If you’re a werewolf fan, you’re impossible to shop for. Your friends and family have no idea how to choose something you’ll like, and everyone remembers what happened when you unwrapped that Stephenie Meyer box set in 2011. This year, let’s try to reduce the number of cop-out gift cards you get! In the first of three Holiday Gift Guide instalments, I’m sharing with you six werewolf gift ideas I can vouch for personally – because I have all of them in my home. (more…)
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.
The downward spiral continues in “Who Needs The Moon?” issue 5
Todd McCullough’s spectacular werewolf graphic novel Who Needs The Moon? continues apace. Protagonist-turned-antagonist Ethan is dragged (or wilfully plunges) further into darkness in a deceptively simple fifth issue. (more…)
“In Case Of” Werewolf Kit, because you never know
If you’re looking for a gift for the monster memorabilia collector in your life, or if you’re one of those self-hating werewolf types, check out the Werewolf Kit from crafty prop-makers In Case Of. For less than USD $190, you can get one of 1,589 limited edition werewolf cabinets, which are “crafted, painted, and finished by hand”. (more…)
Gunman in werewolf mask shoots, injures construction worker
Once a year some weird mania strikes a random crook in America, and they decide to commit a crime while wearing a werewolf mask. The latest incident in this unfortunate trend happened last Friday in southern California. (more…)
Book Review: Spooky Sleepover Volume One
“There’s nothing to be afraid of!” a father tells his son, a boy who’s slowly been driven mad by the notion that their toilet is haunted. “This toilet has been in our family for generations.” This blasé statement (and the following carnage) is a great example of what makes Dave Scheidt and Jess Smart Smiley’s all-ages Spooky Sleepover such a goofball delight.
HOWL CON 2015 is happening and I’ll be there
October 2012’s HOWL CON was the only successful werewolf fan convention in North America (“successful” defined as “it actually happened and people had fun”), and after taking some time off, it’s back on and better than ever. (more…)
Watch werewolf short “Having a Drink” & pick up a DVD or Blu-ray
In November 2011 I shared details about a crowdfunding campaign for Having a Drink, a 15-minute werewolf film by Randy Smith. Now I’m happy to share with you the finished film, which you can watch in its entirety on Youtube. It’s also available for purchase on DVD and Blu-ray for the insanely low price of $3 and $5 CDN, respectively – perfect as a stocking stuffer for any werewolf fans you might be shopping for this Christmas. Here’s the trailer:
Here’s what the “Late Phases” werewolf looks like
Bloody Disgusting has some new exclusive photos from Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s werewolf movie Late Phases, including a direct look at the beast itself. (more…)
A close look at the werewolf makeup of “Wolves”
Today, Make-Up Artist magazine showcases Dave Elsey’s werewolf makeup for Wolves, the just-released werewolf film by David Hayter. Despite Wolves‘s “relatively modest budget”, Elsey and his team put a lot of time and effort into the design and execution of their werewolf makeups, and the article takes a close look at each wolfed-out character.
French survival-horror film “Cold Ground”
With the capering skeleton of Halloween locked away for another 11 months and the silhouette of Santa pawing at your frosty windows, you may be wondering the same thing I am: how can I get some werewolf horror up in this wintery weather? French director Fabien Delage and production companies Fright House Pictures and Redwood Creek Films have your answer: survival-horror film Cold Ground, which is the subject of an Indiegogo campaign to raise $12,000 USD to cover production costs.
The campaign describes the film as “Blair Witch meets the Descent in the snow” with “a distinctive 70s flair reminiscent of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. It will “deal with cattle mutilations, extreme environment survival as well as cryptozoology and the deadliest secrets of Nature”. Conspicuously absent from their marketing materials is any mention of “loup-garou” or “werewolf”, but one look at the poster or the footage from the campaign and it’s pretty clear what’s going on.
Cold Ground is scheduled for a January 2015 shoot in the French Alps, with creature design and gore effects by American company Dapper Cadaver and French makeup artist David Scherer. The campaign and its supporting materials have the look of an outfit that knows what it’s doing – the cast is solid, the budget is modest but sensible, and director Delage already has award-winning short film The Wild Diaries and ongoing TV series Dead Crossroads to his credit.
I’m not a big fan of found footage films, but this one seems like it’s got a solid foundation, some wicked-looking (probable) werewolves and a ton of snow. Have a look at the backer rewards (there’s some neat stuff in there) and contribute if you can!
