Werewolf reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 175 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 20 posts to rank the best Werewolf brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/horror, r/HorrorMovies, r/fantasyromance, r/MovieSuggestions, r/werewolves. Top-rated brands include Dog Soldiers (2002) (4.5/5), Ginger Snaps (2000) (4.7/5), The Howling (1981) (4.6/5).
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Reviews175
Subreddits16
Posts20
Brands98
Products41
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#1
Dog Soldiers (2002)
4.5
(13)
"Best werewolf film hands down is Dog Soldiers."
"Dog Soldiers"
"Howl and Dog Soldiers both campy, gory fun times"
"Dog Soldiers"
"Dog Soldiers"
"Dog Soldiers, 2002. It stood the test of time. SO damn good, quotable, the wolves actually look like you think werewolves should."
"Is there a grittier werewolf movie than Dog Soldiers?! It's literally grit"
"Dog Soldiers"
"Dog Soldiers"
"Dog Soldiers (2002)"
#2
Ginger Snaps (2000)
4.7
(7)
"Ginger Snaps"
"Ginger Snaps, and I also enjoyed Wer."
"Ginger Snaps"
"Ginger Snaps"
"Ginger Snaps"
"Ginger Snaps!"
"*Ginger Snaps*"
#3
The Howling (1981)
4.6
(7)
"The Howling"
"I’m partial to The Howling, Bad Moon, Dog Soldiers, Ginger Snaps, and Cursed."
"Actually good: The Howling"
"The Howling. Clever story. Great effects. A nice portrait of the early 80s."
"The Howling"
"I really like The Howling from 1981 with Dee Wallace."
"The Howling"
#4
Silver Bullet (1985)
4.1
(7)
"Silver Bullet is so underrated. I've loved it since I was a kid."
"Silver Bullet"
"Silver Bullet"
"'Silver bullet' also makes the list"
"Silver Bullet"
"Silver bullet"
"Silver Bullet."
#5
Patricia Briggs
5.0
(5)
"The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs."
"The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs has some pretty good werewolf stuff."
"Alpha and Omega- Patricia Briggs"
"The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs is fun."
"Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs."
#6
Wer (2013)
4.8
(4)
"A recent movie is Wer, set in France. I was blown away by it and fully recommend."
"Wer."
"Wer, 2014. HELLUVA RIDE."
"Wer, Howl, Dog Soldiers are all entertaining."
#7
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
4.5
(4)
"Am American Werewolf in London (fantastic special effects for the time)"
"There is only 2 American werewolf in London, and Dog Soldiers. Everything else is crap."
"Besides the obvious like An American Werewolf in London (my favorite horror movie)"
"American werewolf in London were good. but since then it’s either some romantic movie they try to incorporate a wolf in or it’s just campy to the point of comical."
#8
Van Helsing (2004)
4.3
(3)
"Van Helsein has genuinely the most hardcore but dark transformation of legit shedding skin to reveal the form underneath"
"Van Helsing (2004)"
"Van helsing has one of the best designed werewolves in terms of looks and transformation"
#9
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
4.0
(3)
"Brotherhood of the wolf!"
"Not quite a werewolf film but I still think deserves an honorable mention is the French film Brotherhood of the Wolf."
"Brotherhood of the Wolf ✊🏻🔥"
#10
Wolf Cop (2014)
4.0
(3)
"I'm nominating Wolf Cop (2014)"
"WOLF COP!!"
"Wolf cop!"
#11
Wolfen (1981)
4.0
(3)
"Wolfen. A true portrait of old NYC. Myth and social commentary blended together."
"Wolfen (1981)"
"Wolfen (1981) is supposed to be a good werewolf movie based on a book."
#12
Cursed (2005)
4.0
(3)
"I’m partial to The Howling, Bad Moon, Dog Soldiers, Ginger Snaps, and Cursed."
