The Evolution Of Werewolves In Hollywood!

The Wolf Man (1941)

Starring Lon Chaney, Jr. as a man bitten by a magical beast, this horror film influenced Hollywood's depiction of the werewolf for years to come.





Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Classic comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello encountered iconic horror characters like Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Wolf Man in this hilarious horror-comedy!





I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)

This campy horror film was part of the wave of cheap teen movies released for the newly established drive-in theater genre, and also launched the career of Michael Landon.





An American Werewolf in London (1981)

After 30 years of campy werewolf films, the double shot of The Howling and this John Landis classic revitalized the horror in the werewolf sub-genre with groundbreaking practical effects. Landis later did the same thing for Michael Jackson's Thriller video!





Wolf (1994)

Taking a step towards the "sexy werewolf era," Jack Nicholson stars in this romantic thriller with Michelle Pfeiffer.





Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Seth Green played the complex character of Oz, Willow's boyfriend, apathetic high school student, frontman in the band Dingoes Ate My Baby, and of course, Werewolf!





Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

As CGI became more prevalent, werewolves transformed in film to even scarier, more inhuman creatures!





Trick 'r Treat (2007)

This acclaimed horror anthology film featured a segment where Anna Paquin was a part of a sexy all-female werewolf pack that lured men into becoming their dinner!





Teen Wolf (2011)

And, we come full circle! Tyler Posey leads the melodramatic MTV adaptation of Teen Wolf, which does a great job of combining the scares with the teen drama!