Gender and Werewolf Cinema

<p> It all begins with a howl the unsettling sound which tells audiences that someone will soon become a werewolf. But the changes that occur during that transformation aren't just physical; they are psychological as well. Unremarkable men become domineering leaders. Innocuous men become violent and overtly sexual. In films from <I>The Wolf Man</I> and <I>An American Werewolf in London</I> to <I>Ginger Snaps</I> when the protagonists become werewolves their perceptions of their gender and their masculinity or femininity change dramatically.</p><p> This volume explores how werewolves in cinema have provided an avenue for frank and often enlightening conversations about gender roles and masculinity. Werewolves are indeed a harbinger of change but the genre of werewolf cinema itself has changed over time in how different styles of masculinity and different gender identities are portrayed.</p>