"Cursed"
"I kinda enjoyed Cursed with Christina Ricci. It's not the best movie ever. But I thought it was a fun little popcorn flick"
#13
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)
4.0
(3)
"The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)"
"The Wolf of Snow Hollow is really good, but does have a dark comedy element."
"The Wold of Snow Hollow"
#14
The Wolfman (2010)
4.0
(3)
"The Wolfman and its first (2010) remake"
"The Wolfman 2010."
"The Wolfman (2010)"
#15
Late Phases (2014)
4.0
(3)
"Add Late Phases and I call this a pretty complete list."
"Late Phases (2014)"
"Late Phases is good"
#16
Wolf (1994)
4.0
(3)
"Wolf (1994)"
"Wolf"
"Wolf with Jack Nicholson and James Spader is one of my guilty pleasures."
#17
Howl (2015)
4.0
(3)
"Howl and Dog Soldiers both campy, gory fun times"
"Howl"
"Wer, Howl, Dog Soldiers are all entertaining."
#18
Lana Ferguson
5.0
(2)
"{The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson} was so much more smutty than I had expected."
"{the Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson} is a ton of fun."
#19
The Howling II (1985)
5.0
(2)
"And The Howling 2 will make YOU stand up."
"The Howling II is one of my all time favorite movies."
#20
Cate C Wells
5.0
(2)
"Is my favorite wolf shifter book"
"Cat C Wells the Five Packs Series is super good!"
#21
Werewolves Within (2021)
3.0
(3)
"Werewolves Within"
"Werewolves within was surprisingly good."
"The only one I’d really stay clear of is Werewolves Within (2021)."
#22
Stephen King
4.5
(2)
"Cycle of the werewolf by Stephen King"
"Stephen King - 'Cycle of the werewolf' illustrated by Bernie Wrightson."
#23
Bitten series by Kelley Armstrong
4.0
(2)
"Bitten by Kelley Armstrong. Rating: 3.87⭐️ out of 5⭐️"
"Bitten by Kelley Armstrong. A good werewolf romantasy."
#24
Bad Moon (1996)
4.0
(2)
"I’m partial to The Howling, Bad Moon, Dog Soldiers, Ginger Snaps, and Cursed."
"Bad Moon (1996)"
#25
Underworld series
4.0
(2)
"Underworld series (vampires vs. werewolves)"
"I was going to mention Underworld in general- really creepy werewolves in those movies, in my opinion."
#26
Hellboy
4.0
(2)
"Hellboy Wolves of St. Augustine."
"Hellboy Wolves of St. Augustine and the City Between by Kell McDonald."
#27
Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole
4.0
(2)
"Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter, Rating: 4.19⭐️ out of 5⭐️"
"Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole has vampires and Lykae (sort of werewolves)."
#28
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
4.0
(2)
"A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole. Rating: 4.09⭐️ out of 5⭐️"
"A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole fits this to a T!!"
#29
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
4.0
(2)
"Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost. Rating: 4⭐️ out of 5⭐️"
"Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost"
#30
Blood & Chocolate (2007)
3.5
(2)
"Regarding Blood & Chocolate, it's based off a book, and they massively altered the plot when they made the movie, so if anyone also wants to read a werewolf story, it's worth it to both watch and read Blood & Chocolate."
"Blood and Chocolate is a guilty pleasure film of mine."
#31
Wolfman (2024)
3.5
(2)
"I rather enjoyed the new Wolf Man from Blumhouse. I thought that was pretty suspenseful and probably the "scariest" Werewolf film for a good few years."
"Wolf Man (2024)"
#32
Project Metalbeast (1995)
3.5
(2)
"Project Metalbeast (a cyborg werewolf)"
"Project Metalbeast '95. Dated, but it's definitely a movie."
#33
Shelly Laurenston
5.0
(1)
"Another fun one is The Honey Badger Chronicles by Shelly Laurenston."
