American Werewolves

Lots of stories, most of them very convincing but where's the video evidence?

Nowadays when everyone has a camera in their pocket and ghost and cryptid videos are a dime a dozen this documentary presents exactly NO video evidence! I paid for this on streaming and fully expected some sort of photographic evidence. It was a no-brainer to me - a full length doc on dogmen or "American Werewolves" has GOT to have some new, heretofore never seen video evidence! Wrong! Color me disappointed.

I don't really believe in most paranormal/cryptid/alien stuff, but I've always been fascinated with that feeling of dread or that chill running down your back when something triggers the internal primal fear. A few of the witnesses in this documentary have such detailed stories told in such a vivid and convincing way, that you can't help wondering. I think that's why this brand of documentary has so much potential, it's like a horror movie but you don't have that safety net of knowing it's fiction. The doc is cut together in an 80s themes with oldschool SciFi fonts and synth music, very "now" in the vein of Stranger Things. But it works. It's even made in 4:3 (or maybe 5:4) ratio rather than 16:9 to give that 80s TV feel. Maybe that's a stylistic choice I think it could have avoided as almost half my TV real estate is not being used when I watch. Short version: very effective documentary, well edited, good choices in witness testimonies, maybe a bit long. Definitely worth a watch if you're the kind of skeptic who leans towards "maybe".

To many sightings from reasonable people to not believe these things exist..amazing how easy it is to program society not to believe things are real when they are.

This is probably the weakest doc Seth and his team has put out. Nothing but campfire stories that shows no kinda proof. I remember someone asking Seth about is there had any proof or evidence shown in the doc and he said yes. Been a huge fan since his Mothman doc but lately the production value is gone down.

I thoroughly enjoyed this! I'm not sure how to praise it without writing a novel. There's so much to say.

Just to sit and listen to the witnesses who encountered the "dogman" was a treat. I believe them. Their stories made me feel uneasy and on-edge for the rest of the night. It's obvious that these are regular, genuine people with no reason to lie. Their accounts are decades old, yet you can still sense the terror in their voices. It was chilling.

They definitely encountered SOMETHING. In my state we have the Jersey Devil in our Pine Barrens region not far away from me so I grew up hearing similar tales around mysterious beasts in the woods. The dogman isn't far off.

These things must have some basis in reality. It's likely there are horrific animals out there that we can't see or haven't seen yet. This documentary suggests that the dogman *could* be paranormal in nature; a product of the Indian burial grounds.

Personally, I reject this notion. No, as with most situations, there is a scientific answer here... somewhere. Dogmen, like Bigfoot, can possibly exist without the benefit of ghosts.

And boy, let's talk about the style of this piece! It uses an 80's VHS aesthetic with a great synth soundtrack which was perfect.

In keeping with this theme, for dramatic effect they used a bad, campy werewolf costume and it was awesome! I wouldn't have it any other way. The lighting they used makes it crazy scary as the scenes synced with eyewitness testimony. They elicited more raw emotion with probably 150.00 than a Hollywood studio would with thousands spent in CGI.

There is no reason why American Werewolves doesn't deserve a perfect score. I'm going to watch it again soon!