On the latest episode of Magazines and Monsters Nic Brown
and I are guests to discuss a 1970’s werewolf movie! THE BEAST MUST DIE (1974)
is a rare non-anthology horror film from Amicus productions and that is one of
many reasons it stands out. Another is that this is a werewolf film in which
the creature eschews the standard cinema two-legged Wolf Man variant for a
four-legged wolfy monster. This choice is usually given by viewers as they turn up
their noses at the film but fans of the movie think it has caused this
mystery/horror hybrid to age very well. Others dismiss the film for it’s famous
Werewolf Break in which the audience is given a minute of paused screentime to
make a guess about the identity of the secretive lycanthrope. I’ve often
wondered how many people actually solve the mystery before the final reveal.
The three of us discuss the movie from top to bottom defending much of it and suggesting fixes for certain strange moments. We had a great time with this film and hope you’ll enjoy listening.
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