Set Your TV Dial to “Werewolf”

“Wolf” wrote in with a reminder that the History Channel is running two werewolf-related shows on Wednesday, October 28th.

08:00 PM    MonsterQuest: American Werewolf
The werewolf is a centuries-old legend based on myth, not a real animal. However, local eyewitnesses in Wisconsin and Michigan report seeing a dogman–a tall hairy man-beast. Professional hunters and trackers armed with tranquilizer guns will be deployed in an area of recent sightings to find this creature. For the first time polygraphs and hypnosis will be used on eyewitnesses with astonishing results. One-part history, one-part science and one part monster, discover the truth behind legendary monsters.

09:00 PM    The Real Wolfman
Follow veteran criminal profiler George Deuchar and renowned cryptozoologist, Ken Gerhardt as they investigate the legend of the notorious Wolfman. Between the years of 1764 and 1767, the small French hamlet of Gevaudan was plagued by a mysterious beast that attacked and killed 102 villagers. The victims (mostly women and children) were all maliciously mauled and decapitated. All bore the bite marks of a non-human creature, and even more bizarre, many victims were found undressed and sexually assaulted. For centuries, the true identify of this mysterious “wolfman” has remained a mystery. Digging deeply into the mythology of Werewolves, they uncover reported paranormal transformations, diseases that make men look and act like animals, strange but true stories of children raised by wolves, and the truth about wolfsbane and silver bullets. Their modern-day forensic investigation leads them to the horrific truth behind the Werewolf murders.

Oct. 24th 2009

Target has Two Werewolf Halloween Props For Sale

When the time for Halloween comes around each year, I’m always disappointed by how little werewolf paraphernalia there is available. There’s plenty of vampire, ghost, mummy, and Frankenstein decorations, but the werewolf always seems to left behind.

Thankfully, Target stepped up to the plate this year and has introduced two werewolf statuettes for their Halloween decoration line.


This one is a werewolf “gargoyle” made out of polyester and painted to look like bronze. He stands 11.88 inches high and can be used both indoors and outdoors.


This one is a werewolf bust made out of the same material and features red LED eyes. The bust measures 10.2 inches high.

There are also smaller versions of the two figures available, but for some reason they aren’t listed on Target’s website.

Oct. 24th 2009

The Wolf-Thing In Cirque du Freak Is Pretty Silly

I can't stop looking at that ear.

Cirque du Freak, the recently-released film starring John C. Reilly, has a wolfman in it, and it’s… well… they obviously chose to design it for the screen like that– the production values of the film are too high for this goofy-looking thing to be the result of low-budget ineptitude. Here’s a Youtube clip of the wolfman (graciously linked by Viergacht) just in case the photo above doesn’t do it for you. The question is, “why does he look like that?” The wolfman on the cover of The Vampire’s Assistant (one of the book in the series that inspired the film) looks like an actual wolfman. What you see in the film is the werewolf equivalent of a guy who wears his underpants over top of his jeans because he’s not paying attention. What do you think?

Also, while I love John C. Reilly, to me he will always be Dr. Steve Brule. For your health!

Oct. 24th 2009

The Pig Did Not Wield The Sledgehammer Correctly, and Was Defeated

A friend sent this to me, assuming that I would enjoy seeing a dapper stop-motion wolf dismantling a psychotic stop-motion pig. His assumption was correct; now I’m sharing it with you. If you like explicit stop-motion gore and mildly sexual situations, you will like this. If you do not like those things, please leave the Internet right away.

This is just the right thing for a Friday afternoon.

Oct. 23rd 2009

Watch the new Wolfman Trailer

HOMG amazing transformation shots. That is all.

Oct. 23rd 2009

Nine Lame Werewolves

Did your mom cut your hair? That's nice.

I’ll bet you can think of nine movie werewolves lamer than Taylor Lautner’s CGI husky in New Moon. So can Movieline! I don’t agree with all of their calls (I still really like the Underworld Lycans), but from Michael Landon to Van Helsing, there are definitely some stinky screen werewolves out there. Anyone care to share their own worst werewolf (that wasn’t on the list)? Personally, I just can’t get behind the slimy pink were-boar of the original Ginger Snaps.

Oct. 22nd 2009

I Slipped Into My Three Worgen Moon T-Shirt…

If you're a geek, you'll understand.

J!NX is selling a World of Warcraft Three Worgen Moon t-shirt, which will be hilarious to werewolf-loving, meme-knowing geeks like me, and which will only mystify the uninitiated. Ladies, is it irresistible? Hat-tip to @electricdog and @tshirtmeme.

Oct. 22nd 2009

Rambo V: Rambo Vs. Werewolves?

Rambo V one-sheetWe need to coin a new term, werewolf fans… a word that we can use to describe something that is simultaneously terrible and great. Something like Kung Pow‘s “badong“. It would take such a world to describe Rambo V: The Savage Hunt, in which Sylvester Stallone’s army-of-one takes on the escaped product of a covert genetic engineering experiement run by the US government. This experiment is a “nearly indestructible creature of incredible cunning and savagery“– a creature that looks an awful lot like a werewolf, according to this hastily-Photoshopped-but-official one-sheet. Thanks to Viergacht for the info!

So… “good-bad”… goobad?

Oct. 22nd 2009

65 Werewolf Movies, Micro-Reviewed

Werewolf News reader and blogger extraordinaire Mac loves werewolves so much that she’s got spreadsheets to prove it. As someone who once used a ClarisWorks database to catalog all of my werewolf memorabilia, I cannot fault her, especially not after witnessing the product of her lycanthropic neurosis: she has compiled a micro-review of every werewolf movie she’s ever seen. The current total is 65. Here are some choice samples:

10    Dark Wolf
I honestly don’t remember much. There was a werewolf, and some sex, and some major movie fail. 1 out of 5

36    Scream of the Wolf
It’s really sad when I don’t even remember what happened in the movie. Guess I’ll have to re-watch it. ? out of 5

46    The Werewolf Reborn!
Pretty much a kid flick. Probably didn’t need to be reborn. 3 out of 5

59    Werewolf vs. Vampire Woman
This movie is known by seven different names. Unfortunately changing the name doesn’t make it any better. 1 out of 5

Check out the rest here!

Oct. 7th 2009

New Werewolf Toy from Missmonster and Patchtogether.com


Just in time for Halloween! A new werewolf toy designed by artist Missmonster and made by Patch Together is available for pre-order. The toy is 8 inches tall and has moveable arms. He also comes with a base featuring blood splatters and a bone. The price is $44. 95 and can be pre-ordered here!

Oct. 5th 2009