Werewolf movies transform before our eyes

American werewolves in London. Teen werewolves playing varsity basketball. Werewolves battling vampires.

Film portrayals of werewolves tend to be a bit campy.

Author Benjamin Percy, on the other hand, takes werewolves seriously. His new novel "Red Moon" uses werewolves to tell a tale of modern geopolitics rooted in reality.

Percy joins Kerri Miller and Cube Critic Euan Kerr to talk about werewolves in cinema.

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