Werewolves week on SBS 2
SBS 2 turns to a little bit of lycanthropy with six movies beginning on Sunday.
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It’s been Vampire week all week on SBS 2 and just to vary things up, SBS 2 turns to a little bit of lycanthropy beginning on Sunday.
The Company of Wolves **Movie** Sunday, 14 August at 8.30pm
Wolves and werewolves lurk throughout the dreams of young Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson). When she meets a rugged hunter in the woods, she discovers she has an animal-like attraction to him, leading to a macabre turn of events.
Cat People **Movie** Monday, 15 August at 8.30pm
Nastassja Kinski stars in this erotic fantasy about a beautiful young woman who discovers love for the first time, only to find that the explosive experience brings tragic consequences.
When Animals Dream **Movie** Tuesday, 16 August at 8.30pm
Scandinavian superstars Lars Mikkelsen (The Killing) and Sonja Richter (The Keeper of Lost Causes) star in this modern horror fairy tale in the vein of stylish masterpiece Let the Right One In. When 16-year-old Marie’s body begins to transform in a superhuman manner, she starts searching for answers and discovers a long-kept family secret
The Howling **Movie** Wednesday, 17 August at 8.30pm
After a bizarre and near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem in this 1981 fantasy thriller.
The Pack **Movie** Thursday, 18 August at 8.30pm
As Charlotte travels alone through the French countryside, she picks up a hitchhiker, Max, but later loses him when they stop at a restaurant. Suspicious, Charlotte returns later that night only to be attacked by the restaurant owner and confined in a cage – the owner’s got a pack of hungry customers and Charlotte’s next on the menu.
Brotherhood of the Wolf **Movie** Friday, 19 August at 8.30pm
In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
An American Werewolf in London **Movie** Saturday, 20 August at 8.30pm Two American college students, David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
One Response
Good selection of films, although ‘Cat People’ has no werewolves and ‘Brotherhood Of” no actual WWs as such