Werewolf-movies.com

Hello!

2010-11-07T16:25:00.002Z

Yes, I am still alive!

As you can see, this site isn't being actively updated at the moment. I've decided to, for now, remove both the 'post a review' and the 'upcoming movies' section.

The database as it is will remain here for everyone to use. I doubt there is a more complete database of this genre in existence. And maybe I'll be back to update it now and then!

In the meantime though, the forum is there for discussion of any upcoming stuff, and the chat is also available to any who wish to use it.

Enjoy!

Werewolf-Movies.com Chat

2010-02-24T16:35:00.003Z

We now have chat! Feel free to drop in any time to see if anybody is about. We may organise scheduled chats on particular movies or topics if there is interest.

Review : The Wolfman (2010)

2010-02-21T01:33:00.007Z

The Werewolf-Movies.com review of The Wolfman is now up, so go read it!

Don't forget to send in your own review of the movie should you wish.

The Wolfman is here!

2010-02-12T22:44:00.011Z

The Wolfman has arrived! In theatres now!

Critical reactions have been mixed. There have been very few who have outright disliked the film - most simply expressing disappointment at missed potential. Almost all are willing to concede that it is, at least, a passionate attempt at a traditional horror tale.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times: "What you might like to know is that The Wolfman has been made with care by Joe Johnston, and is well-photographed by Shelly Johnson and designed by Rick Hendrichs. The music by Danny Elfman creeps around the edges. Del Toro makes Lawrence sad, worried, fearful, doomed."

Mark Savlov, Austin Chronicle: "There's plenty of doom, gloom, and outright despair on hand here but very little genuine human emotion. Ultimately that's what both separates us from and binds us to the beast within. Beware the moon, lads, and stick to the road."

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: "Lawrence, you see, has no desire to be a werewolf. He doesn't get off on the power of the dark side; he just wants to be free of it. And that lends The Wolfman, hokey and uneven though it is, the kind of authentic emotional hook that too many horror movies today don't have."

A.O. Scott, The New York Times: "... The Wolfman spins in agnostic limbo, neither fantastical enough to be thrilling nor realistic enough to be genuinely disturbing. The aural and visual trappings of horror are there — in Danny Elfman’s throbbing, stabbing score and in a sound design replete with growls, howls, creaks and shrieks — but the dread never quite takes hold."

Ty Burr, The Boston Globe: "The Wolfman knows the old horror classics had pure pulp running through their veins, and it honors those cheap thrills with gusto. This isn’t a great movie - it’s just a good dog."

Seen the movie? Feel free to leave a comment or send in a review with your thoughts.

20 Essential Werewolf Movies

2010-02-02T23:50:00.007Z

In preparation for the release of The Wolfman next week, I have written an article which lists what I believe to be the twenty essential werewolf movies that every fan should attempt to have in their collection.

The Wolfman Returneth : Essential Werewolf Movies

Do you agree with my list? Read it and see!

The Wolfman Approaches ...

2010-02-02T03:54:00.009Z

Okay, lots of buzz going on right now, as you'd expect with the release of The Wolfman fast approaching. February 12th is the date I've no doubt you've already got marked on your calendars.

Universal have today released the box-set of their old She-Wolf of London TV show as a tie-in with the release. Hmm, seems like a good excuse to finally complete that episode guide ...

Several publications will be running special features on "werewolves in movies" ahead of the big day. So far I've been contacted by a couple of journalists from the US to make contributions to articles. This is good for the website, in terms of the extra publicity, and also good for me as I finally get to put all this seemingly useless knowledge to use. So please do send an e-mail if you'd like to publish my ramblings.

More news/updates to follow in the coming days ...

EDIT: Also worth noting that last week Werewolf-Movies.com broke its record number of weekly hits. The previous records had always been set at Halloween - with the final week of October 2008 and 2009 being the busiest periods the site had ever seen. The Wolfman hype has just blown those records out of the water.

TV Updates

2010-01-22T18:05:00.004Z

I have started work on bring the TV section up to date. I have reviewed the pilot episode of surreal animated show Superjail!, which features a werewolf storyline.

I've also updated information on Being Human (in preperation for a full episode guide at some point), and added Sanctuary and The Wild Wild West.

Upcoming etc.

2010-01-18T13:49:00.002Z

I have started bringing the Upcoming Movies section up to date. You'll notice a lot of titles have been removed. Either these projects are canceled or in limbo, or they have been released and will be added to the main database.

Updated information on The Wolf Man, Cross (formerly called Shifter), The Ghouly Boys and others.

The following movies have been added to the database:

Providence (1977)
Sogni d'oro (1981)
Necroville (2007)
The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian (2008)
Trick 'r Treat (2008)
Animals (2008)
Underworld : Rise of the Lycans (2009)
The Band From Hell (2009) - previously Neowolf
Timo Rose's Beast (2009)
Cirque Du Freak : The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
New Moon (2009)

More to come!

New Years Resolutions Suck.

2010-01-12T23:32:00.009Z

I hate the whole concept of new years resolutions. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong the idea of wanting to change your life and do the things you should be doing ... but the tradition itself is all based around this depressing notion that come the following December, you will have fallen back into your old habits. The inevitability of human nature.

Having said that a new decade must be worth at least one resolution, right?

Werewolf-Movies.com has been alive for about five and a half years. It doesn't feel like that long. I had to do a whois lookup to try and find the date I registered the domain, and sure enough there it is; June 2004.

In its early days, it used to look something like this:

It was a plain HTML website that used frames, but it did boast much the same level of content that it does now. In June 2007 I made the decision to redesign the site and build it into a functioning PHP database. The end result of that is what you see now.

