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Originally Posted by J. Tithonus Pednaud
An American Werewolf in London is a personal favorite as well, followed by The Howling and Silver Bullet.
I assume that when you say ‘faithful to the more traditional ideas’ you are referring to the dogmatic Hollywood lycanthropic folklore established in Universal’s The Wolf Man. That film was the origin of such elements as silver being fatal to werewolves, wolfsbane acting as a repellant, and that the ‘curse’ can be transferred via a bite or scratch.
None of those cannons are part of any previous traditional old-world werewolf folklore.
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I was never partial to the Howling's werwolves. While I loved the special effects involved, I've always felt that the overall design was almost ratlike.
And yes, I was referring to Hollywood's 'traditional ideas'. I must confess that I don't know a damn thing about pre-hollywood werewolves. Now, with
vampires, I'm fairly well-versed, but my knowledge of werewolves begins and ends with film.
I'm curious. Where did the European view of werewolves start? (I'm assuming that the legend is indeed a European one.) What were the real core beliefs?
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