Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

Year: 2012

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Director: Louis Morneau

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Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.

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1

Tragedy and the heirloom

In the late 19th century, a werewolf slaughters Charles's family. Before dying, his mother passes down a silver wolf-head amulet—a family heirloom from his legendary grandfather, the Great Hunter. A booby-trapped chandelier crashes down during the attack, killing the beast and sparing Charles.

late 19th century Charles' family home
2

Becoming a bounty-hunter

Twenty-five years pass and Charles has become a hardened werewolf bounty-hunter. He operates within a harsh tradition that treats lycanthropy as a threat to be eliminated. A new breed of werewolves can transform across three nights in a row, raising the stakes for his team.

25 years later frontier town
3

Daniel joins the hunt

Daniel, apprenticed to the town's Doc, studies the werewolf victims to understand the creature's behavior. He witnesses Charles expose a scam by rival bounty-hunter Jaeger in front of the townsfolk. Impressed, Daniel offers his help to Charles, who reluctantly accepts.

before the next full moon town
4

Love and ambition

Eva, Daniel's wealthy girlfriend, tries to persuade him to study medicine in the city instead of hunting. Her wish is to secure a safer future for him. Stefan, a loyal companion of Charles, flirts with Eva, creating tension with Daniel.

between nights Eva's home and town
5

The full moon trap

During the next full moon, Jaeger and his crew attempt to poach Charles's werewolf, but trigger the traps Charles had laid. The werewolf reveals a sharp intellect, contradicting the townsfolk's view of it as a mindless monster. A Romani leader warns that the creature will soon transform at will.

full moon night trap site
6

Town crackdown

The townsfolk take matters into their own hands, drawing up alibis and preparing to jail suspects. Daniel's mother Vadoma is locked away, along with Eva's father and the town constable. Fear and suspicion begin to drive neighbors apart.

after the crackdown town jail
7

Guard panic and escape

On the following night, the constable suffers an epileptic seizure and is shot by guards who mistake it for a transformation. In the ensuing panic, guards kill every prisoner except Vadoma and the Romani leader, who escape into the ruins. The town's grip on fear tightens further.

following crackdown night town prison ruins
8

Bait and battle

Jaeger, barely surviving, is used as bait in a new trap devised by Charles's group. The werewolf battles the hunters and wins, but notably does not kill them, signaling its intelligence and control. The hunt grows increasingly personal and dangerous.

post-escape night climax trap site
9

Daniel's awakening

Daniel is haunted by nightmares of the monster and wakes with injuries matching the creature’s. He begins to suspect that the monster is himself, revealing the terrifying possibility that he is the werewolf. The seeds of a brutal inner conflict take root.

after the escape Daniel's home
10

Dawning suspicion

Charles interrogates the Doctor, confirming the possibility that Daniel could be the werewolf. The Doctor, who trained Daniel to hunt and kill, becomes a pivotal figure in the deepening betrayal. Daniel's fate hangs in the balance as suspicion grows.

after interrogation Doc's clinic
11

The display and the wurdalak

That night, Stefan puts Daniel on display for the townsfolk to witness his transformation. Daniel, still in werewolf form, breaks free of his shackles and escapes, while Stefan’s true power is revealed in his uncanny strength as a wurdalak.

that night town square
12

The wurdalak downfall

Stefan, revealed as a hundred-year-old wurdalak, clashes with Daniel and is ultimately impaled on a spike, the wurdalak’s body disintegrating as the strength of the ancient foe collapses. Daniel survives the brutal confrontation but is forever changed by what he has learned.

that night town square
13

The doctor’s last order

The Doctor reappears and, still allied with the town's dark power, orders Daniel, now partially transformed, to kill Eva. Charles intervenes by shooting the Doctor from behind, exposing the manipulation. Daniel returns to human form, and Charles frees him, placing the amulet in his hands and proclaiming him the hunter.

aftermath Doc's clinic
14

A fragile ending

Eva and Daniel share a kiss, forging a fragile bond amid a town still gripped by fear. Charles and his crew walk away, with a new hunter among them and the amulet signaling a shifting balance of power. The future remains uncertain, but a path forward has finally opened.

ending town

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