A Brief History of Horror - Werewolves

[@noelrose7419]

Werewolves are my fav! Honestly i find the tragic, beast within style to be the most compelling. It's such a wonderful metaphor for so many things. Growing into adulthood, primal urges, it just has a full gambit. And it always leads to wonderful characters who wrestle with this innate viciousness

[@Thatbookishguy69]

Noel Rose damn I have never thought of that before

[@gwynethrada]

Thats's why Gingersnaps is my favorite werewolf movie. I've seen it dozens of times now, but I was 13 when I first watched it. Using the main characters transformation as a metaphor for puberty and growing up immediately resonated with me. It's a fantastic film.

[@MothmanInHisChibiEra]

I know I'm late to the convo but YAY for the Hemlock Grove inclusion. Wasn't a fan of the show and I barely remember anything from it but I was *blown away* by that transformation. Visually stunning and puts so much more weight to the idea of lycanthropy as a curse you don't want to be messing with.

[@josearturogarza5114]

*Professor Snape:* _Turn to page 394, who can tell me the difference between an Animagus and a Werewolf? No One?_

[@drac0nisw0lf]

An animagus uses a spell to turn into an animal, while a werewolf cannot control it and changes during the full moon, losing all his or her faculties in the process.

[@gokinsmen]

8:14 "Jack Nicholson, who really doesn't need much makeup..."

[@josearturogarza5114]

For some of us growing up in 70's,we watched *The Groovie Goolies* on Saturday morning cartoons.. I liked Wolfie! It was a spinoff of *Sabrina The Teenage Witch*

[@supernerd5781]

God Ginger Snaps is probably my favorite horror film of all time, to the point where I'm fucking playing (a heavily altered version of) Ginger in a D&D campaign.

[@jessicajayes8326]

I love it too. Ginger becomes a blood thirsty monster and everybody telling her "It's normal, sweetie. Every woman goes through this." As a chick I find that hilarious!

[@madmike131369]

Don't forget the tale of Gilimesh where he denied a Woman for she turned her ex into a wolf and it is the oldest Werewolf tale on record

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Do you mean Gilgamesh?

[@marcusvachon845]

I have three things to add to this video. One, Teen Wolf (starring Michael J. Fox) was a loose remake of I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Two, Michael Landon reprised his role from "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" for an episode of Highway To Heaven. It was a Halloween special episode meant for the audience to have some fun. Three, for the movie Dog Soldiers slim (almost skinny) dancers were hired to play the werewolves. These performers stood on stilts to give themselves extra height over the stars. I like these videos. Keep them coming, thank you.

[@Frankenstein077]

Michael Jackson was a _werecat_ in Thriller, not a werewolf. Note the eyes and _whiskers._ ;-)

[@Moszan]

Tufted ears are also present in cats.

[@clockworkprincess3034]

Loved the video! Kinda sad you didn't mention The Vampire Diaries, Tyler's transformation still gives me goosebumps to this day 😵

[@JackKrei]

The coolest of all "monsters" IMO. You forgot two of my favs Vampire diaries and the Cursed movie with Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg. But you hit the other favs except the twilight stuff. Some of the other good flicks were: Howl (2015), Werewolf: The Beast Among Us, Skinwalkers (2006), Blood and Chocolate (2007), Big Bad Wolf (2006), Wolfen (1981), Night of the Werewolf (1981)(that had the scariest looking WW). I love werewolf movies and watch them all even the bad ones. I can't tell you why this is my favorite but I think it may have something to do with the fact that it's canine, remains alive, and is mostly human. I also have a major soft spot for dogs so that maybe a connection.

[@namikazemoon]

some of the werewolves in these media sources look more like Sasquatch

[@ZPHOENIX27]

Fenrir Greyback is a werewolf who is involved with the Death Eaters. He works alongside Lord Voldemort because Lord Voldemort promises fairness to werewolves around the country. He does not carry the Dark Mark as he is not a Death Eater.

[@TeamQuigley]

Gingersnaps Back is definitely my favorite in that trilogy. Gotta love a good horror movie.

[@anon3263]

Ginger Snaps is one of my favourite all time movies. I loved all of them.

[@leatherandjade]

Studmuffin werewolf man from True Blood. Yep. Yes indeed. And he takes his shirt off just about every time he's about to change, right? How great is that?? :D

[@julianseph842gamez5]

100% Wolf is also part of the lycanthropy. It narrates the story of a teenager named Freddy Lupin who wanted to become part of the werewolf pack, but somehow, he became a Poodle instead.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

I love American Werewolf in London. The makeup was astounding. The movie deftly mixed comedy and horror.

