Wolves at the Door

Wolves at the Door
Digital release poster
Directed byJohn R. Leonetti
Written byGary Dauberman
Produced byPeter Safran
Starring
CinematographyMichael St. Hilaire
Edited byKen Blackwell
Music byToby Chu
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) (India)
  • April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18) (United States)
Running time
72 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,382

Wolves at the Door is a 2016 American horror film directed by John R. Leonetti and written by Gary Dauberman. The film is loosely based on the murder of Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of Roman Polanski, and her friends in 1969 by members of the Manson Family, and, though not considered an installment in the franchise, takes place within The Conjuring Universe.[2] The cast features Katie Cassidy, Elizabeth Henstridge, Adam Campbell and Miles Fisher as four friends who are stalked and murdered by a group of intruders at a farewell party, with Eric Ladin reprising his role as Detective Clarkin from Leonetti's 2014 film Annabelle.

The film, produced by New Line Cinema and The Safran Company and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, was first theatrically released in India on October 21, 2016, followed by Germany on March 2, 2017, and in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2017. It was released on Digital HD in the United States on April 18, 2017. It received very negative reviews from critics, garnering a rare 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was mainly criticized for its depiction of the Tate murders and was described as "exploitative" and "misconceived."[3][4]

  1. ^ "WOLVES AT THE DOOR | British Board of Film Classification". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Farrell, Paul (August 15, 2017). "How Annabelle and the Conjuring universe is connected to the Manson family murders". Surgeons of Horror. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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