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Why the Wolf Man (1941) remains a sympathetic symbol of otherness
As soon as they're introduced, they're linked to the Old World and superstitions ... their society shuns anyone deemed different. Lon Chaney Jr.'s performance as the Wolf Man remains a horror ...
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The ‘sadistic’ makeup master who made The Wolf Man and Frankenstein – and died in obscurity
Lon Chaney Jr did not enjoy transforming into the Wolf ... Universal’s Carl Laemmle Jr – the 21-year-old head of production (and son of studio owner Carl Sr) – put a cycle of monster ...