# Bad Moon (1996)

> A cursed man battles his werewolf nature while a fiercely protective dog becomes his family's final defense.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/33509

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Horror, Fantasy
- Director: Eric Red
- Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Michael Paré, Mason Gamble, Hrothgar Mathews, Ken Pogue, Johanna Marlowe, Julia Montgomery Brown, Gavin Buhr
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115610/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, pulpy, eerie, late night horror, creature feature marathon

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- [Wolf (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/5483)
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- [The Howling: Reborn (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/53035)
- [Late Phases (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/145015)
- [Pelts (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/174020)
- [Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/84839)
- [The Cursed (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/443060)
- [Cursed (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/5133)
- [Wolf Man (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/501825)
- [Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/24275)

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