The Wolf Man

SilentDawn4.0

76Larry Talbot is a weird creep in this, spying on Gwen through a telescope, not listening to her rejection, and being disappointed when she brings a friend along for safety to the date, so the tragedy element doesn't resonate effectively, but the Universal 'forest' set is one of the most iconic classical horror images. Pure id. I could watch the fog flowing over the landscape all fucking day. And Lon Chaney Jr's wolf-man figure, cast as a shadow against the trees and the full moon, chills the bone.

Brian Collins4.0

Poor Larry. Tries to steal a guy's wife and becomes a werewolf instead. Tale as old as time.

Ian West5.0

“Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.”I love The Wolf Man. I love its atmosphere (in fact when I think about “the look” of classic Universal horror, it’s generally the fog ridden sets of this and House of Frankenstein that comes to mind), gorgeous set design, legendary music, incomparable makeup, and an embarrassment of riches cast cast wise. Evelyn Ankers is one of my favorite ‘Scream Queens’ of any era and she’s great here, Claude Rains as Larry’s father classes up the joint and anytime I see him in a movie it makes me happy, and certified tree trunk Lon Chaney Jr. goes from “joyful big lug” to “tortured individual” like few can.Perfect fall viewing and an atmosphere drenched all timer.