Six guests are invited to the country estate of rich magnate Tom Newcliffe (Calvin Lockhart) for a dinner party, only to find that they've been lured under false pretenses. Tom is convinced one of the houseguests is a werewolf, though all of them have credibly been accused of murder. His goal is to expose the beast and then hunt it, for the ultimate thrill. His wife (Marlene Clark) thinks he's lost his mind. As the body count begins to rise, Tom comes to realize that being hunted is no laughing matter.
Audience participation! Peter Cushing! A Black male lead! Michael Gambon! Very good dogs! Any and all of these are reasons to watch the film. It's not scary, there's no real violence even depicted on film (although there is one scene implying a dog is put down), and there's very little blood or gore. It's like a whodunit but with a werewolf. There's even a 30-second break about 15 minutes before the end so you can guess who it is. It's a light, British thriller and well worth digging up. Except you don't have to go far; it's streaming on Shudder, Tubi, PlutoTV, Plex, PopcornFlix, and Shout Factory TV.
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