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The Curse of the Werewolf

1961 ·1h 33m · ★ 6.5 (175)

A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.

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Director

Terence Fisher Terence Fisher
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
Discover with this DNA
Werewolf

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorPregnancy HorrorDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookcursefull moonjail cellmurdermuteraperemakesilver bulletspainwolfman

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