The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on April 29, 2020

Another Hammer horror classic gets the Shout Factory deluxe Blu-ray treatment--THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF. This film was the only time Hammer ever dealt with the subject of lycanthropy. It had a very complicated pre- and post-production history, which is discussed in the extras on this disc. It also   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on September 25, 2017

The Curse of the Werewolf has an absurd epic structure. Clifford Evans narrates; he eventually comes into the film, which means there’s no way he’d know about events he didn’t witness except everything does apparently take place in the same Spanish town. First is the story of a beggar, played...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 15, 2017

The Curse of the Werewolf Directed by Terrence Fisher Written by Anthony Hinds from a novel by Guy Endore 1961/UK Hammer Films First viewing/Amazon Instant Hammer’s take on the 1940 Universal classic is less a remake than a vivid reimagining. The story has been moved from England to perha   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on July 31, 2015

(1961) Directed by Terence Fisher; Written by John Elder (aka: Anthony Hinds); Based on the novel The Werewolf of Paris, by Guy Endore; Starring: Oliver Reed, Clifford Evans, Yvonne Romain, Catherine Feller and Anthony Dawson; Available on DVD Rating ****½ “A werewolf is a b   read more