When you hear the movie title "Grandma Werewolf," only one theme comes to mind - that of a period piece detailing love and loss in Edwardian England.

And right now, you're asking, "Really? I mean, really?"No, not really. Not at all."It's about a family that goes to their grandmother's cabin for Thanksgiving. They find out she's a werewolf, and they have to set aside their problems as a dysfunctional family and work together to subdue her," director Zachary Will said while setting up a chase scene at Blue Mountain Ski Resort on Saturday night.Will and the crew have been to Kresgeville, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe and several other locations for shooting over the past few days.The concept for the unique and cheeky independent horror movie sprang from a family get-together that Will attended during the holiday season."I came up with the idea at my parents' cabin during a Thanksgiving dinner," Will said. "We couldn't find my grandmother, and I remember someone saying, 'It's not like she's a vampire, she can't just fly away.' So, I said, 'Well, maybe she's a werewolf. …' "The cast and crew for the production hail from all over, including Georgia, New York, Michigan and beyond. What drew them to Carbon and Monroe counties in Pennsylvania was the lush scenery, along with a convenient shooting locale - the cabin in the movie is owned by Will's parents, which they allowed the crew to use for free. That sort of hospitality, it turns out, was remarkably commonplace during the crew's location scouting and shooting."It's been going very well. We've had a lot of support from local businesses who allowed us to use locations like this to film. We're filming tomorrow at Sunny's gas station in Kunkletown. We've had a lot of support from people who allow us to use locations for free, which is amazing," producer Olivia Dean said. "It takes a lot of the financial burden off when we don't have to pay for locations."While Will has plenty of experience as a director - including 50 short films, episodes of reality television series, and more - this is his first feature-length project. Based on Saturday night's scene, however, one would expect that Will, Dean and the crew have gone through this process countless times before."It's quite a lot, especially since most of the shoots I've done before have only been a couple of days," Will said. "This has been a few weeks. There's a lot more preparation that goes into that."One of the core elements that has allowed the production to move along so smoothly is the camaraderie between everyone on set."It's been awesome, an incredible experience," Tricia Harmon, who plays the titular character, said. "The tight-knit dynamic, the personalities, have been crucial for everything. They've overcome everything, different obstacles, locations, people coming in from all over. … When you have this kind of focus on an objective, with what we're doing, everybody has been working very well."Though the cast and crew have lucked out with many factors of the production, problems have popped up here and there. But, with the likes of Rafael Malaret on the scene, everything has worked out thus far."There are times when we hit a bump in the road, we forget stuff, we need to pick up stuff or we get rained out. A few days ago we were supposed to do a car scene, but it was raining. So, we put the car in the garage, put a green screen up, and did everything that way. That's where I come in as an editor and postproduction supervisor, making sure everything looks real," Malaret said.Filming will wrap up shortly, and then postproduction will begin. As of now, Malaret is aiming to have everything completed for a Thanksgiving release, coinciding perfectly with the film."It's pretty fun on location, especially at the cabin. Zach wrote the story based on his parents' cabin, and just having that location that already feels like home, it's been great," Dean said.While many local businesses have been gracious in donating their locations for free, the crew is still in need of funding. For more information, see

https://www.facebook.com/GrandmaWerewolf.So, once November rolls around, and you're looking for that perfect holiday flick, remember to check out "Grandma Werewolf" - it's the perfect family-friendly humorous horror story for the season."I go from sweet and kind and very grandma-oriented, to the point where now I'm killing my family, turning to the dark side," Harmon said with a laugh, "It's been fun, I love it."