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News & Reviews

2008-06-16T16:17:00.004+01:00

Let's see, news, news .... The Sci-Fi Channel original movie Never Cry Werewolf has now aired, and Timberwolf has been kind enough to review it for us.

Following an online petition, the BBC have commisioned a six-episode series for Being Human, to begin airing in 2009. Yaaay! In less positive news, the upcoming Trick 'r Treat movie has been dropped by Warner Bros, and a new distributor has yet to buy it. Booo.

Finally, for all you werewolf porn enthusiasts (don't try to deny it), An Erotic Werewolf in London is now available on DVD pre-order, to be released on June 24.

Also, have a plethora of new reviews from the likes of Reed, TheDamnedThing, SilverMidnight, Marcus and rags.

Reviews: "The Werewolf" (1956) + "The Man and the Monster" (1959)

2008-03-27T22:35:00.004Z

So I've come up with this new concept of doing 'double feature' werewolf movie reviews, which may help me get through this insane backlog of unwatched movies a bit quicker.

Tonights theme is werewolf movies from the fifties, starting with The Werewolf (1956) and then a brief trip across the border to find "El Hombre y el Monstrou", otherwise known as The Man and the Monster (1959). What have I learnt from watching these two movies? Primarily, never trust scientists or pianists. Or the devil.

Review : "Werewolf Women of the SS" fake trailer

2008-03-27T17:10:00.004Z

I've finally got round to reviewing Rob Zombie's fake trailer for Werewolf Women of the SS, created as part of Tarantino's "Grindhouse" project.

I'll get back to reviewing real movies soon, I promise. Maybe a Howling VI review from TheDamnedThing will keep you happy in the meantime.

Wolf Blood screencaps

2008-03-26T19:54:00.007Z

I've added some new decent-quality screencaps to my review of Wolf Blood (1925), still probably the earliest obtainable werewolf movie. They don't make 'em like they used to, you know ...

Also, check this Empire Online interview for more info on the new Wolf Man movie.

Upcoming Movies

2008-03-21T18:17:00.002Z

Brought the Upcoming Movies section up-to-date with details of Never Cry Werewolf, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Beast and The Lost Girl.

Meet the Wolf Man!

2008-03-20T16:29:00.008Z

Heeere's wolfie! The creators of the new Wolf Man movie have finally given us a look at Benicio Del Toro all dolled up as the Wolf Man. Verdict? Well, I'll let you decide for yourself. They've definitely stayed pretty close to the original design, but also given a nice fresh edge to it. I reckon good ol' Jack Pierce would probably crap himself if he saw this. See more of the Wolf Man and read an interview with makeup artist Rick Baker over at Entertainment Weekly.

I've had a bit of a backlog of submitted reviews lately, so there's a bunch of new ones from the likes of Brandon, LupaLover, Christine, Steven522, SilverWolf, MrDragon811 and MetalVixen. I also still have a couple of your recommendations still to post so please bear with me on that.

Review : "Wild Country" + updates

2008-03-01T17:16:00.005Z

Have a review of Wild Country, a nice low-budget Scottish werewolf movie presumably inspired by Dog Soldiers. I've been a bit lazy lately, which means I have a backlog of about fifty werewolf movies lying around that I need to review. No exaggeration. Maybe I should overdose on coffee and stay up for a hundred-hour werewolf movie marathon. Or not ...

I also have a handful of upcoming movies to add. For now I thought I'd let you know that Animals has a teaser trailer which you can watch here, and the long-awaited Guardians of Luna has been given a whole new look and now promises a feature-length pilot, but still no word on when it will come to air. Joe Johnston is the new director for The Wolf Man, which has been pushed back yet again to May next year but should finally begin filming in London sometime this month.

Jack and Diane, which you may remember as that weird upcoming lesbian movie featuring the young "Juno" stars Ellen Page and Olivia Thirlby, has been pushed back to 2010 and it looks likely that Page may have dropped out. What, lesbian werewolf roles too good for you now that your an oscar nominee? Tsk!

Review : "Being Human"

2008-02-22T23:56:00.004Z

Greetings! I've reviewed the new BBC Three television pilot Being Human, which if you live in the UK you can watch online here. Very promising show.

