Hemlock Werewolf Transformation
Jul 19, 2014 - Explore Cynthia Cespedes's board 'Hemlock Grove' on Pinterest. See more ideas about Hemlock grove, Hemlock, Grove. What is lurking within the city limits of “Hemlock Grove”? Werewolf transformations of course! Netflix has released an all-new exclusive clip showcasing the behind-the-scenes of this fan-favorite. Peter soon discovers that werewolf rumors aren't the strangest thing about Hemlock Grove. There's Roman's sister, the significantly named Shelley (Nicole Boivin), who is seven feet tall, mute,.
May 10, 2013 The Werewolf Transformation Scene Unlike ‘True Blood’, when the werewolves just strip nude and they instantly become wolves, Peter’s transformation into the big black wolf is painful. His skin sheds, his eyeballs pop out and his lupine side literally pushes away his human self.
Hemlock Grove is an American supernatural drama series developed by Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman, based on McGreevy's novel of the same name.[1] The first season premiered exclusively via Netflix's web streaming service on April 19, 2013.[2] The second season premiered on July 11, 2014.[3] The third and final 10-episode season premiered on October 23, 2015.[4]
Series overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | April 19, 2013 | |||
| 2 | 10 | July 11, 2014 | |||
| 3 | 10 | October 23, 2015 | |||
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2013)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 'Jellyfish in the Sky' | Eli Roth | Brian McGreevy & Lee Shipman | April 19, 2013 | |
| A young man, Peter Romancek, and his mother move to the town of Hemlock Grove. The town becomes restive after a young girl's corpse is found and strange rumors about Peter's nature lead the townsfolk to suspect him. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 'The Angel' | Deran Sarafian | Brian McGreevy & Lee Shipman | April 19, 2013 | |
| Roman Godfrey confronts Peter, who was investigating the scene of the crime by himself. The two become friends, with Peter sharing his secret with Roman. Meanwhile, Roman's cousin Letha discovers that she is pregnant, but claims that the child's father is an angel. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 'The Order of the Dragon' | Deran Sarafian | Brian McGreevy & Lee Shipman | April 19, 2013 | |
| A second body is found by Christina, a local student. Dr. Clementine Chasseur arrives in town to investigate the murders. Meanwhile, Roman decides to find the killer on his own and asks for Peter's help. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 'In Poor Taste' | David Semel | Sheila Callaghan | April 19, 2013 | |
| Letha starts feeling attracted to Peter, who looks to the help of his cousin Destiny to use her powers in order to track down the murderer. However, to do that, Roman and Peter must bring her some remains of one of the victims and they get in trouble when the police arrive at the cemetery. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 'Hello, Handsome' | David Semel | Mark Verheiden | April 19, 2013 | |
| After being almost caught by the police, Peter brings the remains to Destiny and gets some clues about the murders. Meanwhile, a gala is held at the Godfrey Enterprises' Tower, where things become hectic. Dr. Chasseur remembers what she had to do to join the Order of the Dragon.' | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 'The Crucible' | Deran Sarafian | Daniel Paige | April 19, 2013 | |
| Peter and Roman's investigation takes them to the Godfrey's old steel mill, where they find a missing piece of the puzzle. Meanwhile, Christina has a date with a friend, whom she attacks when visions of the body she found begin to torment her. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 'Measure of Disorder' | Deran Sarafian | Brian McGreevy & Lee Shipman | April 19, 2013 | |
| Peter plans to leave the city with his mother while he still can, but stays upon learning of Chasseur's suspicions. Peter's relationship with Letha puts a strain on his friendship with Roman. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 'Catabasis' | David Straiton | Brian McGreevy & Lee Shipman | April 19, 2013 | |
| Roman storms the White Tower looking for answers and discovers the secret project of Dr. Pryce, who puts him into a coma. While unconscious, Roman's dreams lead him closer to the truth about the murders. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 'What Peter Can Live Without' | David Straiton | Rafe Judkins & Lauren LeFranc | April 19, 2013 | |
