Peter Stumpp's alleged crimes and execution remain one of the most legendary — and disputed — werewolf trials in history Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE ...

Werewolf films have never had the same cultural impact as vampire movies, or kaiju movies, or ghost stories, but in many ways that lesser renown is a selling point. Because it’s a subgenre less ...

In the centuries to come, his story has inspired artwork — such as the woodcut print of "The Werewolf or The Cannibal ... he was executed on Halloween night, Oct. 31, 1589.

While several werewolf films have been released throughout the decades, Universal Pictures produced Lon Chaney Jr.’s iconic version of the cursed lycanthrope in the 1941 landmark film The Wolf Man.

Now that Wolf Man is finally in theaters, here’s a rundown of the all-time seven best werewolf movies across all genres. The most recent remake of Wolf Man shows a man taking his family to his ...

But not all werewolf transformations are created equal ... But the anthological Halloween flick is still an October favorite for how it synthesizes everything you love about the spooky season ...

It’s a “wild, wild life” as the Talking Heads once sang, but Randall’s descent into embracing his werewolf form takes that phrase to another level.

Wolf Man—director Leigh Whannell’s reboot of Universal Pictures’ werewolf tale starring Jennifer Garner and Christopher Abbott—is new in theaters this weekend. How are critics receiving ...