Product Details

• Actors: Ron Chaney, Sara Raftery, Dustin Fitzsimmons, Cheryl Rodes
• Directors: Eben McGarr
• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Ryko Distribution
• DVD Release Date: September 28, 2010
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003R9K0L0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,575 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 09/28/2010 Run time: 75 minutes Rating: Nr

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Missed opportunity, October 5, 2010

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Daniel Siciliano (henderson, nevada USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House of the Wolf Man (DVD)

House of the Wolfman, a flashback to those classic horror films of the 30's and 40's. Filmed in glorious Black & White, the opening title sequence screams "Old school" monster movie. However the rest of the film is very slow, the acting is "stagey" at best, the plot very weak. The movie drips with great atmosphere and music. The Frankenstein Monster and Wolfman make-up are top notch, only we have to wait until the last 10 min to see them??!! The old lady in the attic, the "nosferatu" vampire brides all offer some errie chills! There is so much more that this film could have been. Dracula, The Wolfman and Frankenstein's monster...how could this combination be bad? Unfortunately, this movie will show you....as I said in the tile of this review...a missed opportunity indeed!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars House of the Wolfman, October 12, 2010

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fordius - See all my reviews

This review is from: House of the Wolf Man (DVD)

Let me start with the good stuff. I grew up on Universal monster films and was eager to see this attempt at finishing the "House of..." cycle. It captures the atmosphere of the period quite well, the full-orchestra score is dead on, and the monsters all look terrific. So do the sets and the miniature castle shot at the open is as good as any from the classic movies. This movie was clearly made lovingly by true fans, and that warns my soul. Nods to Universal abound, such as cutaways to the Creature From the Black Lagoon skeleton on a table, alongside the glass dome contain the now dead and decomposed King homunculus from Bride of Frankenstein.

However, the script is laborious, it rough going even at 74 minutes. When I was an hour and five minutes into it and still no monsters had shown, I knew we were in trouble. Up to that point, it plays more like one of those Monogram mystery films more than Universal. Things pick up when the monsters arrive, they look just great. You can see the seams on the Frankenstein make-up, but the design is terrific and the black and white photography obscures some of the flaws. There is no real setup for the monster, he just staggers in for the obligatory (and well staged) fight with the wolfman. Dracula appears, too, right at the end and for apparently no reason.

The story falls apart when the creatures appear, but it's what we are here for, and the preceding hour is completely forgotten at that point. Apparently by the film makers as well.

The acting from everyone is over the top, probably intentionally, but it is taken too far. Watch the old Universal films. The acting styles may be more stagey than we see today, but they are well-played by actors who believed what they were doing and consequently made you believe. These guys are playing a campy style, and it is at odds with my respect for the old films. Ron Chaney, here of course for his name alone, is the worst violator. His annoying monotone gets very old very fast and he is completely incapable of carrying the titular role.

The sole exception the late Michael R. Thomas as Dracula, who seems to be channelling Lugosi. Too bad there isn't more of him.

All that said, if you are a fan of these old movies, and they are your touchstone in life, as they are for me, then you can't afford to miss this uneven film with a big heart squarely in the right place.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, October 4, 2010

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B. Tebbs "nickyb2" (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House of the Wolf Man (DVD)

Was so excited to finally be able to see this film on DVD. The production design is superb and the "bad acting" was on the money, unfortunately the pacing of the movie is dreadfully slow and the script itself is very weak. It plods along for over an hour before the monsters appear, and then it comes to an abrupt end. I really want my money back on this one. The trailer was far better than the actual movie.