| The next full moon is coming and Chasseur makes preparations to catch the murderer. Peter has dinner with Letha's parents, Norman and Marie, after they learn of Letha's relationship. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 'What God Wants' | TJ Scott | Daniel Paige | April 19, 2013 | |
| A weakened Roman emerges from his coma and reunites with Peter in time to attempt to stop the killer from claiming his next victims. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 'The Price' | TJ Scott | Mark Verheiden | April 19, 2013 | |
| Accused of being the killer, Peter hides away with his mother. Christina disappears without a trace, and Roman finally begins to face the truth about his nature. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 'Children of the Night' | Deran Sarafian | Brian McGreevy & Lee Shipman | April 19, 2013 | |
| When corpses are discovered after the full moon, Roman and Peter must make preparations to confront the killer, unaware that Letha is the next target. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 'Birth' | Deran Sarafian | Brian McGreevy & Lee Shipman | April 19, 2013 | |
| Helped by Roman's sister, Shelly, Roman and Peter finally defeat the killer. Tragedy strikes once more when the time comes for Letha to give birth. | ||||||
Season 2 (2014)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | 'Blood Pressure' | Spencer Susser | Evan Dunsky | July 11, 2014 | |
| When Lynda is arrested, Peter is forced to return to Hemlock Grove and raise money for her lawyer, while Roman, fully transformed into an upir, struggles to deal with his new condition. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 'Gone Sis' | Vincenzo Natali | Jennifer Haley | July 11, 2014 | |
| Miranda Cates, a young woman who is attacked while driving in the outskirts of the city, seeks for aid in Roman's house. Meanwhile, Peter's visions return, alerting him that another tragic chain of events is being set in motion. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | 'Luna Rea' | Peter Cornwell | Peter Blake | July 11, 2014 | |
| To raise money for Lynda's lawyer, Peter performs a scheme that involves him transforming into a werewolf outside of the full moon. Meanwhile, Christina's wolf form rises from her grave and pursues Shelly, who is still on the run and while investigating the meaning behind his visions, Peter meets Roman again. | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 'Bodily Fluids' | Floria Sigismondi | David Paul Francis | July 11, 2014 | |
| While Peter runs against time to save a child from being killed, Roman investigates Dr. Pryce's secrets and Miranda discovers Letha and Roman's baby, which is still alive and being held in secret at Roman's house. | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 'Hemlock Diego's Policy Player's Dream Book' | Sanaa Hamri | Charles H. Eglee | July 11, 2014 | |
| Roman discovers the contents of Pryce's secret experiments while Shelly finally looks for her uncle Norman's help. Elsewhere, Peter and Destiny execute a daring plan to rescue Lynda while she is transported to the prison. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | 'Such Dire Stuff' | Peter Cornwell | Evan Dunsky | July 11, 2014 | |
| Pryce starts a treatment to have Roman become human again, but his assistant, Dr. Zheleznova-Burdukovskaya has other plans. Meanwhile, Shelly is about to return home when she is forced to confront her friend's abusive father. | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | 'Lost Generation' | David Straiton | Jennifer Haley | July 11, 2014 | |
| Shelly is finally reunited with her family, and Pryce decides to use his secret experiment, Prycilla, in a plan to have her finally live a normal life. Meanwhile, Norman's investigations about his former wife's death lead him to discover Olivia's true nature. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | 'Unicorn' | David Petrarca | Peter Blake | July 11, 2014 | |
| The procedure to transfer Shelly's mind to Prycilla's body is a success and she is finally ready to die in peace, but by Burdukovskaya's suggestion, Olivia considers feeding on Prycilla to recover her immortality and Destiny uses her powers to discover the cultists' master plan. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 'Tintypes' | Billy Gierhart | David Paul Francis | July 11, 2014 | |
| Once knowing that Letha's daughter Nadia is the real target of the cultists, Peter and Roman fight them to protect her, while Olivia has a change of heart and decides to live the rest of her mortal life with Norman while making amends with the rest of her family, until Norman himself confronts Olivia about her past crimes. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | 'Demons and the Dogstar' | David Straiton | Charles H. Eglee | July 11, 2014 | |
