Not a full moon has passed since August 2011 without a new Full Moon Feature appearing on Werewolf News. Craig J. Clark‘s authoritative posts on the successes and failures of werewolves in cinema have been an honour to host and a pleasure to read, and if, like me, your every synapse craves more, we need your help. Recently, Craig wrote to me to say that while he’d like to continue writing Full Moon Features, “..I’m starting to run low on werewolf movies that I haven’t seen. (My count is up in the mid-80s at this point.) Have you ever gotten any through the site that you think I might want to have a look at?”
I thought I had, Craig, but as it turns out, most of them never actually made it to production. Silver Bullet might be good, though – who doesn’t love Gary Busey? – and maybe Wolfen, too. I’d like to get some reader input as well. Below is a list of werewolf movies that Craig has seen. Those for which he’s written Full Moon Features are italicized. Can you, dear Werewolf News Reader, think of any that Craig hasn’t seen but ought to? Are there any on the list that you’d like him to write about? Please share your recommendations and requests (and maybe a word of praise for a guy whose posting schedule has been more reliable than my own) in the comments section.
- Wolf Blood (1925)
- Werewolf of London (1935)
- The Wolf Man (1941)*
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
- House of Frankenstein (1944)
- House of Dracula (1945)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- The Mad Monster (1942)
- The Undying Monster (1942)
- Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
- Return of the Vampire (1944)
- She-Wolf of London (1946)
- The Werewolf (1956)
- I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
- How to Make a Monster (1958)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
- Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory (1961)
- Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1964)
- Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)
- Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror (1968)
- Assignment Terror (1970)
- The Fury of the Wolfman (1970)
- Werewolf Shadow (1971)
- Dr. Jekyll and the Wolfman (1972)
- Curse of the Devil (1973)
- Night of the Howling Beast (1975)
- The Night of the Werewolf (1980)
- Licántropo (1996)
- The Maltese Bippy (1969)
- Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
- Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972)
- Moon of the Wolf (1972)
- The Werewolf of Washington (1973)
- The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)
- The Beast Must Die (1974)
- Scream of the Wolf (1974)
- Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
- Werewolf Woman (1976)
- Wolfman (1979)
- Full Moon High (1981)
- The Howling (1981)
- Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985)
- Howling III: The Marsupials (1987)
- Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)
- The Howling: Reborn (2011)
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Wolfen (1981)
- Monster Dog (1984)
- The Company of Wolves (1984)
- Silver Bullet (1985)
- Teen Wolf (1985)
- Teen Wolf Too (1987)
- Deadtime Stories (1986)
- The Monster Squad (1987)
- My Mom’s A Werewolf (1989)
- Night Shadow (1989)
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
- Wolf (1994)
- Project: Metalbeast (1995)
- Bad Moon (1996)
- Werewolf (1996)
- The Wolves of Kromer (1998)
- Ginger Snaps (2000)
- Dog Soldiers (2002)
- Exhumed (2003)
- Underworld (2003)
- Underworld: Evolution (2006)
- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
- Underworld: Awakening (2012)
- Van Helsing (2004)
- Cursed (2005)
- The Beast of Bray Road (2005)
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- The Brothers Grimm (2005)
- Big Bad Wolf (2006)
- Blood and Chocolate (2007)
- Skinwalkers (2007)
- Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
- Never Cry Werewolf (2008)
- House of the Wolf Man (2009)
- Wolvesbayne (2009)
- The Wolfman (2010)
- Outcast (2010)
- Red: Werewolf Hunter (2010)
- Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)
- Monster Brawl (2011)
- Red Riding Hood (2011)
- Dark Shadows (2012)
- Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
Do you know of any worthwhile werewolf movies that aren’t on this list? Let Craig (and the rest of us) know in the comments!