Episode 47: An American Werewolf in London

Published: Oct. 29, 2015, noon

With Halloween just a few days away, we re-visit another classic horror film. This time John Landis's 1981 creature feature, An American Werewolf in London, is on the docket. The film is clearly a technical achievement (it won the first Oscar ever awarded for make-up). But, how does the rest of the film hold up 34 years later? Does the tonal mash-up between comedy and horror still work? Do the meta storytelling elements still play for a modern audience? Curl up with your iPod and listen in the light of the full moon to find out.