| The cultists are all dead, but Miranda is frightened with Nadia's mysterious powers and learns who was responsible to have her stranded in Hemlock Grove, and why. While Miranda contemplates killing herself with the baby, Roman and Peter rush to stop her, and Olivia, rejected by Norman, starts a rampage in the White Tower. | ||||||
Season 3 (2015)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | 'A Place to Fall' | Russell Lee Fine | David Paul Francis | October 23, 2015 | |
| An investigation into Dr. Spivak's past aids in the search for Nadia and Miranda. Roman comes face to face with a mysterious stranger. Andreas and Destiny discuss what their futures hold. | ||||||
| 25 | 2 | 'Souls on Ice' | Coky Giedroyc | Travis Jackson & Nader Navidi | October 23, 2015 | |
| Annie reveals her secrets to Roman as they probe the connection between two attacks. Olivia is unable to feed and Miranda must fend for herself. | ||||||
| 26 | 3 | 'The House in the Woods' | David Straiton | Peter Blake | October 23, 2015 | |
| Pryce deduces the nature of the creature and looks for links to the Spivak monster. Roman explores upir customs. Peter grills Andreas about the heist. | ||||||
| 27 | 4 | 'Every Beast' | Marc Jobst | Evan Dunsky | October 23, 2015 | |
| Peter makes a bold move to head off a war between the Gypsies and the Croatian mob. After an agonizing detox, Pryce delivers disturbing news. | ||||||
| 28 | 5 | 'Boy in the Box' | David Straiton | Charles H. Eglee | October 23, 2015 | |
| 29 | 6 | 'Pendant' | Jim O'Hanlon | Peter Blake | October 23, 2015 | |
| 30 | 7 | 'Todos Santos' | Jonathan Amiel | Evan Dunsky | October 23, 2015 | |
| 31 | 8 | 'Dire Night on the Worm Moon' | Carl Tibbetts | Travis Jackson & Nader Navidi | October 23, 2015 | |
| 32 | 9 | 'Damascus' | Russell Lee Fine | David Paul Francis | October 23, 2015 | |
| 33 | 10 | 'Brian's Song' | Russell Lee Fine | Charles H. Eglee & Lorna Clarke Osunsanmi and Peter Blake | October 23, 2015 | |
References[edit]
- ^'Only on Netflix: Premier Horror Suspense Director Eli Roth Reanimates the Gothic Novel With 'Hemlock Grove''. The Futon Critic. March 21, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^Tartaglione, Nancy (January 9, 2013). ''Hemlock Grove' Eli Roth's Gothic Thriller Developed by Brian McGreevy & Lee Shipman Available Only on Netflix April 19'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^'Hemlock Grove Season 2 Hits Netflix'. WebProNews.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (September 2, 2014). 'Netflix Renews 'Hemlock Grove' For Third And Final Season'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Hemlock Grove – list of episodes on IMDb
| Author | Brian McGreevy |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Rodrigo Corral |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| March 27, 2012 (paperback) | |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | 0374532915 |
Hemlock Grove is a 2012 Horror-thriller debut novel by American author Brian McGreevy. The book was released on March 27, 2012 through Farrar, Straus and Giroux and is set in the fictional town of Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania. A graphic novel tie-in and a television series based on the events in the book have been produced.
Critical reception for the book was mixed,[1][2][3] with The New York Times giving an ambivalent review.[4]
Synopsis[edit]
The book is set in the town of Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania. The town is a mixture of extreme wealth and poverty, as the closing of the town's steel mill (owned by the Godfrey family) many years earlier cost a lot of people their jobs. Now the town's main sources of employment are the Hemlock Acres Hospital and the Godfrey Institute for Biomedical Technologies. Run by the powerful Godfrey family, the institute is rumored to have several sinister experiments take place within. The town's rumor mill turns even more twisted when a teenage girl is brutally killed during a full moon. Peter Rumancek, a 17-year-old Romaniangypsy boy who just moved to Hemlock Grove with his mother, is suspected of the crimes by some of the townsfolk and is also rumored to be a werewolf. While he secretly really is a werewolf, he isn't the actual killer and along with Roman, the heir to the Godfrey estate (who Peter realizes is an upir, though Roman does not know it himself), they set out to find the killer.
