It finds modern sophistication and cultured intellects unprepared to deal with a threat that's already at hand, maybe even under our own skin.

The whole thing is nonsensical, but occasionally strangely compelling.

Lon Chaney, junior, has his first big role as The Wolf Man, but it would take a genius to "get away" with this role.

Gorgeously shot with some handsomely foggy production design, The Wolf Man rightfully earns its place as one of Universal's more memorable monsters.