The Double ‘Othering’ of David in ‘An American Werewolf in London’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

After concluding March with Raja Gosnell’s Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (listen) and James Whale’s The Invisible Man (listen), we kicked off April with a discussion of  Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley (listen). Now we’re checking off another classic with John Landis‘ 1981 werewolf film, An American Werewolf in London. In the film, American best friends David (David Naughton) […]

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“Too Funny for Horror and Too Scary for Comedy” – 40 Years of ‘An American Werewolf in London’

From Greek mythology’s Lycaon to modern-day Michigan Dogman sightings, werewolves and their regional variants have prowled our imagination since time immemorial. While most cultures had their own particular rules and conventions regarding these creatures (the full-moon shtick is actually a relatively recent addition to the lore), the monster that we now know as the werewolf […]

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