Gonna Get a Big Dish of Beef Chow Mein: An American Werewolf in London (United Kingdom & USA, 1981)

Published: Oct. 7, 2021, 9:30 a.m.

Werewolf movies are measured by their transformation scenes. Nobody did it better than "An American Werewolf in London." Even after 40 years (!), its groundbreaking makeup and prosthetics still hold up. Also, the crew tackles a long list of foreign horror hitting Shudder this week.

Motion Picture Terror Scale: 2. Quality: 5. Enjoyment: 5.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"‘An American Werewolf in London’ and Its Iconic Transformation [It Came From the ‘80s]," by Meagan Navarro in Bloody Disgusting

"10 Things You Didn't Know About An American Werewolf in London," by Christopher Fiduccia in Screen Rant

"An American Werewolf in London at 40: John Landis’s crafty creative peak," by Guy Lodge in The Guardian

"Translators, experts weigh in on 'Squid Game' subtitle debate," by Victoria Namkung in NBC News