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Florida werewolf punks Wolf-Face go full-on Spike Jonze in new music video that shows what it’s like to experience sleep paralysis, and the monster that comes with it.
Sleep Paralysis is a temporary inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon waking, and is often accompanied by the vision of a shadowy supernatural creature. The condition has been described throughout history, and the frightening figure has been given many names by different cultures. Episodes usually last one or two minutes and are often quite frightening, particularly the common visualization of a dark entity towering nearby.
The music video for Howl Alone captures what it is like to experience sleep paralysis through a Spike Jonze lens. It follows a lonely young man (Ryan Metcalf) back to his apartment as he tries to unwind for the night, but he keeps waking to a monster in his room. At the climax of the song the lights flip on to reveal the monster is actually party animal Michael J. Wolf and he is ready to howl!
Michael J. Wolf first made waves as the star of his high school basketball team. Then, along came the Hollywood elites who stole his story as the premise of the 80s cult classic Teen Wolf, starring Michael J. Fox. The release of Teen Wolf Too with Jason Bateman as the titular teen was the last straw—driven to the brink, Michael J. fled to isolation in the murky swamps of South Florida.But, Hollywood couldn’t let go of Michael J. Wolf. Never satisfied and still smelling blood, MTV decided to take a bite of the Teen Wolf name and launched a new television series. Frustrated by the latest perversion of his story and the absurd romanticizing of werewolves in books and film, Michael decided it’s time to howl back!
