10 Best Werewolf Movies That'll Leave You Howling at the Moon & Hating Vampires

10. The Werewolf of London (1935)

A prominent scientist returns from his trip to Tibet, where an unidentified creature bit him, and meets a man who claims that he was that creature. According to his new acquaintance, the scientist is now a werewolf, which may or may not explain the mysterious gruesome murders that have been happening around him lately…

You can watch The Werewolf of London on Prime Video.

9. The Wolf Man (1941)

Having returned to his home in Wales, a young man kills a wolf that attacked him with his newly-purchased silver cane. But as he learns later, it was actually a person! Confused and accused of murder, the man meets a gypsy who explains to him that he killed a werewolf and in the process, became one himself. Now, who’s hunted?..

You can watch The Wolf Man on Prime Video.

8. The Howling (1981)

A brave journalist agrees to meet a notorious serial killer to help the police and is traumatized in the process. She’s sent to a special facility to recover but soon notices mysterious things happening around her. Neither the now-deceased murderer nor the place where she ended up are what they seem… And neither is she.

You can watch The Howling on Prime Video.

7. Wolfen (1981)

Two detectives are investigating a chain of grisly murders that shook up New York. The seemingly disconnected victims look like they were preyed upon by massive feral animals, but something doesn’t seem right. It’s not until they speak to a streetwise Native American that they learn about the dark force haunting the city.

You can watch Wolfen on Prime Video.

6. An American Werewolf in London (1981)

In case you haven’t noticed already, 1981 was the most fruitful year for werewolf movies. This movie follows an American tourist in Britain who barely survives an attack from a giant wolf. His friend wasn’t so lucky and died — but in his dreams, the now-deceased man warns him that he’s become a werewolf and will turn soon…

You can watch An American Werewolf in London on Apple TV and Prime Video.

5. The Company of Wolves (1985)

After a girl’s sister dies before her eyes in a wolf attack, she’s taken in by a kind old woman living in the forest. Her new caretaker tells the girl tales of young women falling in love with mysterious strangers in the woods only to disappear for good; following their lead, she soon meets a handsome man in the forest and falls for him.

You can watch The Company of Wolves on Prime Video.

4. Ginger Snaps (2000)

Two death-obsessed outcast sisters love making their own little horror movies somewhere no one would see them. During one of their outings, they are attacked by a wolf, and one sister is bitten. Having concealed the bite marks from their parents, the girls are not yet aware that they have much bigger problems now.

You can watch Ginger Snaps on Prime Video.

3. Dog Soldiers (2002)

A routine military exercise in the Scottish wilderness becomes a nightmare when one of the two squads is massacred by mysterious beasts. The second squad retreats to a farmhouse, guided by a local woman who warns them about the werewolf threat. Now, they must withstand the monsters’ attacks and try to live through the full moon.

You can watch Dog Soldiers on Hulu.

2. The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

A small isolated mountain town goes through a hard and scary time: after every full moon, the locals find the bodies of a mysterious beast’s new victims. The local Sheriff and his deputies are struggling to identify the monstrous perpetrators and are losing their grasp on reality, starting to believe that werewolves do, in fact, exist.

You can watch The Wolf of Snow Hollow on Apple TV and Prime Video.

1. Werewolves Within (2021)

In another small town, the situation is eerily similar. During a snowstorm, the residents are trapped inside the local inn, and they soon realize that something killed one of their dogs and damaged their power generators. It falls to a newly-appointed forest ranger and a postal worker he fell in love with to find out the truth.

You can watch Werewolves Within on Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video.