[@rlstz]

Lycanthropy was featured on a 1994 episode of The X-Files called “Shapes” (1x18).

[@statusdisarray9598]

Diving in for a binge of your Halloween play list! Thank you !

[@ThoinFrostaxe]

Wolfman’s got nards!

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Hahahaha. That’s a genuine catchphrase!

[@CreightonChaney-io4xv]

Aaaawwwoo!!! My fave! They should make a film on the Anne Rice Wolf Gift Chronicles! 👹🐺😈

[@CreightonChaney-io4xv]

First Werewolf movie was simply entitled: the Werewolf in 1913. Unfortunately, the film was destroyed in a studio fire.

[@shewolf871]

I thought Michael Jackson was supposed to be a werecat

[@WillTuliv]

You are correct.

[@abqnm8811]

@Trey Stephens it is the difference between a cat and a wolf.

[@josearturogarza5114]

Where Wolves? 👆There wolves! Sorry.. 😆

[@h.calvert7443]

José Arturo Gotta love me some Young Frankenstein! So sad that almost the whole cast is gone & the delightful Teri Garr is very sick. Loved her in a ton of '70's flicks. But Young Frankenstein is the best. He's going to be very popular. OOF. 🏰 🎷

[@josearturogarza5114]

@@h.calvert7443 LOL! Loved Madeline Khan.. _After 7 or 8 quick ones you're off to the boys to brag and boast_ *YOU BETTER KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!*

[@h.calvert7443]

José Arturo LMAO! Oh, what a delight! I was friends with the projectionist at our main public library back in the '80's & I had never seen this film. I LOVE my old Universal monster movies, & I was very opposed to watching Young Frankenstein because I was afraid that it would sneer at them --- my beloved old friends! My buddy got ahold of a copy & insisted that I watch it with him. Trust me, he said, you will LOVE this film! He knew my tastes really well, so I grudgingly consented to give it a try. I very quickly realized what a loving spoof it was. Mel Brooks obviously felt exactly the same way that I did about this material & also knew his sources really well. I have it on DVD now & watch it often, with great affection. Perfectly cast, perfectly played. And whenever I hear or read the word 'werewolf' I hear Teri saying "There wolf!". Did you ever notice that in the first scene the clock strikes 13 times? And would you like a roll in the hay? 👹

[@lzad3764]

The French Beast, one thing they always leave out the fact that quite a few of the women were sexually assaulted. 🤷‍♀️. American werewolf in London is a great movie! It still holds up. And pre CGI, It was amazing. I like the dark comedy aspect, also.

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

American werewolf in London still gives me chills

[@TheLadybughug]

I read the Loup du Gévaudant (Wolf of Gévaudant) as a 10ish child. I had nightmares for years 😂. I had read the original French version, none of the censored crap we often have today. It was scary and awesome.

[@livviolet9361]

Camille Saint-saëns Danse Macabre is one of my favourite songs

[@HansBomers]

Great video. Cool list of films and also thanks for the historical explanation. One detail though; it's a common mistake or you might say a persistent myth, but the witch trials were NOT in the middle ages, but in the Renaissance, the period after the middle ages. The witch trials are associated with the period 1450 to 1750, and the case of the Bedburg werewolf you mentioned, was in 1589. The witch trials are culturally linked to the reformation (rise of protestantism) and counter-reformation: where Catholicism in a reaction to the reformation, became a much more formalised and 'exclusive' religion, in contrast to the more 'inclusive' umbrella phenomenon it had been before because of it not yet having any major competition from other religions. Under this 'battle' you might say between protestantism and Catholicism, a figurative and literal witch-hunt arose focused on people showing odd behavior and not conforming to religious dogmas. There was also an element of localized bursts of mass hysteria, see the Salem Witch trials in America, but also the witch hunts in for instance Germany and England (see Matthew Hopkins, who ironically fell into his own sword so to speak, in the end).

[@perpetual61]

@Lindsay Holiday Thank you for continuing with these videos they're Highly Educational & Entertaining. Happy Halloween 2018.

[@sarahbroom1636]

I’ve put this in comments for the Vampire & Ghost videos & I’m gonna add it here BCC3s Being Human which also had a brilliant transformation scene. When I was a kid, 5/6, there was a poem There’s a Werewolf at the end of my Road I saw in a book I wasn’t interested in the poem I liked the picture which had a little kid looking out the bedroom window at a Werewolf at the end of the road; this picture stuck in my head as I could see the end of my road from my bedroom window so I used to imagine there was a Werewolf when I closed the curtains because when the curtains are closed you don’t know what goes on outside.

