Werewolf movies to make you howl
by theNeoplatonist | created - 11 Jul 2014 | updated - 30 Oct 2020 | PublicThe Werewolf movies that most appeal to the lycanthropic sensibilities of theNeoplatonist, especially at full moon. In alphabetical order.
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1. Blood and Chocolate (2007)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A teenage werewolf is torn between honoring her family's secret and her love for a man.
Director: Katja von Garnier | Stars: Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Katja Riemann
Votes: 18,300 | Gross: $3.53M
Underrated, in theNeoplatonist's unworthy estimation. Paints an effective big picture of a lycanthrope community...
2. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
Directors: Charles Barton, Walter Lantz | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi
Votes: 19,572 | Gross: $4.80M
Larry Talbot's final not-so-serious outing, but it's actually a pretty good send-up of Wolf Man, Dracula, and Frankenstein's Monster, which somehow succeeds in preserving their dignity amid the antics.
3. The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
Approved | 93 min | Horror
In eighteenth-century Spain, an adopted boy becomes a werewolf and terrorizes the inhabitants of his town.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain, Catherine Feller
Votes: 6,834
A slow burner but the climax is grand.
4. Dense Fear Bloodline (2012)
82 min | Horror
Paul Johnson is a guy running for his life. A year after surviving a werewolf attack, he now carries the burden of the bloodline and finds himself chased down and hunted by a team of Goverment based Specialists.
Director: Tony Gardner | Stars: Tony Gardner, Geoff Dunlavey, William Bain, Dax Newsome
Votes: 54
Neglected low budget thriller. Well worth a watch when the wolfbane blooms.
5. Dog Soldiers (2002)
R | 105 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scottish wilderness.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham
Votes: 65,664
Isolated soldiers under siege - yes, an old formula, but pulled off in bravura style. Very convincing visual effects.
6. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Passed | 74 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scientist, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal metamorphosis, but also revive the frozen body of Frankenstein's inhuman creation.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill
Votes: 9,959
The Wolf Man bits are far superior to the Frankenstein bits, in theNeoplatonist's lowly opinion. A fine sequel to "The Wolf Man" (see below).
7. Ginger Snaps (2000)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.
Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers
Votes: 52,314 | Gross: $0.00M
Human emotional drama meets werewolf movie.
8.
Hammer House of Horror (1980)
Episode:
Children of the Full Moon
(1980)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A married couple, lost in the woods, stumble across a creepy mansion and its inhabitants - an overly-kind old woman, and deadly wolf children that scour the countryside looking for victims.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Christopher Cazenove, Celia Gregory, Diana Dors, Robert Urquhart
Votes: 665
A truly chilling British masterpiece. Sell your silver bullets, track it down and buy it!
9. House of Dracula (1945)
Approved | 67 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Wolf Man and Count Dracula beg Dr. Edelman to cure them of their killing instincts but Dracula schemes to seduce the doctor's nurse.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Onslow Stevens, John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Martha O'Driscoll
Votes: 6,159
Sequel to "House of Frankenstein" (see below), in which Larry Talbot was killed, but he inexplicably turns up again for a final serious Wolf Man outing.
10. House of Frankenstein (1944)
Passed | 71 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A deranged scientist escapes from prison and recruits Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man to get revenge on his behalf.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine
Votes: 7,723
Sequel to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man". Both the Wolf Man and Dracula bits are well worth a watch.
11. Howl (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning.
Director: Paul Hyett | Stars: Elliot Cowan, Rosie Day, Calvin Dean, Sam Gittins
Votes: 15,564
Not a classic, but an entertaining way of passing the full moon.
12.
Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode:
Family Reunion
(1988)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Janice Perry claims that her husband Robert has kidnapped their son Bobby, but Robert maintains that the boy needs to be cured of an illness. After all, Bobby hasn't been himself lately.
Director: Tom Savini | Stars: Stephen McHattie, Daniel Terrence Kelly, Patricia Tallman, Marilyn Rockafellow
Votes: 263
Perhaps predictable, but well-realized, with good visuals.
13. Underworld (2003)
R | 121 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Selene, a vampire warrior, is entrenched in a conflict between vampires and werewolves, while falling in love with Michael, a human who is sought by werewolves for unknown reasons.
Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Michael Sheen
Votes: 285,260 | Gross: $51.97M
I guess you either like the "Underworld" series or you don't. Although theNeoplatonist believes the Vampires are more effective than the Lycans (werewolves), lycanthrope fans might consider giving it a try.
14. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
R | 92 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
A prequel centered on the origins of the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their former slaves, the Lycans.
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos | Stars: Rhona Mitra, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 167,902 | Gross: $45.80M
See comments above.
15. Werewolf of London (1935)
Passed | 75 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After botanist Wilfred Glendon travels to Tibet in search of a rare flower, the Mariphasa, he returns to a London haunted by murders that can only be the work of bloodthirsty werewolves.
Director: Stuart Walker | Stars: Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson, Lester Matthews
Votes: 6,504
The original. Still creepy in places, with a good transformation scene.
16. Wolf (1994)
R | 125 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Publisher Will Randall becomes a demon wolf and has to fight to keep his job.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan
Votes: 60,334 | Gross: $65.01M
17. The Wolf Man (1941)
Passed | 70 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Claude Rains, Warren William, Lon Chaney Jr., Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 30,729
The classic if not the original. Establishes the lore...
18. Wolfen (1981)
R | 115 min | Horror, Thriller
A New York cop investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.
Director: Michael Wadleigh | Stars: Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines
Votes: 11,482 | Gross: $10.63M
Well, not QUITE a werewolf movie, I suppose, but it toys with the idea, and the wolves are bloodily real paranormal entities.
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