Werewolves

A Decade’s Worth of Werewolf Movies: 1940s

moonlight — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:44 +0000

Here we are again werewolf movie fans! This time I bring you the werewolf flicks of the 1940s, check it out.

The Wolf Man: This classic is one of the best known werewolf movies out there. It follows Larry Talbot, who returns to the family estate in Wales after having spent 18 years in the United States. He is now the heir to the family estate after the death of his older brother John. Larry soon falls for a local girl named Gwen Conliff, and one evening while walking her and her friend home he is bitten by a wolf, a wolf that turns him into a werewolf.

The Mad Monster: About a crazy scientist, Dr. Cameron, who has successfully created a serum which will turn a man into a wolf-like monster. Planning revenge against the colleagues that rejected him, Dr. Cameron uses the serum on his gardener Petro and each of the men are killed by his creation. His daughter grows suspicious and confides with newspaper reporter Tom Gregory.

The Undying Monster: About the Hammond family and the werewolf that hunts them. It seems like just a coincidence at first, but the investigating Inspector soon finds out that this tradition has gone on for generations. Trying to find a link between the werewolf and the family he comes to a frightening conclusion.

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man: The Wolf Man is wakened from his tomb, and yearning for death sets out to find Dr Frankenstein. Instead, he finds himself face to face with his monster.

Le Loup des Malveneur: English title “The Wolf of the Malveneurs.” About a young governess who arrives at the Castle of the Malveneurs and begins to investigate some strange disappearances.

The Return of the Vampire: In 1918, an English family are terrorized by a vampire, but they eventually but a stop to it. Things are going well until German bombs in WWII free the monster. The vampire reclaims the soul of his wolfman ex-servant, and assuming the identity of a scientist, he seeks out his revenge upon the family.

Idle Roomers: A three stooges movie! The boys are working as bellboys in a large hotel when a side show promoter shows up with Lupe, a wild wolfman who promptly escapes.

Cry of the Werewolf: A film about a werewolf woman raised by gypsies who kills everyone that knows about her.

House of Frankenstein: A monster mash-up featuring Count Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Frankenstein monster, who are all brought back to extract revenge.

House of Dracula: Dracula goes to Dr. Edelman’s office asking the doctor for a cure to his vampirism. However, this is a ploy by Dracula to get near Dr. Edelman’s beautiful female assistant. Meanwhile, the Wolfman arrives seeking a cure for his lycanthropy. When Dr. Edelman’s attempt fails, the Wolfman tries to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, but instead finds a network of underground caves that hold Frankenstein’s Monster.

She-Wolf of London: London is plagued by a series of grisly murders. Suspicion falls on a beautiful young woman who is rumored to have werewolves in her family tree.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein: About two freight handlers who find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.

- Moonlight

The Werewolf Diaries

moonlight — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:55 +0000

…is what they should rename The Vampire Diaries, because the werewolves will be taking over in season two (which starts September 9). Here’s the dish on the werewolf-y newcomers to the show.

In season two, Tyler Lockwood (Michael Trevino) is shocked to see his uncle Mason (Taylor Kinney) in town. Mason turns up for the funeral of Tyler’s dad, the mayor. But the real surprise is when Mason tells Tyler that werewolfism runs in the Lockwood bloodline!

“Mason has learned to harness his rage and is going to serve as a mentor to Tyler,” says Taylor. “I’ve come to teach Tyler that there are choices he can make to control his destiny as a human…or otherwise.”

Nina Dobrev (Elena/Katherine) adds, “Taylor’s been adjusting really well. I don’t envy when new people come [on set] because we’ve all already created this family bond, but everyone’s really accepted him.”

The vampires and werewolves may be friendly on set, but in Mystic Falls they do not play nice with one another. Ian Somerhalder (Damon) reveals that, “Mason’s a really nice guy, but Damon makes it difficult for him to be nice,” says Ian. “He really pisses Damon off.”

“Yeah, we don’t get along,” says Taylor. “Historically, the Salvatores haven’t gotten along with the Lockwoods for ages, and having a new Lockwood in town doesn’t sit well.”

Then the interview moves to the other famous Taylor werewolf – Twilight’s Taylor Lautner. “My brother gave me a few ‘Team Jacob’ magnets to mess with me,” says Taylor, who apparently has some sexy abs of his own. “I don’t know if I stack up to Mr. Lautner, but we’ll see.”

