11 Werewolf Movies That Broke All The Rules
7. Curse Of The Werewolf (1961)
1961's Curse of the Werewolf is one of the most interesting werewolf movies ever made, and it was also Oliver Reed's first film role. The movie completely upends the werewolf's standard mythos by removing the more supernatural aspects to create an origin entirely unique to the film's narrative.
In the movie, Leon is the product of rape, as his mother was a mute servant who was set upon by an insane and maniacal inmate. At his Christening, his presence made holy water boil, and before long, he developed a taste for blood, which was a problem that only worsened with age.
The movie was released at a time when horror movies were being revitalized. Its contemporaries included classics such as Curse of Frankenstein and Horror of Dracula, so reshaping the mythos' origin was popular at the time.
Still, making the Werewolf curse one that came from the horrid circumstances of conception and birth certainly broke the standard rules of werewolf movies. Curse of the Werewolf is something of an outlier in the lycanthropy library, but it's also one that shouldn't be skipped when delving into the genre's classics.