Wolf Manor review

British filmmaker Dominic Brunt is certainly carving out quite a varied selection of horror films over the past few years.

From Before Dawn to the downright weirdness of Attack of the Adult Babies, we now come to his latest directorial effort Wolf Manor.

Brunt is clearly a fan of the classic werewolf films and goes for a meta approach by creating a film within a film, slash home invasion plus plenty of slapstick comedy to boot. The werewolf design is excellent, and while a low budget production, there is lucky less CGI employed, which often hampers other features.

When trying to make a vampire film in a secluded mansion, the crew run afoul of a pack of werewolves, hungry for blood.

The kills are gruesome when they arrive, but it is the cast which makes Wolf Manor a thoroughly good time. The highlight is James Fleet’s Oliver, a veteran, diva actor who is trying get off the bottle whilst grappling with super cheap vampire teeth. Genre fans will also recognise Jay Taylor from Donkey Punch, and Nicky Evans from the UK version of Shameless.

Wolf Manor feels like a throwback given its gothic setting but it is played for laughs as much as gore.

The only criticism of Wolf Manor is that it feels a bit too slight at just over 80 minutes, as it ends slightly abruptly although we will say stick around beyond the credits.

Wolf Manor shows again that Brunt is one to watch on the indie horror scene.

Wolf Manor arrives on Digital Download & DVD from 9th January.