Did you know that you can watch Mike Tyson solve mysteries and punch monsters in an Adult Swim series animated in the style of Hanna-Barbera classics like Scooby Doo? Well, thanks to a kind and benevolent universe, you can, and the latest episode is about a werewolf, leopard print boots, and pie. (more…)
Vote for the adorable “Teigan Wolf” in the Saban “Show Us Your Shorts” contest
Detroit artist and musician Annette DeLorean‘s latest foray into animation is a quirky and delightful look at the challenges of teenage life as a werewolf. It’s one of the 10 finalists in the Saban “Show Us Your Shorts” contest, and it could use your vote. (more…)
Current & upcoming werewolf movies: theatrical & home releases
Note as of 2017-07-07: this page is about a year out of date, but will be getting a HUGE update in the next few days!
Did you lose track of all the werewolf movies coming out lately? I did, and it’s kinda my job to keep tabs on them all! Here’s a cheat sheet to help you keep up on releases and plan your purchases or pre-orders.
2017
- Underworld: Blood Wars. The Underworld saga continues. Directed by Anna Foerster and starring Kate Beckinsale. Currently in post-production, with a theatrical release planned for January 2017.
- The Wildness. Stoner ski-bum versus rich-kid werewolves. As of March 2016, in pre-production near Vancouver, Canada. Directed by Marcel Sarmiento.
- Bad Vibes, starring Elijah Wood. A psychedelic werewolf cult versus “squares” in 1969. Was set to shoot in Austin in October 2015, so it’s probably in post production now.
2016
- WolfCop II, the sequel to the best thing to come out of Canada since poutine. Directed by Lowell Dean, and starring Leo Fafard, Amy Matysio, and Yannick Bisson. Currently in post-production.
- Little Dead Rotting Hood, directed by Jared Cohn and starring Eric Balfour andBianca A. Santos. Zombies, werewolves, fairy tales, and the handsome guy who plays Duke on Haven. Available on DVD in North America.
- Uncaged, directed by Daniel Robbins and starring Ben Getz. Has one hell of a cool poster and a great trailer, but it didn’t fare well in our Full Moon Features. Available now on DVD in North America. In the UK, it comes out March 21st on DVD / streaming under the title “Beast Within”.
- Howl, directed by Paul Hyett, starring Ed Speleers, Holly Weston and Elliot Cowan. If traffic to this site is an accurate measurement of interest, this is the film of the year. With this trailer, it’s no wonder. Available on DVD in North America and DVD, Blu-ray and streaming / download in the UK.
- Crying Wolf, directed by Tony Jopia, starring Caroline Munro, Joe Egan and Kristofer Dayne. Available for streaming and on DVD in North America and on DVD in the UK. Eviscerated by Full Moon Features.
2015
- Howl is available on region 2 (Europe) DVD and Blu-ray from Amazon.
- Blood Moon, directed by Jeremy Wooding, starring George Blagden, Tom Cotcher and Barrington De La Roche. Covered by Full Moon Features. Out on DVD in North America, and available in the UK on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.
- When Animals Dream, directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby and starring Sonia Suhl. Out in North America on DVD, Amazon Instant Video and iTunes, and on Region 2 (Europe) Blu-ray. See the trailer and stellar poster art here. Covered by Full Moon Features.
- WolfCop, directed by Lowell Dean, starring Leo Fafard and Amy Matysio. North American DVD and Blu-ray are out now!
- Late Phases, directed by Adrián García Bogliano, starring Nick Damici and Ethan Embry. Available on DVD / Blu-ray or as a download. If you want to spoil yourself and get a look at the werewolf, click this way.
- Wolves, directed by David Hayter, starring Jason Momoa and Merritt Patterson. DVD and digital available now. Check out some close-ups of the fantastic werewolf makeup here.
- Werewolf Rising, directed by BC Furtney, starring Brian Berry and Melissa Carnell. Covered by Full Moon Features. DVD and digital download available now.
- What We Do In The Shadows, directed by & starring Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, also starring Jonathan Brugh. Available to buy or rent as a digital download on Amazon and iTunes, and as a Region 2 Blu-ray. North American DVD arrives July 21st (see below).
- Dog Soldiers [Scream Factory Collector’s Edition], directed by Neil Marshall, staring Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd and Emma Cleasby. Super fancy DVD / Blu-ray with a new transfer and bonus features. Available now from Scream Factory and Amazon.
- Howling II [Scream Factory Collector’s Edition], directed by Philippe Mora, starring Christopher Lee (RIP), Annie McEnroe and Reb Brow. Available for now from Scream Factory and Amazon.
“The Order: 1886” and the sad story of Little Bobby Paige
As part of the marketing ramp-up for the PlayStation 4 game The Order: 1886, this short and creepy animation recently popped up. It’s about a young man who may or may not be a foe you face in the game, and you definitely don’t have to be familiar with the game’s story to get a kick out of it. (more…)
Scream Factory releasing Howling II on Blu-ray for some reason
In a surprise announcement on Twitter and Facebook, Scream Factory has admitted that they will be afflicting werewolf and horror movie fans with a Blu-ray version of the 1985 “classic” Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf. (more…)
Mythical Creatures Butcher Shop presents: how to cook a werewolf
If you resolved to eat better in 2015 and you don’t mind a little hair in your food, consider this recipe for Greek Style Leg of Werewolf courtesy of Mythical Creatures Butcher Shop. This dish is high in protein, low in carbohydrates, and is nutritious for everyone except the werewolf. If you’re not quite sure where to hack into that werewolf corpse in your freezer for the best cut of meat, don’t worry – the recipe comes with a handy chart. (more…)
HOWL CON 2015
The horror/fantasy convention for werewolf lovers is back, and taking over the Red Lion at the Quay, in Vancouver, WA over the weekend of February 7th & 8th. That’s literally across the river from Portland, and just a 3-hour drive from Seattle. (more…)
Full Moon Features: Werewolf Rising
As the new year dawns, I’m going to start it off by looking back on one of the handful of new werewolf films that came our way in 2014. (I hope to catch up with the likes of Late Phases, When Animals Dream, Wolves, and especially WolfCop in the months to come.) When approaching a film like Werewolf Rising, though, it helps to know going in that it isn’t going to make a lick of sense or add up to anything. (more…)
The Argentine President Jewish Werewolf Adoption Mixup
News that the President of Argentina adopted a young Jewish man in order to prevent his becoming a werewolf exploded online last week, getting coverage on dozens of news sites despite being a conflation of unrelated tradition and myth. Mixup or not, the story has already given me reason to write what I bet will be the weirdest Werewolf News headline of 2015. (more…)