When talking about the werewolves on True Blood, Taylor says he finds it baffling that “every time a werewolf takes off his pants on True Blood, he transforms.” Mason’s transformation will be a bit more traditional – dependent upon a full moon. And the actor says he’s well-equipped for his first wolfy scene. “I grow hair like crazy!”

- Moonlight

Win A Signed Copy of Harbor Moon!

moonlight — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:00:34 +0000

That’s right readers, we’re giving away a signed copy of the amazing graphic novel Harbor Moon. As you can see by my review you definitely don’t want to miss out on this, it has everything a hardcore werewolf fan could want – an action-packed story filled with mystery and some badass werewolves.

“When professional soldier Timothy Vance receives information from someone claiming to be his long-lost father, he takes a trip to out-of-the-way Harbor Moon, Maine. It turns out that man hasn’t been there in thirty years and pretty soon Tim’s life is in danger. Fighting for the truth and his survival, Tim discovers that Harbor Moon is harboring a secret. The entire town is werewolves and the man he was looking for may be just like them. Just as a ruthless band of werewolf hunters descend upon the town, Tim must decide whether he is going to stay and fight or turn his back on what he really is.”

Here’s how it works, all you have to do is send an email to contest@darkness.com and on September 12, 2010 I will pick one random winner (US and Canadian residents only) for a SIGNED copy of Harbor Moon.

- Moonlight

Review: Harbor Moon

moonlight — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:00:33 +0000

Harbor Moon is a graphic novel that follows Timothy Vance, a soldier that receives information from someone claiming to be his long-lost father. So he takes a trip to the small town of Harbor Moon, Maine. It turns out that the man he is looking for hasn’t been there in thirty years. After some digging for truth, Tim finds himself in grave danger, he also finds that Harbor Moon is harboring a hell of a secret. Everyone in town is a werewolf and the man he was looking for may be just like them. Just as a ruthless band of werewolf hunters descend upon the town, Tim must decide whether he is going to stay and fight or turn his back on what he really is.

Ryan Colucci: Writer, Editor, Producer
Dirkan Ornekian: Writer
Pawel Sambor: Artist
Karol Wisniewski: Art Director
Nikodem Cabala: Supporting Artist
Brian Anderson: Story By

Ryan was awesome enough to send me a copy of this amazing graphic novel, and yes it’s exactly that – amazing. The story is one that any horror and action fan will love, it has just the right amount of mystery and intrigue mixed with plenty of blood and gore to keep your attention. Lets just say that the werewolves on these pages are nothing like the pansy wolves in Twilight – these guys are badass.

As for the artwork, it is absolutely phenomenal. It took me much longer to read this graphic novel than any others due to the fact that I was so distracted by how beautiful the artwork was. I would read everything on one page and before I would turn to the next one I would stop and take a good hard look at each scene again. I’m very impressed with the artists of Harbor Moon – well done guys.

I highly suggest picking up a copy of Harbor Moon. You can buy it at their official website.

- Moonlight

The Dog-Headed St. Christopher

moonlight — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:28 +0000

That’s right boys and girls, today we’re taking a peek at the world of Christianity! I’ll be covering St. Christopher, the patron saint of travelers, due to the fact that in medieval depictions of him, he usually has the head of a dog.

According to the ancient legends, Christopher was one of a dog-headed race that is sometimes called the Marmaritae (supposedly from a country known as Marmarica somewhere in North Africa). It’s said that when he was young, Christopher was a cannibal and spoke only in the harsh guttural language of the dog-headed race.

After hearing the words of a Christian prophet who was preaching on the borders of his homeland, Christopher began to rethink his own life. While he was thinking an angel appeared and touched his mouth, allowing him to speak in languages that all men could understand. After this, Christopher left his home and traveled to Greece to preach the Christian Gospel, becoming quite the missionary in many lands. Yet in spite of this, he still remained a dog-headed man and the Church was super suspicious of him.

The story of Christopher as a dog-head lasted long into the medieval period, especially in Ireland. The revered Leabar Brac (the Speckled Book) contains an eighth century Irish calendar of saints, clearly stating that Christopher was a member of a dog-headed race, he ate human flesh, and only knew the dog-headed language when he first meditated on God. A writer known as Walter of Speyer has written two biographies on the saint, which also say that Christopher came from a race of dog-headed creatures.

