News & Reviews

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)

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

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

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

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!

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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.