Matthew Galea is a features writer for CBR. He spends his day as a high school English teacher, and every other minute watching, thinking and writing about movies and television. From Lon Chaney Jr.'s ...

Director Joe Dante has gifted genre film fans with some unforgettable outings. The director is responsible for beloved favorites like Gremlins, Explorers, The Burbs, Innerspace, and many more. But one ...

Ask any horror fan to name the best werewolf transformation, and they’ll probably say the one in An American Werewolf in London. I wouldn’t argue with that answer because that transformation is iconic ...

The ’80s had a ton of fantastic werewolf movies, many of which pushed the boundaries of practical in-camera transformation effects. One of the greatest of these is Joe Dante’s The Howling. Released in ...