Chrono's Horror Movie Marathon Week 2: Werewolves (There Wolves!)
 

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While I'm not quite finished with Frankenstein Week, I thought that it would be a good time to post the upcoming schedule for

Horror Marathon Week 2: Werewolves (There Wolves!)

This should be an interesting week. On a cursory Google search of werewolf movies, it appears as though I haven't seen very many, and the ones that I haven't seen I either have the perception that they're not worth seeing OR they are generally ill-received.

I'm excited for my own personal lineup and I can't wait to hear about the other movies that folks may watch.



Viewing Schedule

• Sunday, September 21st, 5:00 p.m. EST: The Wolf Man (1941)
• Tuesday, September 23rd, 8:00 p.m. EST: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
• Thursday, September 25th, 8:00 p.m. EST: Ginger Snaps (2000)

I shifted around my viewing plans a bit for this one - Watching The Wolf Man was an obvious choice (for me, thinking about the Universal Frankenstein immediately brings me to The Wolf Man) - What will be interesting, too, is that, along with Frankenstein, I haven't seen it in at least 20 years, so it'll be like watching it for the first time.

As for An American Werewolf in London, well, I had seen pieces of it a while ago and wrote it off. However, I understand that it is actually quite the iconic film so, like it or not, I should probably have it under my belt. I consider this a first viewing for me (and part of what I want to do with this marathon is make myself watch movies I've never seen).

Finally, there's Ginger Snaps. I put it on my list, then removed it, swapped in Dog Soldiers, and then swapped them again. I wanted to put in a modern werewolf movie and I was having a hard time choosing between the two (I like them both very much and I originally swapped out Ginger Snaps only because I've seen it so many times). I think I am going to stick with Ginger Snaps for the shared viewing on Thursday (hopefully this will push folks to watch it who haven't seen it before!) and I'll strive to stick Dog Soldiers in there as well - It's been a while since I've seen Doctor # Nine anyway. ::wink::


I moved the Sunday night viewing an hour earlier so hopefully that'll be easier for folks in the UK.

I will be using the website meetings.io to organize a private chat room (that also supports video chat). I will share out the link prior to each screening...

CAN'T MAKE IT?

No worries! Join in the conversation here!

WANT TO WATCH SOMETHING ELSE?

Watch/post about other Werewolf-themed movies through the week - Let's expand the discussion!


Other movies I am considering: Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004), Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004), Silver Bullet (1985)

Oh sure, take out the movie I have and put in a movie I don't have! LOL ::stick out tongue::

I might just swap it out again. ::wink::

You're giving me whiplash, girlie! ::stick out tongue::::big grin::

I just want to reccomend the film The Howling if you have never seen it. It is one of my favorite werewolf movies, it's very captivating and I love all the werewolf movie references. The ending is also quite...unique. I might have to watch it again next week.

Yes! Love that one, too! And own it!

Hrm. Ok. Full disclosure. I tried watching it a couple of years ago and was not a huge fan. I'm not even sure if I made it to the end. That movie has a LOT of love around here but it just didn't work for me. I don't think it aged very well.

I know. I am going to watch it. Definitely. Just not sure if it's Thursday or not.

You should have a Feline-themed week.

Cat People (1942 & 1982)
Night of a Thousand Cats (1972)
Pet Samatary (1989)
The Black Cat (1981)
Sleepwalkers (1992)
Cat's Eye (1985)
Prey (2007)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Burning Bright (2010)

...

Alien (1979)

I agree with Ripley!

LOL! Not gonna lie - I'm curious about Night of A Thousand Cats.

5 PM your time is 2:30 AM my time, and 8 PM is 5:30 AM here. I am sound asleep then.

Too bad about the time differences, else I would have loved to join into the Werewolves week.

That really sucks! ::sad::

One lesser known werewolf movie that's well worth a watch is The Company of Wolves, a retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood folktale.

Seen all of those so even if I can't join you I can join in on the discussions

It's been a long time since I've seen it, but I remember liking it. Hmm, I may have to revisit it for Halloween.

I am very sorry you did not enjoy it. In my opinion, it has aged quite well. Honestly, I enjoyed it even more than the immensly popular (yet still good) An American Werewolf in London. After the Wolf Man (1941), I would actually say it was my favorite werewolf movie.

The Howling used to be my favorite werewolf movie.....until I saw Dog Soldiers. Now it's my second favorite. I agree, I think it's aged quite well.

One of my most favorite werewolf tales.

I'm up for seeing Hard Candy (for the first time). I should be able to make it.

It's been a look time since I saw Dr Pepper making it. I might be up for that.

I just saw Lon a month ago.

