If you've ever been bitten by a wolf, you're probably familiar with the anxiety of waiting for the next full moon to see if you become a werewolf. Learn all about the lore, mental illness and rules behind lycanthropy, one of civilization's oldest metaphors.
AI Summary
Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of werewolf lore, tracing these legendary shape-shifters from ancient mythology to modern movies. They explore how werewolf legends appear across cultures worldwide, examine the differences between traditional folklore and Hollywood's version of lycanthropy, and discuss everything from historical werewolf trials to the medical conditions that might have inspired these tales. The hosts also share their favorite werewolf films and debate what these creatures really represent in human storytelling.
Movies Discussed
An American Werewolf in London
"Well, we just talked about my favorite American werewolf in London — Josh mentions it as one of his favorite werewolf movies while discussing werewolf films."
— Josh
An American Werewolf in Paris
"I didn't see the other one though, the American werewolf in Paris — Josh mentions the sequel to An American Werewolf in London."
— Josh
Before Sunrise
"That's before Sunrise — Josh mentions Before Sunrise when trying to remember which movie starred Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy."
— Josh
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"And of course, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, he learned to control his werewolfing — Josh mentions Buffy the Vampire Slayer as an example of a show with a benevolent werewolf character named Oz."
— Josh
Family Ties
"You can't all be family ties — Josh references Family Ties when discussing Michael J. Fox's TV career."
— Josh
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
"But we have to mention in the Harry Potter series, Remus Lupin is benevolent — Josh mentions the Harry Potter series when discussing benevolent werewolves in fiction."
— Josh
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
"And then there's another MSD3K that was good. It was, I was a teenage werewolf, Michael Landon — Josh mentions another werewolf movie that was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 starring Michael Landon."
— Josh
Ishtar
"the goddess Ishtar, who doomed Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman — Josh makes a joke reference to the movie Ishtar when discussing the goddess Ishtar from Gilgamesh."
— Josh
Mystery Science Theater 3000
"There's also, have you ever seen that Mystery Science Theater 3000 werewolf? — Josh mentions a werewolf movie that was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000."
— Josh
Night of the Living Dead
"or Nandila Living Dead was to zombies — Josh compares The Wolf Man's influence on werewolf lore to Night of the Living Dead's influence on zombie lore."
— Josh
Silver Bullet
"Silver Bullet. Yeah. That was a good one with poor Corey — Josh mentions Silver Bullet as a werewolf movie featuring Corey Haim."
— Josh
Teen Wolf
"Yeah, who can forget Teen Wolf? — Chuck brings up Teen Wolf as another notable werewolf movie."
— Chuck
The Howling
"What about The Wolfman? Sure, or like The Howling, wouldn't that a werewolf movie? — Josh mentions The Howling as another werewolf movie."
— Josh
The Michael J. Fox Show
"Have you seen that Michael J. Fox show? — Josh asks Chuck about Michael J. Fox's recent TV show."
— Josh
The Wolf Man
"But anyway, The Wolfman. Not the Jack Nicholson version, the classic old version — Josh discusses the classic 1941 Wolf Man movie that established werewolf rules."
— Josh
The Wolfman
"Wasn't Benicio del Toro in one called The Wolfman? — Josh mentions the Benicio del Toro remake of The Wolfman."
— Josh
Thriller
"And that's the same team, by the way, who worked on Michael Jackson's thriller video — Josh notes that John Landis and Rick Baker, who worked on An American Werewolf in London, also created Michael Jackson's Thriller video."
— Josh
True Blood
"I think it's supposed to be kind of like True Blood, but it's like teenagers — Josh compares the Teen Wolf TV show to True Blood when describing its tone."
— Josh
Twilight
"Like a twilight. They're like wolf people — Josh references Twilight when discussing werewolves as a race rather than cursed individuals."
— Josh
Wolf
"He did Wolf. Yeah, that was called Wolf — Chuck mentions the Jack Nicholson werewolf movie called Wolf."
— Chuck
Wolfen
"Oh, yeah, The Howling or Wolfen — Chuck mentions Wolfen as another werewolf movie."
— Chuck
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