It's also being repeated on BBC Three this Sunday at 10.

Review : "Werewolf : The Devil's Hound" + New Additions

2008-01-29T00:10:00.002Z

I've reviewed the new movie Werewolf : The Devil's Hound. Surprisingly good at times for an independent werewolf movie, if a little disjointed overall.

Also a couple of made-for-TV movies from last year have been added to the database, Sky One's Hybrid and ABC Family's Nature of the Beast.

New and Upcoming Werewolf Movies

2008-01-26T17:42:00.000Z

I still have a few more new and upcoming movies to add, but this should get you started. Three independent werewolf movies have come out in the last couple of months, and they are Werewolf : The Devil's Hound (formerly known as "Lycan"), Lycanthropy and Cold-Blooded.

I also heard from the good people behind the upcoming Death Walks the Streets trilogy:

"You might've already heard that we recently parted ways with the production company that had been attached to DWTS for the past 2 and a half years. That said, we're back on track and moving forward faster than ever before. As of January 1st, the project is back in the hands of the creators. While our fingers are crossed for a 2008 release, if we've learned anything in the past couple of years, it's that nothing is certain. As far as the "Trilogy" goes, the screenplays for the first two chapters are complete. Work continues on part III, along with our soon-to-launch comic series. While DWTS I promises some heavy werewolf action, all we can say about DWTS II so far is that fans of the shape-shifting alliance should be pleased. Above all, we're just looking forward to bringing a great movie to life and sharing it with the fans that have supported us in our journey."

Finally, a couple new reviews from TheDamnedThing, and one from Andrew.

Updates

2008-01-24T22:14:00.000Z

Righty-ho, I've just about brought the upcoming movies section back up to date.

The third movie in the Underworld saga has now been given a title, Underworld : Rise of the Lycans, and Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen and Shane Brolly are all set to reprise their roles while Rhona Mitra (of Skinwalkers) stars in it. The Cirque Du Freak adaptation has also begun casting, with Salma Hayek and John C Reilly heading up the cast list. So far so good!

Lots of movies being rescheduled as usual, it's probably no surprise that The Wolf Man has been pushed back yet again to February of next year while Trick 'r Treat has been shoved a full year so we'll now see it this halloween instead. Death Walks the Streets ought to be out this year, and it's now being advertised as the first in a trilogy.

The Mark of the Wolf webisode series should be available online real soon, and in the meantime you can watch the trailer. No sign of
Neowolf lately, it looks like that one will be going straight to DVD. The official website for the "Bubba the Redneck Werewolf" movie has disappeared, so I'm guessing that project has fallen through for now. Boohoo.

Independent movies "Lycan" (now titled "Werewolf : The Devils Hound"), "Lycanthropy" and "Cold-Blooded" have all been finished so I'll be adding those to the main database later.

Also, have a few concise reviews from MrDragon811.

New User Reviews

2008-01-11T18:37:00.000Z

Sooo, I'm gonna try and get this site up-to-date this weekend. A bunch of new user reviews to keep you entertained in the mean time. New reviews from Jesse, BloodThirst, Christina/Lycana, Linus Stick, Andrew, Timberwolf and Risa.

Baker's Back!

2007-09-09T20:56:00.000+01:00

Cmoney mentioned in the forum this week that ShockTillYouDrop.com was naming Rick Baker as the special effects artist on the new Wolf Man movie. We were all hopeful but healthily skeptical until Darkwolf Avenged posted the above pic which confirms it. This project is just sounding better and better.

In other news, Darrenkamp has reviewed Skinwalkers and Kavik has reviewed Bloodz vs Wolvez. And I've been too lazy to review anything. Feel bad now.

Review: The Undying Monster (1942)

2007-08-19T20:19:00.001+01:00

A review of another obscure werewolf B-movie from the good ol' days. Also, Matt and Nat from YourGeekNews.com have submitted the first review of Skinwalkers.

Review: "Discworld Noir" (1999)

2007-08-17T22:49:00.000+01:00

Another computer game review for the Other Media section. I'll get back to reviewing movies soon, I promise.

