I saw Werewolf Castle

Director/writer Charlie Steed's Werewolf Castle is a raw, relentless prequel to his cult favorite, A Werewolf in England. 

Werewolf Castle is a medieval, lycanthrope variant which references Come and See, Excalibur, Pathfinder, The Seven Samurai, The Last of the Mohicans, Lord of the Rings, Predators, Army of Darkness and The Company of Wolves, though played straight, in contrast to Werewolf in England, as it promotes its Brothers Grimm brutality, steered throughout by Simone Cilio's epic, Trevor Jones/Randy Edelman-styled score and Steeds' picturesque photography.  

Werewolf Castle is the tale of young Thorfinn Garstang, rendered with great range by Peter (Vampire Virus/The Mummy 2017) Lofsgard, who starts off timid enough, but once his village is ravaged by the wolf men, joins a group of knights to stop the lustful creatures from assaulting the king's abode. This prompts our tenderfoot protagonist to tap unbridled courage, as we, a captivated audience, make his noble transformation our own.

Werewolf in England cast members comprise Werewolf Castle's ensemble, including Tim Cartwright as the supportive Sir Hamelin Wiltshire and as the wolf men's vanguard, the glib Wolfstan, Reece Connolly. (BTW, as with Werewolf in England, the lycanthropes consist of agile, old-school, costumed performers. Ah, how nostalgic and in the age of intemperant CGI, most refreshing!) 

Jay O'Connell depicts the towering and determined, lead knight, Hal "Skullsplitter" Balfager, who we learn has fallen from the king (his father)'s favor, but is still willing to purge the countryside of the ferocious infestation, all the while doubting Thorfinn's heartfelt abilities. Greg Draven plays their burly cohort, Thomas "The Huge" Fairhurst, and David Simcock is the inflexible King Vortigern. Rounding out the voguish assembly we have Richard Rowden, Ricardo Freitas, Jake Watkins, Megan Tremethick, Rick Carter, Jamie Jellard, Derek Nelson, Emma Spurgin Hussey and James Swanton.

While many current movies take a Mary Sue approach to characterization (i.e. serving leads who are flawless to a boorish fault), Werewolf Castle earns its success via identifiable trial-by-error. Werewolf Castle, on this basis, should capture followers as any worthy, character-driven monster movie should. A destined classic!