Whitley Strieber Archives

Wolfen (1981)

Rating: ★★

Aug 19, 2001Intelligent Wolves

Adaptation of a Whitley Strieber book about intelligent wolves hunting in New York City from Michael Wadleigh, the director of Woodstock ... The film tends to bury Strieber’s straightforward horror story under social concerns as though wanting to distance itself from the horror label

Director: Michael Wadleigh

Actors: Albert Finney, Gregory Hines, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, …

Category: Horror

19 August 200112 June 2025 by Roog

The Hunger (1983)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 15, 2002Chic Vampires

The debut film from Tony Scott was a commercial flop but is a sumptuous, elegant, beautifully filmed work that is often a case of style over substance. It is nevertheless a challenging attempt to create a modern day vampire film

Director: Tony Scott

Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, David Bowie, Cliff De Young

Category: Horror

15 July 20025 April 2026 by Roog

Communion (1989)

Rating: ★★½

May 15, 2001Alien Abduction/"True Story"

Film adaptation of writer Whitley Strieber's true-life claims to have been abducted by aliens. I am not sure if the film convinces us of Strieber's claims but what is interesting is the thoughtful way it examines the phenomenon

Director: Philippe Mora

Actors: Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen

Category: Science Fiction

15 May 200110 January 2026 by Roog

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 1, 2004New Ice Age/Environmental Disaster Movie

In another of his big budget disaster spectacles, Roland Emmerich embraces environmental concerns about Global Warming. Here he (unscientifically) imagines the abrupt onset of a new Ice Age worldwide

Director: Roland Emmerich

Actors: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Sela Ward, …

Category: Science Fiction

1 June 200426 January 2026 by Roog