Hour of the wolf
Encyclopedia
The hour of the wolf is the hour between night
and dawn
during which the wolf is said to lurk outside people's doors. In Swedish and Finnish folk religion
it is the hour when most people die
and are born
.
for a 1968 Ingmar Bergman
horror film
entitled Hour of the Wolf
reads:
In an episode of the science fiction television show Babylon 5
entitled "The Hour of the Wolf
", Commander Susan Ivanova says:
It is also the title of the ongoing science fiction radio program hosted by Jim Freund
named after Ingmar Bergman's movie.
Featured in the Oingo Boingo song No One Lives Forever
"Let’s have a party there’s a full moon in the sky
It’s the hour of the wolf and I don’t wanna die"
composer Peter Maxwell Davies
. Davies exploits the tension between the moment of birth and of death in the piece by concluding with "a searing cry".
. Since the band failed to tour in the U.S., little air time was given to the group by the typical AM broadcast stations. The twelve-minute song also featured members of the group howling like wolves, significantly reducing the chance of it being played on the radio. In the underground rock culture, the title song was a favorite of Clyde Clifford
, the famous DJ and host of Beaker Street
for KAAY
, the "Mighty 1090" of Little Rock, Arkansas.
. The song's lyrics are loosely connected to the plot of Ingmar Bergman's film.
is also the name of a 1975 album by Steppenwolf
.
Night
Night or nighttime is the period of time when the sun is below the horizon. This occurs after dusk. The opposite of night is day...
and dawn
Dawn
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the presence of weak sunlight, while the sun itself is still below the horizon...
during which the wolf is said to lurk outside people's doors. In Swedish and Finnish folk religion
Folk religion
Folk religion consists of ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and practices...
it is the hour when most people die
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
and are born
Childbirth
Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...
.
In popular culture
The marketing taglineTagline
A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. The idea behind the concept is to create a memorable phrase that will sum up the tone and premise of a brand or product , or to reinforce the audience's memory of a product...
for a 1968 Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
entitled Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf is a 1968 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann. It combines elements of the film drama, surrealist film and horror film.-Plot:...
reads:
"The Hour of the Wolf is the hour between night and dawn. It is the hour when most people die, when sleep is deepest, when nightmares are most real. It is the hour when the sleepless are haunted by their deepest fear, when ghosts and demons are most powerful. The Hour of the Wolf is also the hour when most children are born."
In an episode of the science fiction television show Babylon 5
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
entitled "The Hour of the Wolf
The Hour of the Wolf
"The Hour of the Wolf" is the first episode of the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.-Synopsis:Ivanova, Delenn and Lyta venture to Z'ha'dum to search for Sheridan. When they get there, a telepathic lure tries to draw them to the planet, but they are saved due to a...
", Commander Susan Ivanova says:
"Have you ever heard of the hour of the wolf? ... It's the time between 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning. You can't sleep, and all you can see is the troubles and the problems and the ways that your life should've gone but didn't. All you can hear is the sound of your own heart."
It is also the title of the ongoing science fiction radio program hosted by Jim Freund
Jim Freund
Jim Freund is a radio personality and a prominent figure in the speculative fiction community as host of the Pacifica Radio show Hour of the Wolf and as curator of the New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series....
named after Ingmar Bergman's movie.
Featured in the Oingo Boingo song No One Lives Forever
"Let’s have a party there’s a full moon in the sky
It’s the hour of the wolf and I don’t wanna die"
Ave Maris Stella
The Hour of the Wolf, "the time of utter suspension when nocturnal sounds have ceased and those of day not yet begun", begins and concludes Ave Maris Stella (Hail, star of the sea), a 1975 composition for chamber ensemble by the EnglishEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
composer Peter Maxwell Davies
Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE is an English composer and conductor and is currently Master of the Queen's Music.-Biography:...
. Davies exploits the tension between the moment of birth and of death in the piece by concluding with "a searing cry".
The Hassles
"Hour of the Wolf" is the title track of a 1969 album by The HasslesThe Hassles
The Hassles were a rock group in the 1960s, most notable for recording the first releases to feature Billy Joel. The group released two full-length albums and a number of singles....
. Since the band failed to tour in the U.S., little air time was given to the group by the typical AM broadcast stations. The twelve-minute song also featured members of the group howling like wolves, significantly reducing the chance of it being played on the radio. In the underground rock culture, the title song was a favorite of Clyde Clifford
Clyde Clifford
Dale Seidenschwarz, aka Clyde Clifford, is the host of Beaker Street, a weekly freeform rock radio program.Beaker Street, which first aired on clear channel KAAY AM 1090 from 1966 through 1972, was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station...
, the famous DJ and host of Beaker Street
Beaker Street
Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas clear channel, 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972...
for KAAY
KAAY
KAAY is a 50,000-watt, class-A AM radio station in Little Rock, Arkansas, licensed on 1090 kHz.-History:KAAY was founded as KTHS in 1924 in Hot Springs; it moved to Little Rock in 1953. After the TV station KTHV was created from it in 1955, KTHS was sold to LIN Broadcasting, who turned it into...
, the "Mighty 1090" of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Grandfather Clock
Chicago doom-punk trio Grandfather Clock have a song titled "Hour of the Wolf" on their 2011 Tarot EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. The song's lyrics are loosely connected to the plot of Ingmar Bergman's film.
Steppenwolf
Hour of the WolfHour of the Wolf (album)
Hour of the Wolf is an album by Steppenwolf, released in 1975 . It was the second of four albums Steppenwolf released under the label Epic.-Track listing:#"Caroline " – 4:53...
is also the name of a 1975 album by Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf (band)
Steppenwolf are a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The...
.