After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
Directed by Joe Dante
adultery
based on novel or book
shapeshifting
secret society
woods
murder
serial killer
cabin
werewolf
psychiatrist
hunting
newswoman
Rank
#33 in 1981·#5315 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Dee Wallace
Karen White
Patrick Macnee
Dr. George Waggner
Dennis Dugan
Chris
Christopher Stone
R. William 'Bill' Neill
Belinda Balaski
Terry Fisher
Kevin McCarthy
Fred Francis
John Carradine
Erle Kenton
Slim Pickens
Sam Newfield
Robert Picardo
Eddie Quist
Margie Impert
Donna
Noble Willingham
Charlie Barton
James Murtaugh
Jerry Warren
Crew
Joe Dante
Director
John Sayles
Screenplay
Terence H. Winkless
Screenplay
Pino Donaggio
Original Music Composer
Mark Goldblatt
Editor
Joe Dante
Editor
John Hora
Director of Photography
Michael Finnell
Producer
Gary Brandner
Novel
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Rick Baker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Peter Kuran
Visual Effects
Popular Reviews
200 reviews
Z-Man
10.0★ · 01/28/26
The transformations in this movie are so sick. Such a wild ride. Only thing that could make this movie cooler is if Jeffrey Combs was in there somewhere!
The transformations in this movie are so sick. Such a wild ride. Only thing that could make this movie cooler is if Jeffrey Combs was in there somewhere!
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lena
6.0★ · 04/13/26
✮˙📺˖ ✧°🐺⋆｡💕⋆✴︎˚ THE HAND TRANSFORMING BACK!!!! AND HIS FACE!!! UGHH ✋🙂↕️🤚 CINEMA
✮˙📺˖ ✧°🐺⋆｡💕⋆✴︎˚ THE HAND TRANSFORMING BACK!!!! AND HIS FACE!!! UGHH ✋🙂↕️🤚 CINEMA
shayla
6.0★ · 04/12/26
“he could’ve designed the marquis de sade coloring book.”
cheesy early 80s flick with fun practical effects and some horny af werewolves
“he could’ve designed the marquis de sade coloring book.”
cheesy early 80s flick with fun practical effects and some horny af werewolves
lizard
6.0★ · 03/23/26
werewolves were dumb as hell he’s one dude with a shotgun he can’t kill all of you
werewolves were dumb as hell he’s one dude with a shotgun he can’t kill all of you
Sid Bennett
6.0★ · 03/02/26
*Repression is the father of neurosis. * Easily the coolest werewolf transformation I’ve ever seen. I love you practical effects!
*Repression is the father of neurosis. * Easily the coolest werewolf transformation I’ve ever seen. I love you practical effects!
