My Mom's a Werewolf
The frustrated housewife Leslie visits an animal shop to purchase a flea-collar. Unknowing that the owner is a werewolf, she accepts his invitation to lunch and later in his apartment. Through a bite in her toe he starts her slow transformation in a werewolf. Home again, she desperately tries to hide the often disgusting process from her family, but her daughter Jennifer and her - from horror magazines well educated - friend recognize what's going on, and help to kill the non-human.
Why it matters
A quirky, campy late-80s werewolf romp that blends suburban satire with low-budget creature effects.
- A rare female-led werewolf story that flips the monster origin into domestic chaos.
- Practical effects and makeup lean into gooey, goo-goo grossness with earnest charm.
- Perfect for fans of tongue-in-cheek horror comedies like *Teen Witch* or *The Monster Squad*.
- More goofy than scary, but a fun artifact of the era’s genre mash-ups and small-town anxieties.
Director
4 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
14
Supernatural
0
Creature
73
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
0
Survival
33
