On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.
Gael García Bernal
Jack Russell
Laura Donnelly
Elsa Bloodstone
Harriet Sansom Harris
Verussa Bloodstone
Kirk R. Thatcher
Jovan
Eugenie Bondurant
Azarel
Leonardo Nam
Liorn
Daniel J. Watts
Barasso
Al Hamacher
Billy Swan
Carey Jones
Ted (Man-Thing)
David Silverman
The Flaming Tuba
Rick D. Wasserman
Narrator (voice)
Richard Dixon
Ulysses Bloodstone (voice)
Jeffrey Ford
Additional Man-Thing Vocalizations (voice)
Erik Beck
Puppeteer
Director
Michael Giacchino
Characters
Gerry Conway
Characters
Roy Thomas
Characters
Mike Ploog
Characters
Jean Thomas
Story, Teleplay
Heather Quinn
Teleplay
Peter Cameron
October 8, 2022
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**Werewolf by Night makes bold creative decisions to embrace the monster movies vibe, and it pays off BIG TIME!**
Werewolf by Night is my favorite Marvel film so far this year. The stylized approach with the black and white filter and film grain was a bold choice that gave the movie great atmosphere and nostalgia. Werewolf by Night embraced the horror genre and violence slightly more than other Marvel movies, with villains losing limbs and being eaten. However, it’s still a Disney+ special at the end of the day, so I wouldn’t call it particularly scary or violent. As a fan of Elsa Bloodstone in the comics, I enjoyed her character’s role and backstory in the movie, which connected this isolated creature feature to a greater universe. The creative choices, great but not overdone effects, the introduction of new heroes, and the horror approach make Werewolf by Night one of the best recent entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.