The Curse of The Werewolf

"Even by Hammer standards, this a singularly repellent job of slaughterhouse horror" ranted the Monthly Film Bulletin on the release of Hammer's only werewolf movie Curse of The Werewolf in 1961. Oliver Reed is superb as Leon, born on Christmas day as a result of a horrific rape, and so condemned to a tormented life as a werewolf. His terrifying transformation can only be stopped by the unquestioning love of a good woman... or a silver bullet. Boasting brilliant make-up effects and directed by the renowned Terence Fisher, Curse of The Werewolf is an unusually insightful take on the werewolf legend, and can be counted among the finest of Hammer Horror. © Hammer Film Productions,Ltd