The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf is Hammer's only werewolf film, and it's a real mini epic - the ninety minute runtime spectacularly incorporates a story spanning over several decades. The first act is a brilliantly conceived origin story for the werewolf itself. The whole…

Slig001

RESEÑA EN ESPAÑOL SPOOKTOBER VI: THE HAMMER OF HORROR Fisher and Hammer present their take on classic werewolf stories, featuring lavish and stunning set designs that immerse you in the narrative. The subplot involving the child, along with the way the film sometimes…

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

"It means that things are abroad. [ . . . ] Strange things that should not be spoken of." one of the best - and best-looking - Hammer horror movies ever made. really gorgeous stuff in here. Guy Endore's sprawling, weird work The Werewolf of Paris is massively condensed and…

Priscilla Page

Checks all the Hammer boxes you’d want – gothic atmosphere, lavish colours, quite clearly English people pretending they’re Spanish, serious father figures, beautiful women in low-cut dresses – but adds in a rather massive dose of melancholy which felt surprising for a…

Lexzilla

The opening credits play over a close-up of a crying werewolf's eyes. Nobody in werewolf movie history ever wanted to be a werewolf less than Oliver Reed's character. The opening which threw me for a loop when I first watched this last year made more sense thematically and…

laird

The Curse of the Werewolf is one of the more underrated Hammer Horror films. Directed by the great Terence Fisher, it’s a dark and bloody gothic nightmare with a compelling story, beautiful cinematography and stellar special effects – with the excellent make-up work…

TheScottishGuy

Another delightful Hammer horror puts me halfway through my box set and I didn’t even realize until he shows up that the titular monster is played by Oliver Reed looking like a goddamn snack and a half in his human form. It does take a little while to get going, but it…

Tony the Terror

🌕 🐺 ROAD TO ROBERT EGGERS WEREWOLF 🐺 🌕 (English Version below) _____________________________________________________________ german version  Blutrotes Spanien & Britischer Charme: „Der Fluch von…

Mister Cap (english/german)

Not enough werewolf. Set design was good. Pacing was rough and they spent far too long on the origin story!

Iamblakeman