A love letter to the goofy horror flicks from the 1980's we grew up with.

A drunk city boy missed the last bus ride home at night and decided it was a good idea to take a shortcut through the dark, dense woods of Torup, Sweden.
It was not a good idea.

In Nordic folklore, werewolves were said to be men who put on enchanted clothing made out of wolfskin. This way, they could voluntarily shapeshift into fierce beasts on the battlefield (also known as "berserks", roughly translated to "wearer of bear clothing") or gain egotistical power over villages through fear and murder. But some were cursed (usually by trolls) into werewolves, never to become human again. The human never truly went away, however, as a slain werewolf hid the human body within. In this short film, it's unclear whether the werewolf is cursed or made manifest of own free will, it simply is a beast prowling through the night looking for prey.

The silver bullets and transformations during the full moon are but cinematic solutions to a grim reminder of the beast inside all of us, whether it be by our own choice or by curse to unveil.

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▼CREDITS▼
directed by
Albin Glasell & Erik Engbo

written by
Albin Glasell

cinematography, editing, 2D-VFX and music by
Erik Engbo

3D-VFX & runner
Bjarki Kjellsson

cast
Albin Glasell as Sonny
Bjarki Kjellsson as himself (RIP)

"Satans Jävla Ulv"
performed by Erik Engbo & Tiffany Szente
lyrics by Albin Glasell

Shot and made during a full moon night in Torup, Sweden 2021

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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS -

HALLOWEENAPALOOZA 2021
Iowa, USA

SPOOKY EMPIRE´S INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Florida, USA

80 SCREAMS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Ohio, USA

PLAY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Halmstad, Sweden

THE NORTH FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Stockholm, Sweden
WINNER, BEST EDITING

ATLANTA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Atlanta, State of Georgia, USA

THE GLADIO FILM AWARDS 2022
Salerno, Italy
WINNER, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

DUBLIN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Dublin, Ireland

NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FESTIVAL 2022
Niagara Falls, New York USA

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