The "Wolf Man" Cometh. A Retrospective by Daniel Noble The Universal monster films of the late 1930s and early 1940s, were quite a unique phenomenon. Although popular with audiences upon their initial release, they did not reach the height of their commercial appeal until the 1950s, when they reappeared on late night television, and spawned a completely new generation of fandom. Children of the 1950s and 60s, went "monster crazy", and along with screenings of "…showed first 75 words of 1940 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1940 total…Man" Variety Film Reviews: Vol. 6, Films 1938-42. Ed. Unknown. New York : Garland Pub., 1983-<1988> Internet Resources "The Wolf Man." The Official Lon Chaney and Lon Chaney Jr. Website. 1999. Chaney Entertainment. 9 Oct. 2004 http://www.lonchaney.com/wolfman.html Periodicals Author Unknown "Of Local Origin" New York Times 20 Dec. 1941: Pg. 25. Films The Wolfman. Dir. George Wagnner. Perfs. Lon Chaney, Claude Rains. Universal Studios, 1941. Monster by Moonlight. Dir. David J. Skal. Universal Home Video, 1999.