#34
Werewolf Players Guide
5.0
(1)
"The ones I found most useful were: Players Guide 1 & Players Guide 2."
#35
Player's Guide to Garou
5.0
(1)
"Player's Guide to Garou (Revised edition) is probably single best book written for WtA ever."
#36
Rachel Neumeier
5.0
(1)
"The (recently completed) Black Dog series by Rachel Neumeier: an interesting take on warewolves"
#37
Kresley Cole
5.0
(1)
"Followed probably by {A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole}"
#38
Charles de Lint
5.0
(1)
"Wolf Moon- Charles de Lint"
#39
Stephen Cole
5.0
(1)
"Wereling trilogy (YA)- Stephen Cole"
#40
Jeff Strand
5.0
(1)
"The wolf hunt trilogy by Jeff Strand"
#41
Maria Vale
5.0
(1)
"{The Last Wolf} Maria Vale, I think she takes so many of the tropes and does something interesting with them."
#42
Alice Borchardt
5.0
(1)
"Silver Wolf- Alice Borchardt (Anne Rices sister)"
#43
James Kaine
5.0
(1)
"My pet werewolf by James Kaine"
#44
Stephen Graham Jones
5.0
(1)
"Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones"
#45
TJ Klune
5.0
(1)
"I really love the Green Creek series by TJ Klune, the first is {Wolfsong}."
#46
KA Knight
5.0
(1)
"{Court of Beasts by KA Knight} it's technically the third book in the Courts& Kings series."
#47
Mari
5.0
(1)
"Born to Rule by Mari
🦇✨️"
#48
Annette Curtis Clause
5.0
(1)
"Blood And Chocolate (YA)- Annette Curtis Clause"
#49
Kelley Armstrong
5.0
(1)
"Bitten- Kelley Armstrong"
#50
Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
5.0
(1)
"Oliver Reed brought his A-game for Curse of the Werewolf. Dude was savage!"
#51
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
5.0
(1)
"Ginger Snaps Back is my favourite of the three, I just love the setting."
#52
Hemlock Grove (TV series)
5.0
(1)
"Hemlock Grove is the best werewolf TV show I've ever seen."
#53
A Company of Wolves (1984)
5.0
(1)
"'A company of wolves ' is also fantastic"
#54
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
2.0
(2)
"I really enjoy American Werewolf in Paris."
"Do not watch An American Werewolf in Paris. Utter garbage."
#55
Wolfman
4.0
(1)
"The remake of Wolfman and Dog Soldiers are my favorite horror/werewolf specific movies."
#56
Werewolf Jones
4.0
(1)
"Werewolf Jones is definitely my favorite."
#57
Ways of the Wolf
4.0
(1)
"Ways of the Wolf is a 1e book that focuses on playing lupus characters."
#58
The Wolfen
4.0
(1)
"The Wolfen - Whitley Strieber."
#59
Glen Duncan
4.0
(1)
"The Last Werewolf series by Glen Duncan was interesting."
#60
Rage Across
4.0
(1)
"They are great for getting details about those regions."
#61
Freak Legion
4.0
(1)
"Freak Legion Players guide to Formori is a good place to get some inspiration for antagonists."
#62
Players Guide
4.0
(1)
"First edition Players Guide if you can find it."
#63
NAM WOLF
4.0
(1)
"NAM WOLF was a fantastic Viet Nam War centered book."
#64
Dog Soldiers
4.0
(1)
"The remake of Wolfman and Dog Soldiers are my favorite horror/werewolf specific movies."
#65
City Between
4.0
(1)
"Hellboy Wolves of St. Augustine and the City Between by Kell McDonald."
#66
Book of the Wyrm
4.0
(1)
"Book of the Wyrm (any edition)."
#67
Book of the Wyld
4.0
(1)
"For lore books there is the Book of the Wyld."
#68
Book of the City
4.0
(1)
"Book of the city is good for an urban campaign."
