Wolfen

Wolfen

They can hear a cloud pass overhead, the rhythm of your blood. They can track you by yesterday's shadow. They can tear the scream from your throat.

R 1981 · 115 min · ★ 6.0 · Horror, Thriller

A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.

Directed by Michael Wadleigh · Written by David Eyre

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