An American Werewolf in London vs The Howling
The debate has long raged among horror fans: which is the best werewolf movie of all time? This discussion usually ends up as a duel between An American Werewolf in London
When comparing An American Werewolf in London to The Howling, a number of drastic differences become clear. For instance, the former provides silly situations for a darkly humorous vibe while the overall tone of latter is as deathly serious as its serious death toll. The former sports werewolves that are fully beast (actual wolves on four legs, which I call the “four on the floor” model) while the latter is ravaged by anthropomorphed bipedal werewolves (half-man-half-beasts who walk on two legs and who, frankly, I find far more terrifying). The former asks you to pity the poor werewolf, “our hero” who is himself a victim, while the latter neither asks for pity nor has any pity… it just goes straight for the jugular! The list goes on. There are so many differences one almost wonders why these two movies are ever compared to each other at all.
Since it’s just a matter of opinion, there are no right or wrong answers and thus no definitive solution to this debate. In fact, these two movies are both so incredible and so different that you may find yourself liking one or the other better depending on your mood at the moment. If you’re looking for laughs and likable characters, you will love An American Werewolf in London:
…and if you’re looking to get creeped out and scared half to death, you will love The Howling:
Either way you can’t go wrong, and every horror fan with even a passing interest in werewolves should own both of these movies in their collection.
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