A Modicum of Justice for the Lycanthrope Trope- 3.5

Remember when vampires and werewolves dominated entertainment- from Buffy, even Michael Sheen's Lucian in Underworld was worthy, to a lesser extent Hemlock Grove's werewolf, Marvel's Werewolf By Night and big mention goes out to Hugh Jackman's badass wolf in Van Helsing ? Werewolf cosplays were not side-eyed at nerdcon (I say this as a nerd) and there was much love for the dual-creature. And most importantly, it was a giant, bi-pedal wolfman creature. Good Times. 

Now, go back in time and remember Stephanie Meyer almost killed the Vampire and Werewolf genre taking a creative dump on it and muddied the waters turning werewolves into glorified takeout supersized wolves playing kickball with glittery vampires.  You know what - I can't even go there. I just upset myself all over again.

Yeah - this is not that wretched, blasphemous abomination. This is the wolfman, the werewolf, the lycanthrope of old. Less cool, less sexy suave more horrifying apex predator, wild beast and the best part - it could be anyone turning and then forgetting that they just ate their best friend or ripped the head of the local postman.  Although it is missing something - it is very much a werewolf horror Classic.

Plot/Storyline:   I found the month by month victim/prey stats, steady progression of fear to paranoia and uncertainty quite effective storytelling. It's an open buffet - no victim is too small or big, young or old, good or bad for this creature.
Characters:   This town was uncomfortable and filled with secrets long before the werewolf made this its hunting ground.
Favorite scene: Marty and The Fireworks and finally - Milt Sturmfuller receives payment in kind.
Favorite Quote/Concept: This werewolf might just be more than a predator, it might be a psychopath.

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