Grab your gear and buckle up! This Halloween, Andrea and Alex head into the Scottish Highlands to unravel the mysteries lurking beneath Neil Marshall’s debut feature, Dog Soldiers (2002). From military history and covert operations to the cultural mythology of the werewolf, they dig into the film’s thematic underpinnings to uncover the dark histories that emerge with the full moon.
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A Lycanthrope Reader: Werewolves in Western Culture. An in-depth look at the emergence and popularity of werewolves in our collective imagination.
The Book of Werewolves. Sabine Baring-Gould’s seminal work on the mythology and lore of the creature.
The Wild Wolves of Yellowstone. Doug Smith’s lecture for National Geographic Live about reintroducing wolves into the national park.
The Cheyenne Dog Soldiers. A brief history of the Hotamétaneo’o warrior society.
Sex and Texts, Secrets and Lies: How the Charlotte Kirk Saga Blew Up Hollywood. Vanity Fair’s in-depth look at Kirk.
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