10 Near Perfect Horror Movies Nobody Remembers
7. The Werewolf Of London
Though they may typically underperform when it comes to box office numbers, the Universal Monsters are some of the most legendary characters in the history of horror. The likes of Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Invisible Man all have storied histories on screen and are as relevant today as ever.
One such creature that arguably hasn't enjoyed the same success as some of its peers is The Wolf Man, with Leigh Whannell's 2025 outing in particular falling short of expectations and potential. It hasn't been all bad, however, as typically its journey can be traced back to 1941's classic of the same name.
This isn't where the cinematic journey started, of course. Though The Wolf Man's influence is comparable to what Night of the Living Dead did for zombies, it was six years earlier in The Werewolf of London that this particular subgenre was introduced to the big screen, though that's in a film that's almost always forgotten about: The Werewolf of London.
Arguably, The Wolf Man overshadows its predecessor in large part because of the design of the wolf itself, as a true beast rather than what could have been mistaken for a particularly hairy human, but The Werewolf of London is far more than just the image of the wolf itself, and deserves the recognition it simply doesn't get as the beginning of this subgenre.