Werewolf by Night – Review

On a dark and sombre night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader; the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic.

When I was much younger (probably from the time I was eight years old up until the time I was about sixteen), I thought every single thing the Marvel Cinematic Universe did was the best. I was always the one saying that they were constantly outdoing themselves with each new release.

But… I was wrong. Miserably.

The MCU these days is just not the same as it used to be, and even some of their older projects have me questioning some of their quality. It seems as though, for the most part, the MCU has lost its magic touch which is quite depressing to ponder since this used to be a franchise that was unanimously loved.

But with some of their newer projects such as She-Hulk and Moon Knight, people are starting to get tired of Marvel doing the same old thing over and over again with no new ideas. Are you one of the millions of people wishing we could get an original, fresh, and exciting project in this franchise again?

Well, if you are, you don’t have to wait any longer. Michael Giacchino‘s new television special Werewolf by Night has arrived on Disney+, and it’s one of the best things you can watch on the platform, and easily the best thing the MCU has given us in quite some time.

It’s a legitimately daring entry in a franchise that otherwise plays things far too safe. It’s essentially a straight-up old-school horror flick set within a universe filled with superheroes, as we follow a group of monster hunters on the lookout for a powerful relic, all while a deadly monster is lurking them.

This special only runs for about forty-eight minutes without credits, but it’s definitely forty-eight minutes that you won’t forget anytime soon. Giacchino is obviously someone we all know best for his composing work on films such as The Batman and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but he proves himself to be an excellent director here.

His vision is one-hundred-percent clear in this film – he wants to make a dark entry in an otherwise lighthearted universe, and he succeeded greatly. Additionally, Peter Cameron and Heather Quinn do a marvellous job penning the script for this special. It sort of feels like an old-fashioned murder mystery-style film, just without the actual murder mystery element.

If you are looking to watch something fun, short, and eerie this weekend, look no further than Werewolf by Night. It’s one of the rare times that Marvel has proven to us that they still have a few original ideas up their sleeves. Please, just do us all a favor and deliver us more original content.

Werewolf by Night is a delightfully fun and fresh new tale set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, daring to go places the franchise has never gone before.