10 Best Werewolves Film

The funny thing about werewolves is that, considering the fact that they are an enduring and legendary creature of horror and fantasy, there is a surprisingly slim range of films that address lycanthropy myths, and far fewer that do it well. The werewolf image has remained a very unusual novelty in the horror world, though zombies, witches, and slashers have come and gone from popularity time and again and paranormal horror really never seems to go out of style. Every once in a while, we get a winner, but apart from the bountiful genre-defining year 1981, which saw the London release of Wolfen, The Howling, and An American Werewolf, the werewolf film has never been a horror genre trend-setting engine.

Posted On March 11th, 2021

Underworld

Vampires participate in an age-old war with their mortal rivals, the Lycans, a clan of vicious werewolves, under the dark of darkness. A vampire orphaned in the aftermath of a gruesome Lycan attack, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) serves as a professional assassin for the vampire community. Selene fights to rescue him from Lucian (Michael Sheen), a cruel Lycan tyrant hellbent on ending the vampire bloodline, as the Lycans take a mysterious interest in Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman), an outstanding mortal physician.

Howl

When passing through the countryside, a train leaving London hits a deer on the road. When Tony, the train driver, goes out to remove the carcass, humanoid strikes and kills him.

Late Phases

For a werewolf movie of all time, Late Phases may have the most delightfully incongruous atmosphere. The little story of lycanthropy by Adrián García Bogliano takes place behind the gates of a sleepy retirement neighborhood afflicted by a recent series of brutal deaths linked to an unseen wild beast by local policemen. When with the aid of his tired son (Ethan Embry), a blind, grizzled Vietnam vet, Ambrose (Nick Damici), moves into the neighborhood, he encounters a night of bloody horror at the beast's paws and sets an agenda on his own terms to eradicate the deadly threat.

Silver Bullet

But here's the Silver Bullet thing please don't get angry. It's not a perfect movie. It really isn't. But in the genre that planted the seed of lycanthropic passion for a millennium, it is a cherished family-friendly entry. And yeah, I'm one of them for sure. The Werewolf Cycle was the first time I had ever read Stephen King, and it shook me. Silver Bullet is not quite so frightening, but in the Kingian vein, it is a fun and freewheeling coming-of-age cult classic.

Wolfen

Wolfen is the only narrative film by the producer of Woodstock, Michael Wadleigh. The cast, starring Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Gregory Hines and Edward James Olmos, is interesting and a little oddball. It's a horror film; the first to introduce in-camera thermography to illustrate the point of view of the predator, remain low to the ground and pounce on victims whose bodies are heat gradients (later used more famously by Predator), but in this film, there is also a pretty heady tale about the interests of Native American land and an anti-gentrification stand.

Red Riding Hood

Torn between two guys, Young Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) feels torn. She loves Peter, but her parents want her to marry a rich man named Henry. Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together but before they can bring their scheme into motion, a werewolf murders her sister. The villagers turn to Father Solomon (Gary Oldman), a renowned monster hunter who warns that the beast is day after day assuming human form. And Valerie assumes that someone she likes is a werewolf.

Van Helsing

Popular monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is sent to Transylvania to help defeat Count Dracula, the last of the Valerious bloodline (Richard Roxburgh). Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) discovers that with Dr Frankenstein's monster (Shuler Hensley), Dracula has established an unholy partnership and is hell-bent on demanding a centuries-old curse on her family. Anna and Van Helsing head off together to defeat their mutual adversary but learn some troubling mysteries along the way.

The Howling

Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is sent to Transylvania to help defeat Count Dracula, the last of the Valerious bloodline, the popular monster slayer (Richard Roxburgh). Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) learns that Dracula has formed an unholy relationship with Dr. Frankenstein's monster (Shuler Hensley), and is hell-bent on demanding a centuries-old curse on her family. To kill their common enemy, Anna and Van Helsing head off together but discover some disturbing mysteries along the way.

Curse of The Werewolf

Leon Corledo (Oliver Reed), a man of barbaric and macabre roots, was raised in the home of his caring and compassionate adoptive father, Don Alfredo Corledo (Clifford Evans). Leon learns that he has increasingly aggressive urges as he leaves Don Alfredo to find work. While Leon's affection for the lovely Christina (Catherine Feller) calms these urges, he eventually can not contain his curse and turns into a werewolf, terrorizing the Spanish countryside.

Ginger Snaps

The story of Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins), two outcast women, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. She is savagely assaulted on the night of Ginger's first cycle by a wild beast. Ginger miraculously cures his wounds, but something is not quite right. Brigitte needs to save her sister now and save herself.