Christopher is still considered a problematic saint with Pagan connections. In other versions of the story, he is completely human, but a giant – a member of an ancient race that once walked the earth. In this form he bears the young Christ upon his shoulders across the raging water. Then you have others who don’t even consider him a saint at all, in spite of his name being mentioned many times in the English Middle Ages. Even though many believe in St. Christopher, he is not officially recognized by the Vatican.

- Moonlight

Nikki Reed Wants to be a Werewolf

moonlight — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:00:46 +0000

Nikki Reed, who is better known as Rosalie Hale from the Twilight Saga flicks, apparently wants to take a break from playing a vampire to give a werewolf role a shot.

Nikki has been filming Catch .44 with True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica), has admitted that she is a True Blood fanatic. In a recent MTV interview, she first chatted about her latest indie film, Last Day of Summer, then spoke on her fellow vampire friend, Woll. She was asked if she felt connected over their “blood bonds.”

“We’re both equally fascinated by I think the passion behind the admiration for vampires,” Nikki explained. “I really love ‘True Blood’ and I envy her. I would do anything to have a guest spot on the show, hint hint,” she said with a wink.

“That’s what we talked about most,” Nikki added. “She was talking about ‘Twilight,’ and I was commenting on her show, and what we like about each other’s work, and I think that she wins.”

The interviewer then suggested that they should get Nikki on the True Blood set to do some scouting, but she revealed that she and Woll have already planned it out:

“I’m going to visit her on the set one day, coincidentally, and be like ‘Hey Alan! Alan Ball, how are ya? … You know it could be funny because I’m in ‘Twilight,’ that could be funny?’ I don’t think they’ll go for it,” Nikki said. “[But] I’m willing to push myself.”

But here’s the best part about Nikki’s desire to be in True Blood – she doesn’t want to play a vampire.

“I think I would like to try being a werewolf,” she admitted.

I love that she appears to like True Blood far more than Twilight, but then, True Blood is about ten billion times better than Twilight.

- Moonlight

“World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen” Comic Miniseries!

moonlight — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:00:41 +0000

Yaaaaaaaaaaay! Ahem. So, as a total WoW fangirl I am beyond geeked for this upcoming comic, even if it’s only a mini series. As my fellow fans know, the upcoming WoW expansion, Cataclysm, features a new playable race – the worgen, and thanks to this we’re getting a worgen comic. Yes! Check out the comic details:

Written by MICKY NEILSON & JAMES WAUGH;
Art by LUDO LULLABI & TONY WASHINGTON;
Cover by JOHN POLIDORA

The best-selling WORLD OF WARCRAFT comic series returns in time for a worldwide CATACLYSM! A series of grisly, animalistic murders have rocked the walled town of Gilneas. A famous detective sets out to discover the perpetrators and finds far more than he bargained for. To find the truth, he must delve through years of twisted history – both the history of his family and Gilneas itself. This pivotal 5-issue miniseries explores the in-depth lore of the Worgen!

Sounds so kickass! Unfortunately, DC’s WildStorm isn’t releasing this 5-issue comic miniseries until November 17, so we have one long wait. Grrr. Good news is that World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen is 40 pages of beautiful colored artwork and it’s only $4.99.

For those of you that have absolutely no idea what the worgen are, well, here are the basics…

The werewolf-like worgen are the new playable Alliance race in the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm. Players will be able to choose a class from death knight, druid, warrior, hunter, mage, priest, rogue, or warlock. Outside of combat, a worgen can appear in either their human form or their worgen form. But they immediately turn into their worgen form when entering combat or activating their Darkflight racial ability.

Like I said, they are very similar to werewolves – they’re cursed humans with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf-like beast. I can’t wait to roll one.

- Moonlight

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night Trailer

moonlight — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:00:49 +0000

The trailer for the new movie, Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night, has finally arrived. The movie, based on a series of Italian comics, follows the adventures of supernatural private eye, Dylan Dog, who seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket and blue jeans.

“In the film Dylan Dog (Brandon Routh) is forced back into his nightmare investigations after he is approached by a woman who claims to have seen her father brutally murdered by a mysterious creature. With his street smarts, his gun, and a set of paranormal weapons, Dylan attempts to restore order both above and below ground.”

Check out the trailer:
The trailer was hosted by YouTube, but we’ve removed the link after receiving a DMCA request from nick@newplanetmedia.com – we don’t want to give them any additional free promotion since they want to be jerks about it. We recommend avoiding anything to do with them.

