of blue filters, eye makeup, improbable armour and clumsy sword-ballet… but there’s also an army of werewolves and a particularly vicious-looking Bill Nighy. Take a look for yourself.
Of additional interest is this review (yes, a trailer review) by Jason Roestel of Movie Examiner. Among other things, Roestel opines that “the werewolves in costume… look so 1955.” While you can kind of tell they don’t have as big a budget as the previous two films, I thought the werewolves looked great. What do you think?
Werewolves For Obama
Today is Election Day in the United States. I’m Canadian, but my significant other is American, so I can still say that we voted for Barack Obama. Aside from being the best candidate for the job, Obama has established a clear pro-lycanthrope record. On the other hand, John McCain has gone out of his way to spite the werewolf community by choosing some kind of a vampire-harpy creature as a running mate.
Among Obama’s werewolf-centric initiatives:
- A minimum of one full moon every week.
- Private transformation booths to be installed at all national and city parks.
- An annual clothing expense rebate of up to $1,000 to cover the cost of clothing ripped, shredded or otherwise destroyed during a transformation. Receipts required.
- A ban on the import or sale of all silver artifacts, with the exception of wolfshead cane toppers.
- A reduction in wages and support infrastructure for dog catchers and animal control workers.
So remember, folks, a vote for Obama is a vote for Werewolf Rights. So get out there and vote!
Happy Halloween!
It’s the best day of the year– Halloween! From all of us here at Werewolf News (okay, it’s just me, but you get the point), have a happy, safe and werewolf-centric Halloween! And don’t forget… Day of the Dead is coming up too!
Sinfest: Uncle Sam’s Little Problem
Tatsuya Ishida’s comic Sinfest is a Good Thing of the Internet. Today’s comic is relevant to those who like werewolves, democracy and exploiting the innocent masses like a slavering beast (or not). Note what happens to the stars on his hat when he transforms… nice touch, Tatsuya. Thanks to Jason Friesen for the link.
Irony: Sterling Silver Wolfman Cufflinks
Retail-Jeweller.com reports that English jewellery designer Stephen Webster has created a collection of ghoulish cufflinks to mark Halloween, featuring Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, and of course, the Wolfman. I was going to be a little more flippant about this, but I looked up Stephen Webster and the guy has made diamond encrusted scorpions. This is clearly a man who understands that jewellery does not have to be all about little silver dolphins and swans, and he should be encouraged, even if you’re not in the market for £250 sterling silver werewolf head cufflinks with red garnet eyes. Then again, if you’re in England, have some money burning a hole in your pocket, and really want to piss off all the vampires at the Halloween Ball this weekend, Webster’s monster cufflinks are available from department stores Harrods and Selfridges, and from the Stephen Webster boutique at 1a Duke Street, London.
Once In A Pink Moon…
If you’re a fan of werewolves and a writer of gay fiction, you might want to dig up those old manuscripts. QueeredFiction is a start up small press publisher that focuses on the Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual ‘Genred’ market, and in early 2009 they’ll be publishing Queer Wolf – Once In A Pink Moon…, an anthology of gay werewolf tales. Right now they have an open call for submissions:
We’re looking for contemporary, urban fantasy set within a fictional city (unnamed and not location specific) centering on a community of queer werewolves. Your submission should be a short story between 4,000 and 10,000 words. We are seeking sensual fiction with positive images of gay/lesbian characters. We are not looking for clichés.
They are accepting submission until November 30th, and payment “will be through a royalty split between contributors”. For more information on what they’re looking for and how to submit your work, visit the Queer Wolf page of the QueeredFiction site.
Dougherty Comments on Werewolf “Bitches”
As we reported earlier this month, Michael Dougherty is planning a TV series for Fox about female werewolves. The show is tentatively entitled Bitches. Earlier this month, Dougherty spoke to ShockTillYouDrop.com about some of the more carnal motivations behind the show.
The funny thing is I have always had this weird obsession with female werewolves. Even going back to The Howling there’s that famous transformation sequence that Joe Dante did with the fire and lovemaking. To me that was indicative of female sexuality – all sexuality has this beastly side of it. If you’re a werewolf, it should just be another aspect of yourself you’re trying to deal with. You do want to explore those parallels of being a werewolf and human sexuality. How can you date and fall in love with someone when you’re a werewolf and you start to turn when you’re aroused?
Very interesting, Michael. Very interesting indeed.
HP’s Data Center Werewolf
I’m into IT and werewolves, but this is embarrassing.
See more of HP’s “HPMonsters” videos here. If you dare.