A Company of Wolves and The Howling are at the those opposite ends, so to speak. Both excellent and with flaws. Company is a fairy tale, and Howling is at it's best when it does the hardcore reality horror; highlighted by the opening scene, (handheld camera feel) the daring reporter's secret meeting with the deranged offender), and the scenes in the 'temporary' morgue. To me, it falters when it tries to incorporate fairy tale feel and scenes, into the ultra reality. Once they get to the 'camp', they milk the material a little too long, or keep it too shallow. It's a good horror film if you're feeling jumpy and on edge from realworld dangers.

Company is basically all fairytale, very nice cinematography. Nitpicking... only complaint is the story content is enough for about 60 mins. If they were determined to go 90 mins, they needed to add story content &/or depth.

I've been itchin' to rewatch Sleepwalkers. How about THE UNINVITED?

Have a few friends coming over Sunday night, so might be running a little late, but will do my best to make it to this one.

I just thought of another good werewolf movie. Curse of the Werewolf (1960) from Hammer Studios. I mean it is no Wolf Man (1941), but it is worth a watch. I actually thought it was an interesting take on the werewolf story.

Is that the one with Oliver Reed? He's always worth a watch, and this gets the full Hammer treatment.

Yes, that's the one.

He looked like a werewolf without any makeup!

Full Moon High is a great one to follow up American Werewolf in London.

Nice choice with Ginger Snaps one of the greatest modern era horror flicks

Agreed!

Loved all three of these movies! My favorite would be American Werewolf in London, then the Wolf Man, then Ginger Snaps.

Yeah, the timing is tough. Well, I hope you join in the discussion!



Haven't heard of that one! I'll have to check it out!



I actually wrote off An American Werewolf in London a while ago but decided to give it another chance because of it's popularity. I'm interested to see what I think this time around.



Cool! Hopefully you can make it!



I don't think I've seen that one! Good call

Haven't heard of that one either!

And I really love the Ginger Snaps movies; even the third one isn't bad.

OK. Apologies for the delay. The husband had TV control and needed to finish up his current episode of Naked and Afraid (true story). ::big grin::


OK Creeps - Here it is... The Wolf Man (1941) -

I haven't seen this in 20+ years or so, probably with my father and my vivid most memory of the film is that I found it truly sad...


Here's the link to meetings.io:

http://m1.io/1hAWWYCtdwk

I feel icky and look worse so I will most likely keep video OFF.

ALSO - For you Xfinity owners - Guess what?? Wolf Man '41 is now FREE ON DEMAND!

I'll wait a couple of minutes before beginning.

lol "the husband"

I think this was one of the first horror movies I watched. I remember liking it. I generally like werewolf movies.

I'm at the part where Jenny just had her palm read by Bela.

BTW, Amanda, I'm going to have to skip Tuesday night. Sorry, sweetie, I can't miss the season premieres of NCIS and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Not there yet - He just bought the cane...

AND ADMITTED ESSENTIALLY TO BE SPYING ON HER.

Ugh. Creep.


Now he's meeting her outside the store... I don't know if it's his dialogue or tone but OMG HE IS A CREEP.

I know, right?! Stalker!

Still have friends over and I'm more than a little drunk, so I'm gonna have to skip this one. ::sad::

Hey metternich, what do you think about using Facebook chat? At least that way, we could all chat in real time.

LOLOL!! Enjoy your evening! ::big grin::

FYI - I'm going to hop out of meetings.io for now. HF, Mett, and I are chatting via FB chat. PM me if you want to join!

Hopefully for the rest of the marathon, I'll find something that will:

• Allow video chat for those who like to video chat
• Allow audio chat for those who want to audio chat
• And allow text chat for those who don't have a webcam and/or want to be anonymous

Ultimately, I think the video chat is cool BUT I want there to be a text option if someone is uncomfortable with that or just doesn't have a webcam/microphone.

Unfortunately meetings.io only seems to work for webcams/microphones. ::sad::

If someone knows of a website that will let us do the above, let me know!

I could try Google Hangouts but that requires folks to create a Google Account - I'm trying to make this as easy and anonymous (if you want to be anonymous) as possible.

Hope that all makes sense. ::big grin:: This is all an experiment for me and I'm psyched that people are joining me!! Whatever it is I need to do to get people to join, I'm all about it!

So. I want to thank HF and Mett for joining tonight! Unfortunately I was a bit distracted by the technology I think (since meetings.io still wouldn't work unless you have a webcan!) - We connected on FB but I still had a hard time paying attention to the film...

I don't think I got as much out of it as I did the first time I saw it - I had looked at is as a Man struggling against a horror that he simply couldn't control... And his fate at the end was tragic.

It didn't click with me as much with this viewing. Do I think it's an important movie? Absolutely. But it just didn't capture me as it had when I saw it forever ago.

Hello Freaks and Geeks!

Live Chat URL is here:

http://m1.io/cMBMWm0n4Iw

I haven't tested a better way to share outside of meetings.io so sorry - hope this works for now!