![Werewolves Within](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMx34UDwHojpfQYZcdtypC-415-80.jpg)
Ok, so it's Christmas. But that doesn't mean it's time to stop watching horror movies. Especially ones set in snowy towns. You need to make time for my favourite horror movie in recent years before it leaves Netflix.
Werewolves Within is a 2021 gem that hasn't had nearly as much praise as it deserves. This horror comedy may be seriously scary but it also knows how to have fun. It leaves Netflix on January 1st, so if you need something to watch between Christmas and New Year, here you go.
Based on the classic Werewolf/Mafia party game (and a VR title of the same name), this is a movie with a pretty simple premise. Someone in the small town of Beaverfield is a Werewolf, and it falls to newly assigned Forest Ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) to find out. With tensions high, residents soon start turning on each other, with deadly results. Hysteria is a powerful weapon, is there even a werewolf at all or is it a convenient excuse to off one's enemies?
At just 97 minutes, this is a delightfully tight movie, in a period when the biggest movies of the year have topped 3 hours, Werewolves Within shows that you can tell a perfectly effective story in half of the time. Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan and Ridley Scott, please take note (for my bladder's sake).
With an 86% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, this is the highest-rated video game adaptation on Rotten Tomatoes, but I still think the score is a bit low. To be honest I had never heard of the game before watching (and still haven't played it) so there's no pre-requisite to enjoyment.
Although it's a shame that great movies have to leave the best streaming services, Netflix is at least always adding more great stuff, with a Natalie Portman movie with 92% on Rotten Tomatoes having recently landed.
Upgrade to smarter living
Get the latest news, reviews, deals and buying guides on gorgeous tech, home and active products straight to your inbox.
Andy is T3's Tech Staff Writer, covering all things technology, including his biggest passions such as gaming, AI, phones, and basically anything cool and expensive he can get his hands on. If he had to save one possession from a fire it would be his PlayStation 5. He previously worked for Tom’s Guide - where he got paid to play with ChatGPT every day. When it comes to streaming, Andy will have his headphones glued in whilst watching something that will make him laugh. He studied Creative Writing at university, but also enjoys supporting his favourite football team (Liverpool), watching F1, teaching himself guitar, and spending time with his dog.
-
Sennheiser Accentum True Wireless review: great mid-range earbuds
Sennheiser's Accentum range expands with new in-ears
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Team GB has already won a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics for the best-looking merchandise
I’m low-key obsessed with this Paris 2024 Olympics bomber jacket – and you can buy it, too.
By Matt Kollat Published
-
New Netflix horror series coming from the twisted minds behind Stranger Things
The Duffer Brothers sign up for some more streaming shocks
By Rik Henderson Published
-
Netflix's new no.1 brings two Oscar-winners back together – and fans love it
Ticket to Paradise has Clooney and Roberts – but also a mixed reputation
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Squid Game fans will soon be able to compete against each other for free
Netflix is going big for the new season
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Your affordable Netflix subscription could soon be scrapped
It's time to choose a new plan
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Netflix shows teaser for its biggest-ever show, before it even wraps shooting!
Stranger Things 5 is going to be huge
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Netflix's new Nicole Kidman trailer has fans agreeing on one thing about the star
The Perfect Couple looks tense
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Netflix's spinoff of fam-fave imminent – 25 years after genre-defining original show
SpongeBob returns in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
By Max Freeman-Mills Published
-
Bigger than Bridgerton? Netflix shows off new show that could win fans' hearts
The Decameron looks steamy
By Max Freeman-Mills Published