I relate to board games the way a novice surfer might regard the ocean. There’s fun to be had in the shallows, but I know the real experience is out where unknown dangers could be lurking in the deep darkness below. I know how to rack up the Victory Points in Settlers, but I wonder if it might not be time to paddle out… to the Black Forest? And catch a big wave? Okay, time to rethink this surfing metaphor, it doesn’t really – (more…)
The “WolfCop” theatrical trailer is out
Are you ready for alcohol, stubble, vomit, pentagrams carved into human flesh, irresponsible driving, werewolf sex scenes and a mega-grossout transformation? Because I am. June 6th, Canada. Get ready.
“Ooh! Got ta stop off at da brewery, do some investigating.”
Issue 3 confirms “Who Needs The Moon?” is a masterpiece
The third and latest issue of Todd A McCullough’s ongoing graphic novel Who Needs The Moon? elevates the series to the status of “best werewolf comic I’ve ever read”, and earns the series a place on my list of top five comics of all time. (more…)
Claymation video for Clutch’s “The Wolf Man Kindly Requests…”
Maryland rock band Clutch has a particularly dedicated fan in Curtis Hein, who singlehandedly animated a full-length music video to the band’s song “The Wolf Man Kindly Requests…” from their latest album, Earth Rocker. The guys in the band were so impressed with the effort and the results that they made it the official music video. I can see why! Great song, great video.
Extraterrestrial nonsense couldn’t derail Face Off’s “Cry Wolf”
When I heard that last Wednesday’s episode of Face Off was the conclusion of a two-episode competition involving vampires and werewolves, I had to take a look. What I saw puzzled me: alien werewolves. In “Cry Wolf”, the four remaining competitors were tasked with creating werewolves displaying “newly-evolved feature specifically designed to take their vampire rivals down”. They did something very similar a year ago. Is it a rule that every challenge on this show has to be hampered by the requirement that the creature be from another world? (more…)
My WolfCop experience at Fan Expo Vancouver
Yesterday was the opening night of Fan Expo Vancouver, and I used a combination of stealth, charm, and an ancient technique known as “paying for a ticket” to gain entry. Once inside I spent most of the evening lurking around booth 143, where the WolfCop crew was set up.
Over the course of three hours Emersen Ziffle transformed Leo Fafard into the lycanthropic lawman, while CineCoup and production representatives (hi Megan!) explained the film to an increasingly enthralled crowd of passersby. Director Lowell Dean was there too, answering questions and helping Emersen get Leo’s uniform sleeves rolled down over WolfCop’s enormous clawed gloves. (more…)
Kickstart the “Tales of the Wolfman” multi-artist anthology
Tales of the Wolfman creators David Gruba and Rene Castellano have just launched a Kickstarter campaign for a 48-page, multi-artist Tales of the Wolfman anthology. (more…)
Get a little WolfCop in your life / in your home / on your body
Every time the creators and filmmakers behind WolfCop come up with something new, I holler like a maniac and run in an excited circle. Friends, I’ve been hollering and circling all morning. Yesterday they launched a $10,000 Indiegogo campaign to “take WolfCop beyond the big screen”, and its centrepiece is a little WolfCop to call your own. (more…)
Full Moon Features: The Beast Must Die
The discerning lycanthropologist might be interested to know that the recently published reference book Hidden Horror: A Celebration of 101 Underrated and Overlooked Fright Flicks includes entries on a number of classic werewolf films, including Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, The Curse of the Werewolf and The Company of Wolves. (more…)
A “Curse” worth having
The dangers of a long journey home from a distant land can cast a haze on the memories of the adventure as a whole, unless the traveller returns with some bauble or token to commemorate the experience. That is why I drove home from Emerald City Comic Con – the gruelling two hours between Seattle and Vancouver just straight up riven with gentle rain and outlet stores – with three issues of Curse clutched to my chest. It was important… that I remember. (more…)