Sketchy dudes in camo & Bill Oberst Jr. with a knife: “Werewolf Rising” trailer & DVD release

Here’s what I can tell you about the upcoming werewolf movie “Werewolf Rising”, courtesy of Shock Till You Drop’s haphazard “exclusive”.

  • It tells the story of a probably-less-helpless-than-she-seems woman, Emma, who returns to her deep-woods Arkansas family home for some “soul-searching”. If the trailer’s accurate, she’s interrupted by creepy guys wearing camouflage, a surprised and gentle-looking wolf, and… SOMETHING IN THE WOODS.
  • It’s written and directed by BC Furtney, and stars Bill Oberst Jr., Danielle Lozeau, Melissa Carnell and Irena Murphy. Bill Oberst Jr. owns, and I’ll watch him in anything, even if it’s a toothpaste commercial. Check him out in The Beast, an effective short werewolf horror film from 2012.
  • The trailer is surprisingly forthcoming with the werewolf effects, which seem comprised of a practical suit that looks 50% realistic, 80% interesting, and 0% like the werewolf on the DVD cover. I like them big ears, though.
  • The STYD article has the DVD release date as September 8th, but it also misspells Bill’s last name, so I’m more inclined to trust Amazon, which has it slated for an October 14th release.

October’s the perfect time for pulp: pumpkin guts and movies like this. Have a look at the trailer below, and pre-order it on Amazon for $11.99.

Aug. 7th 2014

Hey America! Get ready for WolfCop

As reported by Shock Till You Drop and corroborated through official channels, Canada’s favourite alcoholic werewolf lawman is headed south. Image Entertainment has secured U.S. distribution rights to Lowell Dean’s horror-comedy WolfCop, which means officer Lou Garou will soon be splattering gore, puke and other bodily fluids across the screens of theatres across America. No release date has been announced yet, but I’d wager the cost of Lou’s bar tab that it’ll be in theatres in time for Halloween.

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Aug. 6th 2014

Limited werewolf & fantasy creature art commissions from Viergacht

Fantastic monster / fantasy / creature artist and longtime friend of the site Viergacht has opened up a few commission slots!

I typically paint things like people, animals and monstery critters. Check around the gallery. Digital works will get you a print-quality file in whatever file format you prefer (tif, psd, png, etc.). If you want something you don’t see here, like an animated gif, con badge, tattoo design, whatever, feel free to email [viergacht at gmail dot com] and ask.

I’ve been the lucky recipient of several werewolfy Viergacht paintings thanks to my writing, my birthday and my participation in dumb speculation about “Back To The Future“. If you’d like some eerily realistic, biologically plausible monster art, now’s your chance!

Aug. 5th 2014

Spooky Sleepover Kickstarter featuring “Dinner and a Werewolf”

Any pitch that opens with the line “A haunted toilet” is going to be good. “Spooky Sleepover” is a full-colour 72-page all-ages comic collection being Kickstarted by Dave Scheidt and Jess Smiley. It features three original stories written by Dave and illustrated by Jess: “The Terror of the Toilet”, “The Horribly Haunted Bike” and (yes, you guessed it) “Dinner and a Werewolf”. I’m a huge fan of Dave’s writing, and Jess’s art combines infectious energy with timeless, storybook colours. They’re collaborating on Spooky Sleepover because, as Dave puts it, “we like monsters, we like funny comics, we like writing stupid jokes.” (more…)

Aug. 5th 2014

Found-footage werewolf thriller ‘Wer’ punted to home video

Via Bloody Disgusting comes the news that ‘enormous man who might be a monster, or is the monster us???‘ film Wer won’t be getting a theatrical release. Universal Home Entertainment is pushing William Brent Bell and Matthew Peterman’s found footage thriller directly to DVD and digital download. (more…)

Jul. 16th 2014

Ernest Mathijs analyzes feminism, identity & lycanthropy in “John Fawcett’s Ginger Snaps”

Friend of the site Tim McGregor (who astute readers may remember as the author who volunteered his book Bad Wolf for a Worst Werewolf Books post in 2011) recently shared with me the existence of John Fawcett’s Ginger Snaps, an ebook by UBC Film Studies Professor Ernest Mathijs. (more…)

Jul. 15th 2014

Harry Potter’s “Fenrir Greyback” actor Dave Legeno passes away

Sad news from over the weekend – actor, MMA fighter and “Big Friendly Gentleman” Dave Legeno has passed away from heat stroke at the age of 50. His body was discovered Friday by hikers in a remote section of Death Valley, where it appears he had been hiking alone in temperatures that peaked around 101° F (39° C). Legeno was most widely known for playing infamous werewolf Fenrir Greyback in the Harry Potter films. (more…)

Jul. 14th 2014

The art of Kevin Cornell

I’ve been employed in the web development world since 2005, and tinkering with HTML as far back as 1997. That’s the same year A List Apart was founded, and the online magazine “for people who make web sites” has been on my regular reading list ever since. The articles are always well-written and interesting, but a big draw for me (no pun intended) are the accompanying illustrations by Kevin Cornell. (more…)

Jul. 12th 2014

Full Moon Features: Game of Werewolves

Ever since I first heard about it, I’ve wanted to see the 2011 Spanish horror/comedy Game of Werewolves, but outside of a few festival screenings it hasn’t received a Stateside release. (more…)

Jul. 11th 2014

The werewolves of “The Order: 1886” are smart, dangerous & not shy about transforming

The Order: 1886 is a single-player action game from Ready At Dawn, in development since 2010 and due out early next year as a PlayStation 4 exclusive. It takes place in an alternate history London, and follows an order of knights who represent the first line of defence in a centuries-old war between mankind and the werewolf-like Half-Breeds. (more…)

Jul. 10th 2014