Reviewing "Grandma Werewolf" and its Pair of Sinister She-Wolves

It amazes me that I happen to enjoy a lot of the lower budget horror films than the ones that hit the big screen and see producers spare no expense. Maybe it's because low-budget films have no expectations. Maybe it's because they're not really trying so hard. In any event, I've really enjoyed a lot of low-budget horror films, and one such film I really liked was 2017's Grandma Werewolf, which took a long time to release.

Interestingly, Thanksgiving--not Halloween--was the theme for this film, which saw the Malroy family (Hank, son Ben, and daughter Kate) visit their matriarch, who was reeling over the recent death of her husband (Hank's father). What starts out as a normal Thanksgiving gathering takes a strange turn, as while Mrs. Malroy was taking out the garbage, she sees two things: one, a full moon, and two, white fur suddenly appear on her arms. The matriarch covers it up quickly, but while having Thanksgiving dinner, Mrs. Malroy decides to tell her family the truth: she is a werewolf.

Naturally, the matriarch's declaration is met with disbelief from her son and grandchildren, and afterwards, Mrs. Malroy rushed to the bathroom, with her family members believing she wasn't feeling well, In actuality, Mrs. Malroy completed her werewolf transformation, and once Ben saw his grandmother in her lycanthropic form, he, Kate, and Hank realized that their matriarch had been telling the truth all along. In fact, Hank realized that not only was his mother a werewolf, but his father had known as well, as both of them kept her secret hidden from Hank for all of his life.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Malroy causes mayhem in her villainous form; attacking a customer at a convenience store, as well as a pair of attackers, and also escaping as her family pursued her. Hank took his father's sword and searched for his mother, who later appeared and lunged after Hank before attacking and biting Kate. Though the sinister werewolf was subdued, Hank and Ben had another problem: Kate was now a werewolf as well.

The male Malroys now had two werewolves to deal with, as after her sudden transformation, Kate turned heel and aligned with her villainous grandmother in pursuing her father and brother. The progression saw Mrs. Malroy go after Hank, while Kate's target was younger brother Ben, though father and son had learned the ways of katra, and were ready to trap them. To add to the wackiness, Jared and Carl--a pair of detectives--spotted the werewolves and tracked the Malroys to their house, which led to the detectives also being part of the she-wolves' pursuit. Jared's attempt to use the sword was stopped by Hank, who pointed out that the sun was rising, allowing his grandmother and daughter to revert back to normal.

Mrs. Malroy lamented over everything that occurred and was ready to face the consequences. Kate fretted over the fact that both she and her grandmother were monsters and apologized to Ben, who assured his sister that she wasn't to blame. The detectives showed leniency and were invited to Thanksgiving dinner, which saw them chase away a werewolf hunter. Everything ended well, though a month later, Hank and Ben were back at it, as they were chasing their transformed family members.

Mrs. Malroy: Grandma Werewolf was a film I truly enjoyed, mainly due to the fact that it was a low-budget film and the people involved knew it and didn't boost it up as anything bigger. The titular werewolf was portrayed by Tricia Harmon, and as we see from the start, Mrs. Malroy is a caring mother to Hank, and has that same genial nature regarding her grandchildren. We see it turned up when she starts to transform, as she desperately attempts to hide her secret for her family's safety, but of course, once the fur and claws come out, we see a truly different side to the matriarch.

In her werewolf form, Mrs. Malroy is a relentless and vicious villainess, and she displays it to anyone in her way. The true depths of Mrs. Malroy's heel persona are shown during her battles against her family, especially when she attacks and turns Kate. In that regard, Harmon's portrayal of Mrs. Malroy's evil side in her werewolf form was stellar, but we also see amazing acting when it comes to her character's humanity and her remorse for everything that had occurred. A terrific performance overall from Tricia Harmon.

For Mrs. Malroy's profile on Villainous Beauties Wiki, click here.

Kate Malroy: Kate Malroy was also quite a fun character, and that was solely because of America Ramos' portrayal of her. Ramos herself described Kate as "a typical girl who goes through teen angst, but loves her brother," and I truly did see that when I watched this film. Ramos portrayed every bit of those parts of Kate very well in the early scenes of the film.

I wasn't expecting Kate's heel turn and werewolf transformation, so this was quite a nice surprise. Similar to her grandmother, Kate was vicious in her villainous werewolf form, and the scenes that followed showed Ramos act out Kate's vicious nature to perfection as she pursues Ben. America Ramos truly shined in this role, without question.

For Kate Malroy's profile on Villainous Beauties Wiki, click here.

Overall, Grandma Werewolf was fun film to watch, I truly enjoyed it. If you like low-budget horror, if you're a fan of werewolves, or if you simply have a little over an hour to spare, I recommend that you check this out!

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