Howl

A lean, tense werewolf survival thriller that traps its characters—and viewers—on a claustrophobic late-night train hurtling into danger.

• Delivers solid practical effects and creature design that recall the best of early 2000s British lycanthrope cinema without leaning into camp.
• Fans of “Dog Soldiers” and “The Howling” franchise will appreciate the familiar beastly menace and tight group dynamics.
• The train setting amps up claustrophobia and suspense, turning the confined space into a pressure cooker of fear and paranoia.
• Lacks deeper thematic layers or moral complexity, but its straightforward monster-on-the-move premise hits the adrenaline pulse hard enough for genre purists.