Marvel monster magazines were always high on my list of "must buys" whenever and wherever I found them, and they comprise a big part of my monster magazine collection. This time I'm bringing out of the collection cabinet issue #4 of "Monsters Unleashed," published in February, 1974. I was 15 when I bought it, and I remember reading it in the back seat of the car as my mother drove us and my Grandma over to visit a relative.
Since there is a new "Wolfman" remake in the theaters right now (which I haven't seen yet, and will probably wait to get when it comes out on DVD), I thought I'd post this werewolf story to coincide. More of a detective story than a horror tale, with an attempt at the "noir" style (even to the heroine dresing in a trenchcoat and fedora), the hairy one only appears in the end.
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And, the werewolf is killed, as usual, by one that loves him. As a followup there was a one-page article in memory of the greatest werewolf actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.
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The new Wolfman movie is actually pretty good. It does not suffer from the typical remake modernization crap that films like VanHelsing have. Instead it really does well at achieving a more gothic/Universal feel. I was looking forward to reading your take on it.
Greg,
Thanks for commenting and letting me know what you thought about it! I am over an hour away from a theater and that has more to do with waiting to see it when it comes out on DVD than anything else. But as soon as I do, I'll mention it on the blog!
I'm with Greg - I enjoyed the movie too and appreciated the somewhat retro feel it had. I also liked that it was a movie about people and not just action set pieces, and that the cast didn't look like rejects from an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog shoot.
I think you'll enjoy it.
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