Marcus has recommended Werewolf: The Forsaken, and Andrew has reviewed Frankenstein and Me.

Review: "The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Bloodmoon" (2003)

2007-08-15T02:11:00.000+01:00

I've expanded my initial comments into more of a proper
review of this game, along with lots of screenshots. I felt it deserved it. You'll find it all in the Other Media section.

Also, Elvisscott has recommended Gary Brandner's The Howling (1977), Zeav Keela has reviewed Big Bad Wolf and Andrew has reviewed Dracula (1993).

Review: Halloweentown (1998)

2007-08-11T17:59:00.001+01:00

A review of the first in a popular series of Disney movies, a couple of which feature werewolves.

I've also added a couple of things to the Other Media section; the Werewolf : The Forsaken roleplaying books series and Lionhead's The Movies computer game.

Review: Return of the Vampire (1944)

2007-08-10T18:52:00.000+01:00

The vampire returns, and this time it's personal. Eek! Have a review.

Skinwalkers opens today in the US, so check that one out. Also we finally have word about the British production Wild Country, which comes to DVD in October. You can pre-order it from amazon.co.uk

New User Reviews/Recommendations

2007-08-09T23:11:00.000+01:00

Silly me. I keep forgetting to update this blog with the latest new submissions to the website, so here are all the recent ones I've missed:

Darrenkamp has reviewed Bad Moon and recommended the book Santa Claws.

KeyWolf has recommended the books Wagner the Werewolf and Cycle of the Werewolf.

Darkwolf Avenged has recommended the books Saint Peter's Wolf and Animals, and has also reviewed The Beast of the Bray Road.

Undertaker and Marcus have reviewed Big Bad Wolf.

Andrew has reviewed Silver Bullet and Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Hopefully I didn't miss any.

Other Media

2007-08-08T16:49:00.001+01:00

Yet another new feature for the website. Pretty soon you won't need to go anywhere else, you know. I'll open a 'groceries' section. Need some beer? Don't go to the fridge, I'll have it airmailed to you. Woo!

Ahem. Anyway, the new Other Media section will contain books, games and so on that have been recommended visitors. So go recommend something.

Review: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

2007-08-08T02:42:00.000+01:00

This movie is one of the main reasons I wanted to incorporate a "See Also" section in the first place, so here's a review.

Review: The Night Has Eyes (1942) + New Database Section

2007-08-07T21:40:00.000+01:00

A review of a borderline werewolf movie starring James Mason. You won't find it in the main movie database though, but in the brand new See Also section, a place for non-werewolf movies that genre fans might be interested in.

Also coming soon is an Other Media section for werewolf books, comics, games etc.

Skinwalkers Preview

2007-08-05T18:06:00.000+01:00

Mark your calendars, James Isaac's Skinwalkers hits theaters this Friday. I recieved the following preview from Nat at YourGeekNews.com, who also have a very cool video preview on their site:

Fantastic man-in-suit creature effects and an epic storyline meet average direction in what is a surprisingly successful attempt at the elusive Werewolf genre. Director Jim Isaacs doesn't have much experience in the role, but he still manages to capture the brilliance of Creature Effects Expert Stan Winston's many, many Werewolves. The cast, from Jason Behr and Rhona Mitra to Sarah Carter and Elias Koteas, do a great job; with the exception of the first scene, the acting is all top-notch for a blatant genre pic.

We managed to catch a preview, and as a result we have a sweet little 10-minute preview with scenes from Skinwalkers and interviews with the cast and crew, and an awesome look at the creature effects process, over at my movie preview and review site: YourGeekNews.com

Enjoy!

Review: Bad Moon (1996)

2007-07-31T16:50:00.000+01:00

If you haven't seen this movie, what are you doing with your life? Read my review, then go buy it.

Upcoming Movies Update

2007-07-30T23:13:00.001+01:00

Finally got round to adding all the new upcoming movies and TV shows that I know of:

Trick 'r Treat (2007)
Shifter (2008)
Howl (2008)
Beast of the East (2009)
Nightwolf TV Show (????)

Lots of exciting prospects coming up over the next couple of years. Yep.

User reviews: The Feeding and Big Bad Wolf