Comments on: Let us now praise famous wolfmen

By: Suzi Doll

Suzi Doll — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:20:16 +0000

THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF is my favorite Hammer film, mostly because of Oliver Reed. But, I am also fascinated by the ending where a father kills his own son for the sake of the community, that is, the whole is more important than any one part.

By: Tony Dayoub

Tony Dayoub — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:46:42 +0000

The werewolf has always been a favorite monster of mine in pretty much any form. Though the film degenerates into kind of a mess in the third act, I love Mike Nichols and Jack Nicholson’s take on the wolfman in “Wolf,” and how they tie it into machismo.

Also, Oliver Reed’s performance in Hammer’s “Curse of the Werewolf” is one for the ages. The white-haired wolf makeup enhances his ferocious take on it even further. And the idea that this wolf is unleashed, not just by the full moon, but by his inability to keep his lusty desires in check is an inspired idea that dovetails nicely with your conclusion that “…the lycanthrope is the perfect realization of man’s unbridled Id…”

By: Doug Gilzow

Doug Gilzow — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:00:32 +0000

The vividly described combination of dreams and werewolves made me recall “The Company of Wolves” from 1984. Maybe that’s the one that stimulated the scary dreams and you’ve repressed the memory.

By: Jerry Kovar

Jerry Kovar — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:45:59 +0000

How’s about the Agatha Christie inspired “The Beast Must Die” with Peter Cushing doing his Doctor thing and Anton “Circus of Horrors” Diffring.

Great tagline ala William Castle…..”One of these eight people will turn into a werewolf. Can you guess who it is when we stop the film for the WEREWOLF BREAK?”

By: medusamorlock

medusamorlock — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:45:38 +0000

Excellent picture of that natty werewolf talking to Dracula! Love your recollection of the red werewolf — lucky you, dreaming in vivid color and remembering it!

Great salute to the wolfmen we know and love!