Our Top 10 Werewolf Movies of All Time (& the history behind them)

To celebrate this Halloween, and look ahead to Robert Eggers’ Werwulf movie coming at the end of this year, Elysia is joined by special guest Anthony to talk everything werewolf: What is the history of werewolf storytelling? The key werewolf novels? And, of course, what do we think are the 10 best werewolf movies ever made?*

*Disclaimer: Neither of us have seen every werewolf movie ever made (yet), and our selections are highly personal and idiosyncratic and subject to change at a moment’s notice.

Explore The Evolution of Werewolf Cinema (Letterboxd list)

Werewolf films discussed (ordered by first mention – listen to find out which made our Top 10!): 

• Opening discussion: Werwulf (2026) [Eggers’ new film, trailer] – Werewolf of London (1935) [1st werewolf talkie] – The Northman (2022) [Viking werewolves] – Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) [Beast of Gédouvan] – The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) [adaptation of Endore novel] – Wolf Blood (1925) [oldest not-lost werewolf film] – The Iron Giant (1999) [how wide does the genre go?] – Ginger Snaps (2000) [female awakenings] – Teen Wolf (1985) [werewolf puberty] [Anthony’s coverage], Teen Wolf Too (1987) [Anthony’s coverage] – The Howling (1981) [‘devil among us’ horror] – Wolves (2014) [mystery box with Jason Momoa]

• (Additional) ranked films & recommendations: Wolf Man (2025), The Wolf Man (1941), The Wolfman (2010) [Anthony’s coverage] – The Undying Monster (1942) – Werewolves Within (2021), The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) – Wolf Children (2012)  – Cursed (2005) – Ladyhawke (1985), Robin Hood (1973) – Werewolf by Night (2022) [Elysia’s coverage], Director by Night (2022) – An American Werewolf in London (1981) [Anthony’s coverage], An American Werewolf in Paris (1995) – Full Moon High (1981)  – Silver Bullet (1985) – The Company of Wolves (1984) – Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004), Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004) – Werewolf (2016) – sequels to The Howling (1985-2011) – Wolfwalkers (2020) – When You Open the Door (2026) – Wolf Like Me (TV, 2022-2023) – The Cursed (2021) – additional Properly Howard coverage: The Monster Squad (1987) [Anthony’s coverage], Wolf (1994) [Anthony’s coverage]

Werewolf novels mentioned (release order):

• Wagner the Wehr-Wolf by George W. M. Reynolds (1847): in text, in audio
• The Undying Monster by Jessie Douglas Kerruish (1922): in text, in audio
• The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore (1933): in text, (excellent) audio available via Audible
• “Of Beren and Lúthien” from The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (1977): text and audio versions via book sellers (still in copyright)
• The Howling by Gary Brandner (1977): text and audio versions via book sellers (still in copyright)

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