"Bonehill Road"

[howlingfan]

For those who aren’t aware, right now there is a werewolf movie seeking funding on Indiegogo called “Bonehill Road.” The movie is a throwback to old-school werewolf films with strictly practical effects and zero CGI. The filmmaker’s three major influences are “The Howling,” “An American Werewolf in London,” and “Dog Soldiers,” and IMO, you can’t ask for better influences than that. According to the writer-director, there will be many werewolves in the movie (and many different types of werewolves), and it will feature a full-body female werewolf transformation. You can see a short clip of one of the articulated werewolf heads at the end of the teaser on the campaign page, and for a low-budget movie, it’s not bad at all—at least it’s definitely better than what any of us could probably do. This guy has made many indie horror movies in the past, especially in the ‘90s, and this is his first time seeking crowdfunding because he wants the werewolf effects to be topnotch. He already has the funding for the movie; he's just looking for a little extra for the werewolf effects. There are fewer than 2 weeks left in the campaign, and while it has already reached its goal, every extra dollar is going to purchasing more werewolf suits and better special effects. You can preorder Blu-rays, DVDs, and even VHS tapes (yes, it’s THAT old-school), as well as werewolf body parts used in the film and signed scripts. Needless to say, I already chipped in, and I suggest you do, too. If you are a fan of werewolf movies (and specifically werewolf movies featuring old-school, practical effects), this is an all-hands-on-deck situation. Here is the campaign’s website:

[ArcLight]

Trying (again) to get back in to posting here, so here's my write up of the movie (I also contributed and definitely got my money's worth):

caericarclight.blogspot.com/2018/01/bonehill-road.html

[someoldguy]

I watched Bonehill Road on Prime. Wow, that does not let up for a minute! Out the frying pan into the fire into the oven into the bonfire! Surprise after surprise after... Yet all foreshadowed and to be expected.

Surprisingly well acted. I was not expecting much in that department but I was happily surprised. The werewolf costumes (practical not CGI, YAY!) were quite well done. I could see how the 'man in a suit' effect was minimized by rarely seeing the whole creature at once and then in middle distance. It worked, they were good and scary.

Plenty of werewolf action, plenty of gore, plenty of scares. And this was a micro-budget effort??? IMDb says $13,500. Just amazing. Films with a hundred times that much have been bombs. Major props to the filmmakers.