[@elisdylan]

Bigby Wolf from Telltale Games The Wolf Among Us and DC Comics’ Fables is definitely my favourite werewolf

[@CreightonChaney-io4xv]

Now that Telltale is back we'll finally get season 2 🐺

[@iasimov5960]

Company of Wolves (1984) - best werewolf movie EVER

[@chocothun1]

So we are just going to skip over "Being Human"? Okay.

[@SamiDC]

Growing up, I watched a show called Big Wolf On Campus about a high school quarterback (Tommy Dawkins) who's bitten during a camping trip and becomes a werewolf. He then befriends the school's outcast gothic nerd (Mertin J. Dingle) to get more information on his situation and together they fight off supernatural evils in their town. It's silly and campy, but it's a show that knows exactly what it is and has fun with it and you can't help but be a little charmed by it. After seeing your list of film and television involving werewolves, I thought I'd give this show a mention since it's been largely forgotten and I'd really love to see more werewolf lovers give it a chance. 💖

[@brandielee7971]

I also loved that show

[@larrymccombs4367]

Wow I love werewolves I even thought about having one for a pet but decided against it

[@lilithspookypants7789]

Awesome video!

[@lautrela]

The "Werewolf" series from 1987 was fascinating to me as a kid. Also the movie "Cursed" from Wes Craven in 2005 was fun to watch.

[@tylishaqueenoceanriver1676]

Could you also do a video of the history of Gothic people please

[@salem2878]

these videos are hidden gems

[@dirus3142]

Underworld did not start the Vampire vs Werewolf trend. That movie most likely got it from White Wolf publishing's Rage RPG in the 1990s. Rage is a wonderfully written RPG were the players play Werewolves of different tribes. White Wolf also had Vampire the Masquerade, an RPG were the characters played Vampires. These two RPGs took place in the same world. The books were written from their respective points of view. White Wolf had Mummy, Ghost, and Mage RPGs that also belonged to the same world. White Wolf used Literature, mythology, folk lore and film sources to inspire their world.

[@LooneyTiksCrap]

Primal urges that can dull out the thought processes to varying degrees in support of baser instincts is a real thing and I think it can make for good compelling beast within stories or at least an inspiration for werewolf sorts of stories. Biochemistry can be rather interesting. Slight irritation from an empty belly is one thing, but losing one's wits so far as to even lose the ability to speak for another sort of hunger is another thing entirely...

[@charlenebaganzmoore]

3:04 Freud suggests that it is not a wolf but a predatory male after a girl has her menses (first cycle represented by red cloak). It is a grapist (g removed) not a wolf.

[@rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543]

Werewolves are somewhere between animalistically sexy & tragically trapped. Warewolves are definitely My dream Men. You'd never have to be afraid if someone broke into Your Home in Your sleep again with one of them laying next to You! Plus Wolves are one of My favourite land Mammals & apparently one of My spirit guide animals.

[@donovandelaney3171]

The Werewolf Trials.

[@deviousarmada1712]

I’m liking these videos just watched the lily munster one and vampires you’re making what I do on Wikipedia so much easier thank you

[@Mr110074]

I don’t recommend watching 1948 She Wolf of London unless you want to watch one of the most BS twist endings ever.

[@luislozano6073]

I LOOOOOVE THIS SERIES

[@DragonEntertainment1]

Thank you..Jason

[@AndrewB..]

Yay new video!

[@Avatar610]

Where are the werewolves of "Dark Shadows"? Tsk, tsk.....

[@carlbreeden5942]

You missed the 1956 bw movie THE WEREWOLF by Columbia Pictures. It's an interesting movie and take on the genre. Takes place in the US and in somewhat of a modern setting in sort of a Southwest setting.

[@brucefritzges8759]

This 1956 movie is very good. I saw it along with Earth vs. the Flying Saucers at the drive-in movie.The story takes place in the rural Pacific Northwest. It had a lot of scenes on location, giving it a unique feeling of authenticity. The acting is good, the transformations were good given the special effects of the era. The only flaw is there is no logical reason for the bad guys to turn their patient into a werewolf.

[@FeatherstoneApothecary]

the Howling is my favorite

[@victoriay6696]

la bête du Gévaudan is actually part of vosgian (eastern france) lore, the south of france wasn't concerned by it

[@donovandelaney3171]

He claimed that he shot the Werewolf with three silver bullets. LOL! That man's claims have been debunked. A team of hunters and scientists were able to prove that he would not have been able to kill the Werewolf with three silver bullets.

