Werewolf News

Video for Jet’s “She’s a Genius” – Bike-riding Werewolf Girl on the Prowl

Werewolf News reader Leon Kruse sent me a link to this music video for “She’s a Genius” by Jet, from their album Shaka Rock.

“In the interview that Video Hits had with Jet,” writes Leon, “they said that the werewolf in the video is meant to be a cross between teenwolf and chewbacca, and the original video idea came from a 60s bike safety video were all the people were wearing animal masks.” I’ve seen that bike safety video (“One Got Fat“) and I’ve seen Star Wars, and I don’t recall Chewbacca being as big an instigator as this leonine werewolf girl. That poor guy’s ice cream! Thanks for the link, Leon.

Angela Quinton Sep. 4th 2009

Plot Revealed for “Slaughter Road”

Thanks to HorrorMovies.ca, the details of Watchmen co-writer David Hayter‘s werewolf picture Slaughter Road have been revealed.

The film is the story of a 17 year old teen who wakes up one day to find his entire family slaughtered and flees only to find animals and people turning up dead left and right around him.

Either this boy has been taking Lunesta or he’s a werewolf. Given that the alternate (or perhaps sub-) title for Slaughter Road is The Werewolf Chronicles, I’m going to guess the latter. According to HorrorMovies.ca, the film starts shooting in Toronto this month, and stars Thomas Dekker as the beleaguered boy.

Angela Quinton Sep. 4th 2009

Tom Spina “Pale Moon” Werewolf Statue + Ebay Auction for Werewolf Bust

Last month Tom Spina made all of our living rooms feel empty when he shared with us his Underworld Lycan display. Now he’s back to trigger your envy reflexes again with this custom life-size white werewolf statue. Here are Tom’s comments on the statue!

The client who commissioned this piece had seen our original design werewolf statue (the brown wolf, seen here: Lifesized Movie Prop Style Werewolf Statue and here Movie Prop Style Werewolf Bust) and loved it. Initially, he was going to get the standard look, but after a little brainstorming, we hit on the idea of a white werewolf with a themed base and a new pose, based on the layout of his home theater.

The new pose has a great, dynamic feel to it… and the faux stone base sets off nicely against the white fur and the shape of it gives him a little of that old school “Aurora model kit” vibe.

This statue is a little over 6.5 feet tall and really massive feeling. His hands are huge and his shoulders and back have a powerful look to them.

The project is the result of work by myself and Richard Riley, with an assist from Mike Thomas on some of the casting and crating the beast when it was time for him to go home…

To see many more photos of Pale Moon, including detail shots of hands, feet, jaws and eyes, visit the Pale Moon page of Tom’s web site.

Wracked with jealousy? Wish Pale Moon was menacing your house guests? The full statue was a one-off custom job, but Tom has created a bust of the white werewolf and listed it on eBay. The auction runs until midday September 9th, so if you want it, get bidding!

Angela Quinton Sep. 3rd 2009

Tim Hope’s Short Film, “The Wolfman”

While cartoony and childish on the surface, this short feature is a frightening venture into the subconscious of the animal that is man. And please, be honest; there are likely a few people here who have thought something along the lines of: “I was sitting in my huge leather armchair watching telly, and thinking how marvelous it would be to be a werewolf.” Savor and enjoy!

Mike Roukas Sep. 2nd 2009

MTV “Teen Wolf” Remake Taking Shape

Take it to the net, Scott, or 55 will crush you. Reports abound that MTV has ordered a pilot episode of the Teen Wolf reboot / remake that was rumoured to be in development in June.

“It has a fresh take and is very different from the original,” MTV series development VP Liz Gatele told Hollywood Reporter. “It has more of an ‘American Werewolf in London’ feel to it. It’s a dramatic thriller with two best friends in the center who provide a great comedy element: They are two very relatable characters on the outer circles of popular cliques.”

The fresh, dramatic thriller-comedy script was written by Jeff Davis, the creator of Criminal Minds. Whether it will be awesome, terrible or an irresistible combination of the two remains to be seen, but I think we can all agree that there had better be a Rupert ‘Stiles’ Stilinski character. Thanks to ArcLight and Silverclaw for the links!

Angela Quinton Sep. 2nd 2009

New Werewolf Poll for September: The Great Tail Debate

Last month we all agreed that “sequence” was the worst word to describe a werewolf’s transformation. This month’s poll has a more divisive topic: should bipedal werewolves have tails? Tails are a common physical feature on most werewolves. After all, wolves have tails, so it makes sense that a human / wolf hybrid would have one too, right? Right… or wrong! The primary purpose of a tail is to provide balance to fast-moving quadrupeds, and we’ve agreed for the sake of this poll that we’re talking about werewolves that move on two legs, not four. So what would be the point of having a tail if it didn’t serve a practical function? Anyone? Bueller?

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Angela Quinton Sep. 1st 2009

The Werewolf’s Guide To Life – A Manual For The Newly Bitten

I was trying to save my effusive praise until I’d actually read a copy, but I would be lying if I said the mere title of this book didn’t make me giddy. Written by Ritch Duncan and Bob Powers and lovingly illustrated by Emily Flake, The Werewolf’s Guide To Life looks like the lycanthropic response to the Zombie Survival Guide. It’s packed with sensible advice, survival tips and illustrations like the one below. It hits shelves on September 15, and you can pre-order it from a number of online retailers (including the ubiquitous Amazon). I’m trying to arrange an interview with the authors, so stay tuned!

Angela Quinton Sep. 1st 2009

2010 Werewolf Calendar

It looks like artists like Dark Natasha, Goldenwolf, and Synnabar have joined forces to become a lycanthropic strikeforce of pure awesome… and create a werewolf-themed calendar for 2010. Check out their well-drawn and nuanced images at WerewolfCalendar.com.

Mike Roukas Aug. 31st 2009

Rob Zombie says “the time is now” for a “Werewolf Women of the S.S.” Movie

Hollywood.com has an interview with Rob Zombie in which he talks about wanting to shoot a low-budget, deliberately retro feature length version of Werewolf Women of the S.S. (one of the faux trailers that ran as part of Grindhouse). His comments seem half-serious, but here’s the interview– judge for yourself!

Angela Quinton Aug. 27th 2009

Werewolves on the Moon: Versus Vampires – Read the 1st Issue For Free

Dark Horse Comics has put the entire first issue of Werewolves on the Moon: Versus Vampires online so you can read it for free. Go and read it. Now. Go on. I’ll wait.

Now, how many of you would have been happy to have been on that shuttle from Earth? Yeah, I thought so.

Werewolves on the Moon is now up to issue three, and if your local comic shop doesn’t carry them, you can order them online from Things From Another World.

Angela Quinton Aug. 27th 2009