The two become unlikely friends, much to the chagrin of each boy's mother. As the two grow closer, Roman's mother Olivia resumes an affair with her late husband's brother, Dr. Norman Godfrey. At several points during the novel Norman tries to break away from Olivia but ultimately fails due to his desire for her, despite him remembering several warnings from his brother about how Olivia emotionally preys on people. While Roman has known about the affair all along (but doesn't discuss it with anyone), his monstrous-looking, yet highly intelligent and kind sister Shelley becomes aware of the affair later. She openly says so in one of the e-mails she exchanges with her uncle Norman (on a regular basis since he is her therapist).
The murders continue in the town, and more people start to believe the teenage girl Christina who has been accusing Peter of being both a werewolf and the killer from the start. Christina also discovers the remains of one of the murdered girls, which seems to push her into insanity and causes her hair to turn white. Tensions continue to rise, especially after Peter begins a relationship with Roman's cousin Letha (Norman's daughter), who believes that she was recently impregnated by an angel. Their relationship ultimately breaks the friendship between Peter and Roman, prompting Roman to try to attack the Godfrey Institute and its lead scientist Dr. Pryce. Roman falls into a coma due to Pryce's attempt to keep him from harming Pryce or the experiment for Project Ouroboros. He later awakens and reconciles with Peter, just in time for them to launch another search for the killer. This fails due to Chasseur, a woman operating for a secret group known as the 'Order of the Dragon', shooting a dart into Peter in his wolf form, knocking him out for the rest of the night of the full moon. During this time the twin daughters of the town sheriff are killed, which prompts a mob to ransack Peter's trailer. Neither Peter nor his mother are injured, as Peter is saved by Olivia interfering and Peter's mother was called away due to premonitions from a cousin.
Ultimately Chasseur is killed by Olivia (leaving the clean-up to Dr. Pryce) and Peter and Roman discover that the murderer is actually Christina, the girl who accused Peter of the murders. She turned herself into a werewolf by drinking water from one of the tracks left by Peter while he was in wolf form. Unable to control her actions as a werewolf or truly remember all that occurred, Christina's mental state deteriorated and caused her to become a 'vargulf', an insane werewolf. Due to her insanity she attacked anyone she saw as being sexually promiscuous due to her own confusion over her burgeoning sexuality. Peter and Christina fight to the death in their wolf forms. Peter miraculously survives, but Shelley, who threw herself into the fight to avenge Christina's last victim, is shot by the Sheriff because he sees her holding Christina's (now human again) body. Shelley runs off, not to be seen again.
Six months after the fight, Letha goes into labor and dies in the process (the baby apparently being stillborn), leaving her father Norman distraught as well as prompting Peter and his mother to leave town since there was nothing truly holding them there. Being abandoned by Peter leaves Roman in an extremely emotional state. The final part of the book is told mostly from Olivia's point of view, revealing that centuries ago she was impregnated by a gypsy she tried to run away with as a young girl. The man abandoned her shortly after they escaped (taking her jewels with him), and she was found a few days later, bloody, from having cut off the tail she had (the origin of the scar on her lower back). She was brought home, and turned into an unnatural beauty over the course of her pregnancy. Now resentful of any gypsy, she gave up the child to grow up with a lowborn old swineherd named Rumancek, showing that the family is descended from Olivia. She also muses that while she married JR Godfrey, she fell in love with his brother Norman, who actually fathered Roman. At Roman's 18th birthday, Olivia takes him to Shelley's attic where he discovers Letha's (not actually stillborn) baby. With Olivia's extaz powers (which is the mind-controlling power Roman has used throughout the book too, without being taught), she makes her son remember that it was him who had sex with Letha (her mind having 'made up' the 'angel' to cope with this). Roman then slits his wrists to 'not let his mother win' but this actually finishes his transformation; he grows fangs and it is insinuated that he drinks from Letha's - and his - baby.