[@KatarinaP81]

You forgot Kris Holden-Ried, not from the Underworld series, but as Dyson from Lost girl. And wolves are also tothem animals to Slavic people, at least in the pre-Christian folklore, as in many other cultures. My guess is that's why there's the anathema on them. And sylvatic rabies as well. Oh, and there is actually a book series where the wolves are main characters, just google Bree Despain, the author.

[@shellyeverett199]

I just wanted you to know you missed two werewolf movies . One is the second teen wolf which is the cousin of Scott (Teenwolf2) and I don't know the name of the movie but it has Kevin S. ( the one that played Tv Version of Hercules) in which he is helping a young girl stop a man with a werewolf curse to try resurrect her as his wife.

[@charlenebaganzmoore]

9:16 best film ever

[@jeffjones4654]

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand.

[@RainyDayWolf]

how could you left The company of wolves (1984) out is suck a gem... also Van Helsing, that werewolf was massive!

[@kevinellis8307]

Wowwww!!

[@curlsonleil1970]

I love werewolf’s and real wolves

[@violetbuettgenback7141]

Forgot Red Riding Hood the movie with Amanda Seyfried

[@maryshelley9037]

Team Jacob!! 👯

[@LEATHERrebelJUSTICE]

I mean if someone confesses to being a wolf, who are we to say they're not?

[@evilfluff6634]

You forgot blood and chocolate

[@queenmoreau2098]

Didn't Christina Ricci play a female werewolf in a 1990s film?

[@juniperjupiter176]

Hi I've had this werewolf movie stuck in my head for the longest time now and I never got the name of it. It was about this highschool girl who gets a new next door neighbor that ends up being her new teacher. She suspects of him being a werewolf and is proven right after digging too deep. He goes on to attack the school and ends up biting this guy who is friends with the main character and has a crush on her. The guy and the teacher fight and the teacher ends up dying while everyone else lives their normal lives. It's a goofy "scary" movie and I personally enjoyed watching it late one night while staying up and flipping through some channels. If anyone knows the name please let me know as it'll help me put an end to this search. Thank you in advance!

[@AnimeAngel88]

I don't suppose you remember any names of characters or actors?

[@juniperjupiter176]

@@AnimeAngel88 I I went ahead and did some digging and actually found the movie! It's called "Never Cry Wolf" which is a pretty cheesy werewolf movie but for some reason got stuck in my head and bugged me for years to figure out the name of it

[@AnimeAngel88]

@@juniperjupiter176 I just looked it up, and it's "Never Cry Werewolf" and it sounds like a werewolf version of Fright Night.

[@mayaharrison3138]

cool

[@melissamaylath2289]

I was wondering, about .there are so many fairy tales with wolves in them , little red riding hood, the 3 little pigs, peter & the wolf. Isn't there story about sour grapes . where the wolf is trying to get grapes from a tree but he can't quite reach them.

[@KatarinaP81]

It's the fox and the sour grapes.

[@alicesanders7559]

You forgot the boy who cried werewolf and Eddie Munster

[@mariemaidyn3698]

Do Medieval Torture - What is this Wheel, for example

[@ericsam1761]

you forgot CURSED with Christina Ricci!!! As well as, Canada's BITTEN...

[@ginabell694]

I just finished Bitten today.

[@drac0nisw0lf]

If I'd the choice, but had to choose only one supernatural creature, I'd want to be the werewolf. Or a dragon.

[@jessicajayes8326]

What about Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or Ruby from OUAT?

[@deeno329]

What about Bad Moon??

[@foxrox6]

what about WereWolf on Campus!? :P

[@Eleonoretg]

It was hard to see Ginger Snaps in france for a long time for a shit with right and only quebec version in vhs is possibly found by the fans of bis cinema and video club . And a dvd version exist youhou ! i run in shop, buy it and ... horror ! With a french quebec dialogue the make french version for france ... bu not the same dialogues ! heresy ^^

[@kirareeve6971]

I only whaching this cos tyler posly

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

Have you watch Pixar’s turning red

[@skadiwolf1371]

Werewolves not Swearwolves !!

[@dragonpug52]

what i saw pennywhise

[@madmike131369]

Twilight had no Vampires or Werewolves that is Ghouls and Skin walkers

[@jocelynraro]

Why is the Sesame Street alphabet song in this playlist? Trying to click bait and scare children I guess???

[@abqnm8811]

I cannot get all the way through any of these videos; it is all just recycled information.