Did you see that? A werewolf! I mean, the werewolf was getting its furry ass kicked, but still, there is a werewolf in the movie. Better yet, there’s all sorts of supernatural creatures in this film – including vampires, zombies and more. Sweet! Unfortunately, there’s still no release date set for Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night.

I haven’t read the comics myself, but according to Amazon:

“Nightmares can’t hurt you. There’s no such thing as the walking dead. Monsters are all in your imagination. We tell ourselves these things to make us feel safe at night, to give us strength against the unknown. But there are things in the dark that can hurt us. Just ask Dylan Dog. An ex-cop who now battles against evil as a “nightmare investigator,” Dylan Dog is unlike any private eye you’ve ever met. If creatures from beyond the unknown are after you, and if you can hire him, he just might save your life.”

Sounds pretty badass to me. The comic has a massive fan base, so here’s hoping that the movie doesn’t disappoint.

Do you guys think you’ll check out this upcoming flick? Or are there just not enough werewolves for you?

- Moonlight

Clawdeen Wolf is a New Favorite

moonlight — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:00:30 +0000

Clawdeen Wolf is so hot she’s flying off of store shelves – but what is she you may ask. Well, she’s from Monster High, the big new product explosion for kids. It’s a new line from Mattel that offers all sorts of goods from videos to toys. Monster High is of course, a high school of monsters. Not only do you have Clawdeen Wolf but there’s also Draculaura, Frankie Stein, Deuce Gorgon and more.

The official Monster High website has free games, activities, videos and TONS more to explore. You can even print off some of the activities for yourself or for your kids. As your play the games you will get codes to unlock other fun stuff on the site. The Monster High videos can be found on their official website and on Youtube. The videos are cute mini episodes that are surprisingly entertaining.

The fun doesn’t end at their website though, you can also buy a lot of Monster High goodies. The current bestsellers are the dolls – every time I’m shopping I check out the toy section to look at one of these dolls but they are ALWAYS sold out, kids must really love these things (I guess they‘re sick of boring Barbies and Bratz). Via iCoffin codes you can also get Monster High tattoo, locker decorations and more.

But it doesn’t end there! You can also buy diaries (I love the Fearbook), plush dolls, key chains, hot wheels and… yea, you get the point. Monster High has a lot to offer, Mattel went all out on this one. If you are interested in buying some Monster High stuff you can buy them online or you can get them from stores like Target. If I were you I wouldn‘t buy online, online prices appear to be about double than store prices.

Here’s one of many Monster High videos, just so you have a better idea of what it’s all about (the addictive theme song can be found on their site as a ringtone for your cell):

Click here to view the embedded video.

- Moonlight

Are You a Werewolf? Do You want $5,000?

moonlight — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:00:42 +0000

Here at Werewolves.com we receive all sorts of messages from all sorts of people, but the e-mail we got from a group on deviantART was a first – they’re offering $5,000 to a real werewolf. Now all of you claiming to be a werewolf can prove it, and earn some cash in the process. Here are the details to the deal:

“…if you can prove to me in no uncertain terms that you’re an actual werewolf, I’ll personally give you $5000 in cash! This isn’t an empty offer, I’m being dead serious.

I’m pretty confident werewolves don’t exist, but maybe there’s someone out there in the world who can prove me wrong… If that’s the case, I CHALLENGE you to do so! I’ve hoped and dreamed to become one for so long now; maybe raising the stakes will grab the attention of some generous lycanthrope! ;)

If you’re a werewolf, post the evidence here. If you’re worried about privacy–and if I were a werewolf, I would be too–then feel free to contact me via note. If you’re still worried, send me an email from a disposable email account [link] as long as you list some way to contact you back. If that still isn’t enough, use your computer to connect remotely to a desktop in another country, and then route the traffic from the remote computer through a proxy server to talk to me through some obscure, encrypted IRC channel. Whatever it takes, I don’t care!

I know a lot of people on ~thepackplz, at the Google werewolf group page, here on dA, in personal emails, and many other places around the net have claimed to be werewolves. Thing is, they never have any proof; all they achieve is to tauntingly raise false hopes right out in front of me like a juicy steak, and then yank it away mockingly as I try to take a bite. I’d need solid, concrete evidence such as original-sized photos of yourself in werewolf form, a video of yourself transforming, etc. (Mental shifting or anything like that doesn’t count; has to be an actual physical transformation!).”

Read the entire post HERE.

- Moonlight