Fifteen years ago this month, the Canadian werewolf film Ginger Snaps had its first public screening at the München Fantasy Film Fest on the way to its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. (more…)
Category: Film, Television & Music
Believe it or not, there are werewolf movies other than “An American Werewolf in London”.
Support Mai-Coh, “An Art-House Horror Feature Film”
Filmmaker Kei Pervaiz has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund her upcoming art house/horror film Mai-Coh, about an “ancient Navajo curse” brought to life and a young woman who “craves blood and revenge”. (more…)
Werewolf-focused “What We Do in the Shadows” sequel in the works
As reported by /Film and Stuff.co.nz, Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s hit vampire film “What We Do in the Shadows” is getting a sequel that focusses on Anton, the werewolf pack leader played in the first film by Rhys Darby. (more…)
Underworld 5 gets a release date
Sony has announced the as-of-yet-untitled fifth entry in the Underworld film franchise will land in theatres October 21st, 2016. Get your latex catsuit and werewolf costumes ready, then put them on at the same time. Don’t let public nuisance laws stop you from being a Sexy Werewolf Selene mashup for Halloween!
Via Daily Dead:
Underworld 5 recently became a must-see for lycanthrope fans when it was announced in May that Kate Beckinsale will reprise her role as Death Dealer Selene. The next entry to the series that started in 2003 will be directed by Anna Foerster (Starz’s Outlander, Criminal Minds) from a screenplay by Cory Goodman (Priest, The Last Witch Hunter).
Mud, gunfire and skinwalkers abound in “Blood Moon” trailer
Jeremy Wooding’s horror/western film Blood Moon is coming to a screen right in front of you this September, courtesy of Uncork’d Entertainment and Jinga Films. (more…)
Full Moon Features: Santo y Blue Demon vs Drácula y el Hombre Lobo
A blue moon only comes along once in a blue moon, so to complement this month’s, I am highlighting 1973’s Santo y Blue Demon vs Drácula y el Hombre Lobo. (more…)
1:4 Scale “An American Werewolf In London” bust from Pop Culture Shock Toys
This monster (pun intended) will be available in late 2016 though Pop Culture Shock Toys and is limited to 800 pieces, 300 of which will have swappable heads with open and closed mouths. Either would make a great Thanksgiving dinner centerpiece (for a cool family only, Robertsons). (more…)
Werewolf, witch & transformation in “Plain Sight” concept posters
I have a new job. As I acclimate, I’ll have less time during breaks to check out things (particularly videos) that I might post here. That’ll change as I get settled in, but for now I’m going to switch into drive-by “check this cool thing out!” mode. First up: three concept posters for Plain Sight. (more…)
Sweet awkwardness & blood in animated short “Steak to the Heart”
Kelsey Canaga, a fourth-year student at DigiPen, recently posted her senior short film “Steak to the Heart“. It’s beautiful, funny, romantic, bloody, and it made my extremely short list “vampires who are okay” grow by one. (more…)
Killer album art for “Wolfmen of Mars vs. The Mangled Dead”
Space werewolves vs. zombie punks. That’s the cover art theme for “Wolfmen of Mars vs. The Mangled Dead”, the upcoming album from Wolfmen of Mars, and if you can dig that, it’s safe to say you’ll be a fan of the band’s whole 70’s/80’s synth horror groove aesthetic. (more…)