Werewolf Winter: An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

An American Werewolf in Paris is essentially the film equivalent of a Candwich.

A Candwich at first glance may resemble what you actually want (a decent sandwich) but when you open up it's bizarre packaging you soon you discover a horror of hot dog buns and processed awful that in no way resembles what it is trying to emulate. That, my friends, is this "film." I have seen a lot of movies this Werewolf Winter. Some have been shockingly good, some have been laughably terrible. But no movie thus far has made me feel actually offended at its existence like An American Werewolf in Paris.

Werewolf Winter: Bad Moon (1996)

Have you ever sat down to watch a live-action kids' film (like, say, Disney's Air Bud) only to wish that it was more R-rated? Or have you ever watched a gory horror film and just hoped beyond hope that someone would spend a lot of time focusing on the relationship between a child and his family's dog? No? Neither of those? Well someone clearly thought there was a market out there for such an INSANE meshing of tone and theme; that is the only explanation possible for Bad Moon.

Werewolf Winter: Full Eclipse (1993)

When I was near the end of my summer vampire movie countdown, I mentioned over and over again that original and unique ideas went a long way when it came to me liking a movie. Adding interesting genre twists is clearly so much better than repeating the same old tired story of Dracula. But... are there some ideas so stupid that they break this rule? Are there some ideas so god-awfully ridiculous that they never should have made it past the pitch room? Yes, and the proof is the movie Full Eclipse.

Werewolf Winter: The Howling III - The Marsupials (1987)

The Howling III is not just a film; it is an experience. You do not merely watch this movie; you are assaulted by it. You do not just share it with friends; you inflict it upon them. The amount of absurdity, bizarre choices, stilted acting, and ridiculous dialogue is almost enough to break a person, mind and soul.

Werewolf Winter: Steven King's Silver Bullet (1985)

It was a full moon last night - the perfect time to relax with a beer and a werewolf movie. Today we look at Silver Bullet. This is a werewolf story from the mind of horror legend Stephen King, so it only makes sense that we should play Stephen-King-story-cliché bingo!

Werewolf Winter: MTV's Teen Wolf (2011)

So far, the attempt to connect werewolves and teens has been fairly disastrous. Characters have often lacked arcs, and story plots have often lacked much sense.

But then Twilight came out in 2008, followed by a resurgence in the teen vampire genre which included hit teen shows like The Vampire Diaries on the CW. Since many fangirls were on Team Jacob as opposed to Team Edward, it makes sense that someone would jump on the attempt to make yet another teen-based werewolf project. That "someone" was MTV, and the result is the Teen Wolf television series, which keeps many of the same names as the original 1985 movie, but bares very little resemblance otherwise. Let's check out the pilot episode and see how this Teen Wolf stacks up to it's namesake.

Slightly different tone... and chest reveal.

Werewolf Winter: Teen Wolf (1985)

So we move from a complicated metaphor about female sexuality to a muddled metaphor for male puberty. Yes, we have returned to the Teen-Monster genre, previously encountered in I Was a Teenage Werewolf. I already expressed my annoyance and boredom with that film, but how does the rather similarly named Teen Wolf compare?