MOON OF THE WOLF (1972) – Episode 224 – Decades of Horror 1970s

“Wild dogs got themselves a taste of human blood! Ain’t nobody gonna be safe out on the island! We get together, or they wipe out the island! You go call the sheriff!” And you know who the sheriff is, right? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they head south for some lycanthropic shenanigans with Moon of the Wolf (1972).

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 224 – Moon of the Wolf (1972)

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After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.

• Directed by: Daniel Petrie
• Writing Credits: Alvin Sapinsley (teleplay); Les Whitten (novel) (as Leslie H. Whitten)
• Makeup Department: Thomas Tuttle (as Tom Tuttle), William Tuttle
• Selected Cast:
  • David Janssen as Sheriff Aaron Whitaker
  • Barbara Rush as Louise Rodanthe
  • Bradford Dillman as Andrew Rodanthe
  • John Beradino as Dr. Druten
  • Geoffrey Lewis as Lawrence
  • Royal Dano as Tom Sr.
  • John Davis Chandler as Tom Jr. (as John Chandler)
  • Claudia McNeil as Sara
  • Paul R. DeVille as Hugh
  • Dan Priest as Sam
  • Robert Phillips as Deputy
  • Serena Sande as Nurse
  • George Sawaya as Attendant
  • Dick Crockett as Attendant
  • Sonny Klein as Harry
  • Emery Hollier as Rev. Biggers (as Emory Hollier)
  • Teddy Airhart as DeWitt (as Teddy Airhart Jr.)

The Grue-Crew go a-hunting in the land of TV horror in this episode and encounter Moon of the Wolf (1972). This surprisingly good TV movie features a pack (yes, I said it) of good character actors with an equally good crew. Can you uncover the culprit in this Southern Gothic whodunit? Is it David Janssen of The Fugitive fame? Maybe Bradford Dillman (Bug, Piranha)? Could it be Barbara Bush (When Worlds Collide, It Came from Outer Space)? John Berardino, Geoffrey Lewis, and Royal Dano are also lurking about. And, of course, the Grue-Crew often distract themselves with tangentials in this talkabout.

At the time of this writing, Moon of the Wolf (1972) is available to stream from Hoopla and Tubi. It’s available on physical media as a Blu-ray from the Vinegar Syndrome Archive Collection.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Bill, will be José Ramón Larraz’s Vampyres (1974). The Grue-Crew loves them some vampyres with a “y!”

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