The site gets hundreds of visitors every day. 63.51% of visitors come here through a simple Google search for 'werewolf movies'. Curiously, the most visitors the site has ever had in a single day was on last Halloween.

As you can see, it hasn't been updated in quite a while. This isn't the first time I have disappeared from maintaining the site for months on end. Werewolf movies were an obsession of mine for a long time, but I have a habit of getting distracted by my various other obsessions.

But that's what resolutions are for, right?

I have begun the process of inputting all the visitor reviews that have been submitted over the past year or so. There are a lot. If any of yours end up getting missed, either they were lost in the spam or they were ineligible for some reason.

Once that's all up to date, I'll be working on bringing the other areas of the site up to speed.

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

Review: Deadtime Stories (1987)

2007-07-28T23:56:00.000+01:00

A collection of fairytales told the right way. Check out my review.

The first user reviews have also started coming in, comments on The Feeding and Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf.

Werewolf-Movies.com needs YOU!

2007-07-27T01:56:00.001+01:00

Caught a good lycanthropic thriller lately? Tired of hearing me trash all your favourite werewolf movies? Well, I've just added a new feature to the site that allows you to submit your own review for any movie in the database. It can be pretty much as long or as short as you like. Just go here.

You'll also get your own reviewer page, and any further reviews you submit will all be listed on there for visitors to mull over. It'd be especially helpful if you happen to have seen any movies that I haven't got round to reviewing yet.

Review: The Howling V (1989)

2007-07-26T22:38:00.001+01:00

I'm having a 'Howling' marathon! After this review just one more until I have a full deck.

Review: The Howling III (1987)

2007-07-26T17:40:00.000+01:00

Yes, I'm still labouring my way through the 'Howling' saga. Am I brave or what? This review is of the third, extremely odd, installment.

Review: Bloodz vs Wolvez (2006)

2007-07-25T22:42:00.000+01:00

Word. Have yet another review.

Review: Samson vs the Vampire Women (1962)

2007-07-25T02:39:00.001+01:00

I'm being way too nice to you people lately. Yet another review, this time of my very first Santo/Samson movie. There quite a few of these in the database, as apparently Mexican wrestlers have to deal with werewolves a lot.

Review: Legend of the Werewolf (1975)

2007-07-24T19:21:00.000+01:00

A review of a classic werewolf movie that I finally got around to. One of the few noteable werewolf movies of the seventies, in fact. It's about time somebody got their act together and put this out on DVD. Tut tut.

I also tidied up the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban page and added some better screencaps. It deserves it.

Review: The Howling II (1985)

2007-07-24T00:22:00.000+01:00

Okay, I've put this off for long enough. It's time for me to fearlessly embark on the unenviable task of reviewing all of the remaining Howling movies, starting with this review of the first sequel. I will attempt to soldier on further ...

New Server! + Review : Goosebumps (1996)

2007-07-22T23:21:00.000+01:00

Finally got around to moving to a new server in order to have direct hosting on the Werewolf-Movies.com domain. No more of this 'http://noel.simianzombie.com' nonsense.

To celebrate the new server, have a review of the "Werewolf of Fever Swamp" episode of Goosebumps. A fun episode of a fun show.

Review: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (1970)

2007-07-18T16:31:00.001+01:00

Another quick review of an animated werewolf episode. There are so many of these things, literally dozens of cartoon episodes I haven't added to the database. But I think you'll agree that this one is pretty compulsory.

Review: Spider-Man Unlimited (2001)

2007-07-18T15:33:00.000+01:00

A brief review of the "Ill-Met By Moonlight" episode of this show, which features the character 'Man-Wolf' from the comics. Will this character ever appear wolfed-out in a Spider-Man movie? I sure hope so.

Review: Totally Awesome (2006)

2007-07-18T02:32:00.000+01:00

It's not. But here's a review anyway.

Review: Big Bad Wolf (2007)

2007-07-17T22:06:00.000+01:00

Go here to check out my review of "Big Bad Wolf". For the most part I enjoyed it, though it wasn't as good as it initially sounded. These things rarely are, I guess ... Well worth a watch, though.

Database complete!

2007-07-16T20:46:00.000+01:00

Sorry, that was just my victory howl. I've just finished transfering all of the TV shows from the old website into the new database, so now both the movie and TV databases are all up and running. Woo-hoo!

I guess it's time to take some inventory.

257 movies, 92 of which have been reviewed.
57 TV shows, with exactly 100 individual episode reviews.
22 upcoming movies.

The "Articles" page is also now finished. I feel like I should celebrate with a steak. Maybe some lamb ...

"Werewolf" Episode Guide

2007-07-15T18:54:00.000+01:00

I've just finished uploading the episode guide for Frank Lupo's Werewolf. What a frickin' great show. Must watch it again one of these days. Apparently it's currently airing Wednesday nights on the "Chiller" cable channel. This is the first time it's been aired on television since it's initial run in 1987-88. For everyone who keeps e-mailing me about getting hold of a copy, check out TVboxset.com. Or, y'know, learn how to use a search engine.

I forgot to mention in the last post that the Sci-Fi Channel has just started re-airing Wolf Lake. They also periodically air She-Wolf of London. I mean really, what's not to love about the Sci-Fi Channel?

Blog off!

2007-07-15T00:45:00.001+01:00

I thought it would be fun to stick a blog on here for website updates and such. This way people can directly comment on updates if they feel the urge. It all seems to work okay. So, umm, updates. Yeah.

The new website is almost complete, I just need to finish adding stuff to the TV database. The Wolf Lake and She-Wolf of London episode guides are up. The latter has always been one of the most popular pages on this site, despite the fact that it's not actually complete. Must get round to it soon. Lazy me.

Who else can't wait for the new Wolf Man movie?