The Boy Who Cried Werewolf poster

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973 ·1h 33m · ★ 5.7 (23)

Little Richie Bridgestone goes to spend the weekend with his father at his secluded mountain cabin, and witnesses his father being attacked by 'a creature' that the boy recognizes as a werewolf. He tries to convince his mother and his therapist that his father is now a werewolf.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Setting

Cabin

Content Warnings

Child in DangerBody Horror
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TMDB Keywords

campingfull moonhippielycanthropemilitarymutilated bodypsychiatristsecluded cabinsheriffterrorismwoods

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