#69
Book of Auspices
4.0
(1)
"I have found the following quite fundamental to understanding the setting and the culture of the Garou."
#70
Mercedes Lackey
4.0
(1)
"Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey"
#71
The Wolfman (1941)
4.0
(1)
"The Wolf Man"
#72
The Quarry (game)
4.0
(1)
"The Quarry (game) is basically an interactive werewolf movie featuring real actors."
#73
The Beast Must Die (1974)
4.0
(1)
"The Beast must Die (1974) just for the strange format of the ending"
#74
Red, Werewolf Hunter
4.0
(1)
"Red, Werewolf Hunter (Felicia Day as a grown up, badass Little Red Riding Hood)"
#75
Werewolf (Fox TV show)
4.0
(1)
"Shout out to the Fox TV show Werewolf, not a movie, but great."
#76
Fright Night 2 (1988)
4.0
(1)
"Fright Night 2."
#77
The Howling V: Rebirth (1990)
4.0
(1)
"I love The Howling V: Rebirth (1990). It’s really just an 80’s style slasher, but i absolutely love the setting and the entire plot idea."
#78
The Alpha King's Mate
4.0
(1)
"If you like royal werewolf stories, The Alpha King's Mate and The Silver Wolf are popular choices."
#79
The Silver Wolf
4.0
(1)
"If you like royal werewolf stories, The Alpha King's Mate and The Silver Wolf are popular choices."
#80
Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright
4.0
(1)
"If you like werewolf stories with more of a romance theme, you might also like Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright."
#81
Green Creek series (Wolfsong)
4.0
(1)
"The Green Creek series by TJ Klune is very good. First book is Wolfsong."
#82
Ginger Snaps series
4.0
(1)
"Ginger Snaps 1 (2000) and 2 (2004)"
#83
Werewolf by Night
4.0
(1)
"Werewolf by Night
It's a PG-13 Marvel special on Disney+, so it isn't actually scary or gory. That said, it's definitely the best werewolf feature I've seen in a long time."
#84
When Animals Dream (2014)
4.0
(1)
"When Animals Dream"
#85
Wolf Cop series
4.0
(1)
"Wolf Cop 2!"
#86
Night Wolf (aka 13 Hours)
4.0
(1)
"Night Wolf aka 13 hours is a really good one I haven't seen posted here yet."
#87
Big Bad Wolf
4.0
(1)
"Big Bad Wolf was a fun movie also"
#88
The Cursed (2021)
4.0
(1)
"The Cursed (could be called Eight for silver in your country) 2021 is a fun one"
#89
Heart of the Beast - Werewolf Sound and Texture Overhaul
4.0
(1)
"Heart of the Beast Alpha Sounds is what I use."
#90
Moonlight Mini
4.0
(1)
"Moonlight Mini has the skin system."
#91
Moonlight Tales
4.0
(1)
"I do really love Moonlight Tales, especially the forced turn since, you always have to be careful where are you at night, adds more to the RP."
#92
Love Potion for the Alpha by Alice Coldbreath
4.0
(1)
"Love Potion for the Alpha By: Alice Coldbreath"
#93
The Tooth & Claw series by Heather Guerre
4.0
(1)
"The Tooth & Claw series by Heather Guerre"
#94
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
4.0
(1)
"Nevernight by Jay Kristoff, Rating: 4.08⭐️ out of 5⭐️"
#95
The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin
4.0
(1)
"The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin, Rating: 4.32⭐️ out of 5⭐️"
#96
Werewoofs
3.0
(1)
"I enjoyed reading it last night and think it should get some more exposure for being a fresh approach."
#97
Growl
3.0
(1)
"Growl will do forced lunar transformations, werewolf hunters and spreading disease as well."
#98
Wolfman (2025)
2.0
(1)
"I'm currently in the last 30 minutes of Wolf Man (2025) and can confirm it's not abysmal but it's not worth the $5.99 i paid to rent jt 😭 it's slow. A little boring."
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