Jim Cummings on How 'Fargo' and David Fincher Inspired 'The Wolf of Snow Hollow'

“The Wolf of Snow Hollow” is a werewolf movie, sort of. It’s the kind of horror movie that’s more concerned with its protagonist’s journey than the iconic monster. In the film, writer and director Jim Cummings stars as Jon Marshall, a cop in a frigid small town whose life is struggling he can’t live up to his Sheriff father, he’s not much of a dad to his own daughter, and his alcoholism is creeping back up on him, clouding his judgment. The town is looking to him to protect them from this ominous presence, but his spiral downward makes him make foolish decisions and keeps turning him away from the correct path.

Marshall’s alcoholism turns him into a monster, paralleling his path to solving the case that’s haunting him into insanity. In that way, like many horror movies before it, “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” is more interested in the monstrous acts of humans than the actual mythical creature lurking in the woods, teeth bared, dripping in blood, and drool, and murdering young, attractive women.

A blend of horror, thriller, and comedy, with references from David Fincher to “Fargo,” “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” is yet again another showcase for Cummings, the indie breakout triple threat whose self-distribution of “Thunder Road” wowed critics and the industry at large. With the help of a distributor this around, and the weight of logistics off his shoulders, Cummings is more relaxed this time around with “The Wolf of Snow Hollow,” but (naturally) equally as enthusiastic.

“The Wolf of Snow Hollow” intends to subvert expectations, with a killer that’s incredibly hard to pinpoint. It’s Cummings letting himself dive into a genre he greatly admires, direct homages to auteurs he looks up to, and ultimately create a unique spin on the often misunderstood werewolf subgenre.

“The Wolf of Snow Hollow” is now available to watch in select theaters and on VOD. You can watch and listen to our conversation with Jim Cummings below.