Development[edit]
McGreevy spent six years writing Hemlock Grove and the book was rejected by six publishers and eight agents before it was picked up by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 2010.[5] Of the writing process for the book, McGreevy stated that he was somewhat inspired by Angela Carter'sThe Bloody Chamber in that he saw that he '[doesn't] have to be trying to put myself in a box that I don't particularly have the talent for'.[6] McGreevy also drew from his experiences in high school and considers the book's setting as a Through the Looking Glass version of his hometown of Pittsburgh.[7] He also commented that while the characters of Roman and Shelley were derived from the fictional characters of Mary Shelley'sFrankenstein and Bram Stoker'sDracula, he drew more from the films based on these characters and from Greek mythology as a whole.[7]
Series development[edit]
Graphic novel[edit]
In March 2012 McGreevy released an online graphic novel set in the Hemlock Grove universe, entitled Hemlock Grove: Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire.[8] The graphic novel is a prequel to the events in the main novel and focuses on the time leading up to the suicide of JR Godfrey. The graphic novel shows the building of the biotech facility as well as how Olivia met and seduced both Godfrey brothers. It also highlights Olivia's boredom and frustration with the utilitarian world of JR Godfrey, as well as gives some detail on the reanimation of Shelley.[9]
Sequel[edit]
Shortly after the initial release of Hemlock Grove McGreevy commented that he had almost completed a second Hemlock Grove novel and had prepared an outline for a third entry in the series.[10] However, in April 2013 McGreevy indicated in an article with the Toledo Blade that he had not yet begun writing any sequels to the book and later stated on Reddit that there were no plans for any further books in the series.[11][12]
Television series adaptation[edit]
In December 2011 it was reported that Netflix had ordered a thirteen episode series based upon Hemlock Grove, which was unreleased at that point in time.[13] The project was officially announced in March 2012 and Eli Roth was announced to be directing.[14] Filming was initially set to take place in the Pittsburgh area, but was later moved to Toronto due to misunderstandings with the Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit program.[15] The show was released to Netflix on April 19, 2013 and stars Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgård, and Landon Liboiron.[16] In June 2013 Netflix confirmed that they would be renewing the show for a second season and in September 2014 they confirmed that the show had been picked up for a third and final season.[17][18]
References[edit]
Hemlock Grove Werewolf Transformation
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- ^Remling, Amanda. '?Hemlock Grove? Book Review: Werewolves, Vampires And An Immaculate Conception Coming To Netflix'. IB Times. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^Levis, Sandra. 'Creepy creatures!'. Pittsburgh Quarterly. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^Meadows, Suzannah. 'Newly Released Books'. New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^Alter, Alexandra. 'A Literary Teen-Werewolf Novel, Headed to Netflix'. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^Smith, Sarah. 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Werewolf'. Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ abBans, Lauren. 'Hemlock Grove Author Brian McGreevey on Adapting His Werewolf Novel For Netflix'. GQ. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^'Read an Exclusive Graphic Novel Prequel to New Horror Series Hemlock Grove'. Tor.com. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^Carp, Jesse. 'Graphic Novel Prequel For Netflix's Horror Series Hemlock Grove Arrives Online'. Cinema Blend. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^DeMarco, Colin. 'Event Coverage: Eli Roth & Brian McGreevy Talk Hemlock Grove'. Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^Owen, Rob. ''Hemlock Grove' hopes to be next break-out hit on Netflix'. Toledo Blade. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^McGreevy, Brian. 'I'm Brian McGreevy, author/producer of the gothic horror novel/series HEMLOCK GROVE'. Reddit. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (December 12, 2011). 'Netflix Nears Order For Eli Roth Horror Drama 'Hemlock Grove' From Eli Roth And Gaumont International Television'. Deadline.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^WonderCon Interview: Eli Roth On Hemlock Grove's Werewolf Transformation, Italian Horror Connection & Mainstream Gore
- ^Owen, Rob (May 12, 2012). 'TV series pulls plug on filming here'. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^Goldberg, Lesley (April 3, 2012). 'Terra Nova's' Landon Liboiron Joins Netflix's 'Hemlock Grove' (Exclusive)'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^Seat42f. 'Hemlock Grove Renewed'. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^Ng, Philiana; Couch, Aaron. 'Netflix Renews 'Hemlock Grove' for Third and Final Season (Exclusive)'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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