This is going to be glorious.
There’s exactly two reasons why the horror world should be paying attention to Howl. The first one is obvious: It’s about werewolves. And the second? Well, that goes to Mr. Paul Hyett. You may not be familiar with the name but you’ve no doubt seen his work in dozens of films. Hyett is the terrifying mind behind the SFX on films like The Descent, Attack the Block, Doomsday and so much more. And that doesn’t even scratch the surface. He recently took his talents behind the camera of his feature film debut with a little film called The Seasoning House, which is a vicious in-your-face tale of revenge, proving that Hyett has a voice in the genre worth listening to.
Howl will mark his sophomore effort and it sounds like a perfectly insane approach to the sub genre that it desperately needs. If The Seasoning House is any indication, this one is quite certainly going to be mad. And with Hyett’s vast knowledge of horror movie SFX, I can only imagine that we’re going to be getting a solid dose of practical effects, which is all you could really ask for really.
Howl recently got an official synopsis, and while it’s a bit lengthy, it’s a whole hell of a lot better than what they were telling us before because all we really knew was that a bunch of people on a midnight train run into a shit storm of werewolves. Take a look:
Joe, a young ticket-collector, is riding the last train out of London on a dark and stormy night along with a meager bunch of passengers. When the train brakes violently and comes to a sudden halt deep in the middle of a forest, it seems they have hit something on the line. But when the driver ventures out to investigate he never returns, leaving the passengers in a state of panic – particularly when Joe sees the driver’s mutilated body outside the carriage.
Realizing there’s something dangerous lurking in the forest, Joe tells the passengers to make barricades to secure themselves in the carriage but soon the deadly creature is stalking the besieged train and smashing through their defenses, picking them off one-by-one. Joe rallies his ‘pack’ of passengers to fight back. During a vicious battle they manage to kill the creature, revealing it to be a hideous mutated fusion of human and wild animal – a werewolf. However, celebrations are cut short when they hear more howls coming from the forest…
Shauna Macdonald and Ed Speleers both star in this one. Below is a look at some early artwork for the flick, giving us a little tease at just how bloody this one is going to get.
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Oh that poster alone makes me want to watch it 😀
Right!
Keep me updated 😀
I most definitely will!
Love the eyes.
Very subtle and creepy!
Imagine being on the train and seeing that.
Haha, exactly! Being on a train sucks enough as it is.
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Looks more than interesting although I’m a little concerned that I may never want to take the train again. It’s been a while since we had a compelling and well-made werewolf movie. Hopefully Howl will be it!
Ooh looks very good! Isn’t the first pic from Dog Soldiers though?
It sure is. Unfortunately, there’s no stills from Howl yet so I grabbed one from one of my favorite werewolf flicks!
Excellent, good thinking! I like that movie too 🙂
It’s so good!
It’s more realistic than a lot of werewolf movies isn’t it, IF it was possible I get the feeling they’d be like the wolves in this film. I also really like Sean Pertwee! We need him in more movies!
Yeah that’s why I really like it as well. The werewolf designs are awesome, too, and I’m a sucker for practical effects. Pertwee does a lot of TV stuff now, which is a bummer. He did show up in The Seasoning House, however, which was nice!
Me too!!!! I’m not a fan of CGI at all, in horror films at least. I’ve not seen The Seasoning House but I shall look it up now! 🙂
It’s a pretty solid little thriller. Can be tough to sit through at times, though, as it deals with some intense subjects. It’ll give you a sense of what Hyett will bring to Howl, though!
Fantastic! Call me deranged but what you said just makes me want to watch it more 🙂
P.S just looked it up on IMDB does look rather shocking but also very good. thanks so much for the tip! I get recommendations all the time but this is actually something that I think YEAH when I look at the synopsis!!
It’s definitely shocking at times, but the film does a good job of handling certain scenes so it’s really never that bad. Hope you like it!
Sounds pretty damn wicked to me!
Just reading the plot synopsis got my heart pounding – I kid you not! This combines two basic fears: (1) being trapped in a confined space like the train and (2) menacing beasts.
Oh yes, and (3) The Dark.
Oh, for sure! It’s such a wicked little set up for a werewolf flick. Can’t wait to see what he does with it.
Thank you Paul and Ed.
For giving us a role in this movie.
A big thank you to Georgina. .casting director ..giving us an opportunity to be part of Howl. ….
It was great working with all crew and staff.
A Big Thank You.
Venesh and Pria
London