5/10
Eight For Silver
Tries really hard to be the next
WereWolf with a twist,
Movie, the twist being
Let's put some
"Thing" creature effects in their as well.
But it's all just slow
Bland and rather dull,
With a story you are left with at the end thinking
Oh right then, and by the next
morning you've forgotten all about it.
It over stayed it's welcome by about 23 minutes,
I had to fight nodding off due to it's
Terrible pacing.

Annoying characters,
Especially the daughter who just
keeps stump
90 percent of the movie and
With what she knew really could have
helped earlier on.
That stunt the stupid mother pulled
was ridiculous.And that ending
Yeah Whatever.

Always through the movie
Stand look scream
get got
(Copy,paste repeat).

Don't be alone
a minute later
"Alone".

"Dog Soldiers"
Is still the best
WereWolf movie
Ever Made and an
Outstanding
British Movie .

This could have been a solid movie,
a Great Movie but it all just
Run flat and limped across the finish line.

You just didn't see enough
Of the problem,
Which is a damn shame
Because what little you do
Looks frickin awesome
Some "THING" really
Nice visually,
It needed way more
Creature features
And definitely needed
"MORE BANG FOR
MY BUCK"

Werewolf stories are the perfect match for period horror films, and the atmospheric, moody, and gory “Eight for Silver” feels like a game changer for the genre. Set in the 1800s, this historical-minded tale about a creature terrorizing a small village is well acted, visually stunning, beautifully directed, and is one of the most sophisticated monster movies I’ve seen in a long while.

Seamus Laurent (Alistair Petrie) is a callous land baron who is in a dispute with a group of Romani people who lay claim to one of his parcels. Unable and unwilling to reach a peaceful agreement, Seamus orders their execution, only to be met with the promise that a curse will be unleashed on his family. The man shrugs it off until the townspeople begin having the same terrifying nightmare.

When boy is murdered by a suspected wild animal and his own son goes missing, Seamus calls on the services of a pathologist (Boyd Holbrook), who is certain there’s something much more evil in the woods.

This gothic horror tale is stunning across the board. There’s plenty of bloody carnage that will appease traditional horror fans, as well as more subtle, sophisticated touches the utilize elements like wind, fog, shadows, and the use of candlelight to craft an eerie atmosphere. The film could do without the handful of cheap jump scares, but they don’t take away from the strength of the finished product.