A hyperstylized werewolf movie that manages to pump fresh blood through the veins of the queer coming-of-age genre, My Animal is a delectably atmospheric feature debut. My Animal, which premiered at Sundance last month, strikes a balance between horror and romance, with director Jacqueline Castel treating the two as inextricable for the lustful teenager at […]
Jacqueline Castel on her werewolf horror movie My Animal
With entrancing synths and vivid red lights, Jacqueline Castel’s My Animal feels like an ’80s-inspired music video. And in her feature directorial debut, Castel uses this distinct style to inject a fresh, queer love story into the werewolf genre. Heather (Nocturnal Animals’s Bobbi Salvör Menuez) is an outcast who aspires to be a hockey goalie […]
When You Look Like a Werewolf…
…you can be hard to love. And maybe a bit scary. And certainly rare. Nicknames for this strange-looking guy? Horsehair Wolf Skunk Wolf Matted Wolf Great Fox and my personal favorite, Red-Fox-on-Stilts Funny thing is, he’s not a wolf OR a fox. So what is he? He’s called a Maned wolf and he’s a type of wild dog…and.. there’s […]