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Dirty Horror Memory Lane: That Werewolf Movie Called ‘Full Eclipse’ (1993)

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Quick!  What’s the best werewolf movie to come out in 1993???  Sort of a trick question…..because there was kind of only one werewolf movie that came out in 1993.  And that werewolf movie is…….Full Eclipse!  See, they probably didn’t want to call it Full Moon because that’s kinda too obvious.  Plus, in this movie – a full eclipse renders the werewolves to be indestructible, even against silver!  But enough gabbing about eclipses and whatnot, let’s watch the original trailer.  Oh, and sidenote:  Mario Van Peebles is in this!

Yeah, as you can gather from the trailer – there’s a shit ton of guns, jumping, biting, clawing, and Mr. Van Peebles in Full Eclipse.  I still remember seeing the VHS in my local video store (I believe it was the unrated version).  Directed by Anthony Hickox (who also directed Waxwork and Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth), this movie is the epitome of a guilty pleasure.

And if you are having a hankering to see Full Eclipse on the big screen, I have pretty sweet news if you live in the Los Angeles area.  There will be a special screening on February 7th at The Hayworth Theater in downtown LA……and Anthony Hickox will be in attendance!  Someone get Mario on the phone too while we’re at it.

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There’s A ‘Werewolf Detective’ Movie Starring Lindsay Lohan……

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Yeah.  It’s really a thing.  A werewolf detective movie called Among The Shadows that stars Lindsay Lohan.  Here you go!  Have at it:

One can only hope that WolfCop shows up at some point and rights all of the wrongs within this movie.  Look for Among The Shadows in theaters nationwide on March 5th!  Just kidding, this dumpster fire is headed straight to VOD.  Yay!

Anticipation Alert: Howl (2015)

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Werewolves seem to be the forgotten horror villain.  Oh sure, Lon Chaney Jr. put everything in motion as far as werewolf movies go back in 1941 with The Wolf Man.  Then in the 80’s, An American Werewolf In London and The Howling broke the mold when it came to special effects as far as werewolf transformations go.  And don’t forget about the early 2000’s when Dog Soldiers and Ginger Snaps put their independent stamp on the sub-genre.  But we’re talking about 75 years of content here, and the werewolf movie seems to sputter more than spurt.  So how do we change that?  By putting werewolves on train of course!

Ooooooh that’s right.  Werewolves on a train are definitely in full effect in the upcoming horror flick called Howl.  Directed by Paul Hyett (who gave us the impressive debut, The Seasoning House), this new take on the werewolf story takes place on and off of a broken down train as a band of riders come together to fight off a lycanthrope or two.  The trailer was just released and it’s pretty awesome.  And it looks like practical effects are going to take center stage!  Check it out below and get ready for more updates on Howl soon.