10 Worst Practical Effects Movie Monsters

Oh, Werewolf. Where to start on this one? A decade and a half before Werewolf’s 1996 release, 1980 played host to an era-defining FX battle between Rob Bottin’s work for The Howling and Rick Baker’s efforts in An American Werewolf in London. Both films featured extraordinary werewolf transformations, with the work still touted as some of the best in cinema history.

Despite this, some later lycanthropes managed to earn a seat at the legendary VFX table. Werewolf… was not one of them. Best known for the classic MST3K episode spent tearing it to shreds, the film was produced on a shoestring budget and boy, does it show. The titular terror barely appears onscreen, changing colour each time he does.

Sometimes, the makeup consists of a few stray cheek hairs, and at other times the monster itself is replaced by a large dog (yes, really). It needs to be seen to be believed, but Werewolf manages to earn its title by producing easily the worst cinematic example of the mythical monster.