He’s an artist doing research in Bucharest on the legend of the loup-garous for a graphic novel, she’s a werewolf chocolatier who’s been promised to the leader of her pack when she comes of age — can the two of them get along? (more…)
Category: Film, Television & Music
Believe it or not, there are werewolf movies other than “An American Werewolf in London”.
Here’s why the “Wolves” trailer is like a chocolate chip cookie
Earlier today Werewolf News reader Rob sent me a link to the official trailer for “Wolves”. I’ve watched it three times now, and I’m not sure how I feel about it.
On one hand the hoariest clichés of the genre are on full parade here. 10 seconds into the first viewing, I was already thinking “MTV’s Teen Wolf with more blood and no Stiles”. But on the other hand, I am an admirer of well-executed craft in virtually any form, and try as I might, I can’t see anything sloppy about the execution here. (more…)
New “Ginger Snaps” DVD / Blu-ray artwork from Scream Factory
Scream Factory is on a werewolf blitz. The new art for their upcoming re-release of Ginger Snaps showed up on Facebook this week. I think it’s the best cover yet for the classic Canadian werewolf movie, and if at first you feel that it doesn’t quite have the epic vibe of last week’s Dog Soldiers cover, remember that Ginger Snaps has way fewer guns and way more teen angst than Dog Soldiers. (more…)
Classic Teen Wolf cameo in Radio Shack’s Super Bowl commercial
I watched the Super Bowl because Seattle’s just down the road from me, but I didn’t see many of the commercials at the time, because, you know, Canada. However, I did hear that the classic Teen Wolf made an appearance in Radio Shack’s commercial, and when I found the 1980’s pop culture love-fest on YouTube, I wasn’t disappointed.
Is “Supernatural” hunter Garth a werewolf?
After binge-watching six or seven seasons on Netflix last year, my wife and I are confirmed Supernatural fans. It’s shot locally, its writing is wonderfully self-aware, and I’ve always grudgingly approved of how werewolves are portrayed on the show (culturally, if not physically). (more…)
This post about Ketchup Entertainment & “Wolves” contains no condiment wordplay
Unlike other higher profile sites who employ “actual journalists“, I can resist the urge to wrap dad-level puns around a re-report of a Deadline exclusive about Ketchup Entertainment‘s acquisition of “Wolves”. (more…)
No fur but lots of skin in NSFW video for “Werewolves” by Calling All Cars
There’s a lot of NSFW action in this music video for “Werewolves” by Australian rockers Calling All Cars, but the actual werewolf action is pretty subtle. However! That’s okay. Despite my bias towards big, hairy, fucking scary monster werewolves, there’s something apt about this depiction of fit, hairless, human-mode werewolves… fucking. Or maybe they’re fighting. Or both? Either way, the lady wins, which is good and correct. (more…)
Scream Factory’s new art for “Dog Soldiers”
If you weren’t already excited about Scream Factory’s upcoming re-release of Dog Soldiers, get ready to have your wrong feelings corrected. If you were already excited, prepare to get hyped to the next level. The Criterion of horror just Facebook-posted the new art for their edition of the 2002 werewolf classic, and it’s exquisite. (more…)
The werewolf of “Autumn Moon” is old-school perfection
“Autumn Moon” is an upcoming werewolf film written and directed by Randy Fabert, who wants it to be “the most violent werewolf movie ever made.” That’s a goal I can respect, especially when the werewolf committing the violence looks so horrifically great. It was built by Fabert’s own shop, Fabert Makeup EFX Studio, and it’s exactly the kind of practical monster I want to see on the screen. (more…)
“Where are the Wolves?” I was interviewed for a Fangoria article!
Friends, will you permit me to geek the fuck out for a second? Last May I did a phone interview with Craig Anderson, a Canadian writer working on a piece titled “Where are the Wolves?” for Fangoria Magazine. (more…)