Monthly Archive: May 2020

Howl (2015)
Directed by Paul Hyett

Is it just me or do werewolves not get the respect they deserve? In movie terms, I mean. Everyone is familiar with Werewolves, they’re a classic monster, but there aren’t that many A-List movies about them. There’s a full canon of great vampire films and more ghost movies and hauntings than you can shake a stick at, but Werewolves have always seemed relegated to B-Cinema. Not that I’m really complaining, B-Movies are a ton of fun and have the freedom to go in new directions, but it seems odd that such a recognizable monster doesn’t have a more mainstream interest. That brings us to today’s movie, Howl, an English Indie werewolf film that reminded me how much fun werewolves are!

Fiend Without A Face (1958)
Directed by Arthur Crabtree

I stumbled across Fiend Without A Face while scrolling through the horror section of The Criterion Channel, of which I am a recent subscriber. The Criterion Channel is a newish streaming service (yes, another one) that contains some (all? It’s a bit unclear.) of the typically high-quality films of the Criterion Collection. Basically, it’s a curated collection of movies with the purpose of preserving and distributing great movies that may not have other ways of being seen. You can pretty much pick anything at random and it will probably be good (some things may not have aged well though), which is exactly what I did here. I saw the odd thumbnail, read the (incredibly spoilery) summary, and dove right in. I’m glad I took a chance on Fiend Without A Face.