I Was a Teenage Werewolf 1957 Ultimate Guide Magazine

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The drive-in classic that turned teen angst into a monster

Being young is tough for all sorts of reasons… rediscover one of cinema’s most influential teen-monster movies with our Ultimate Guide to I Was a Teenage Werewolf. In 1957, American International Pictures fused disaffected youth and full-blooded horror into a drive-in smash that named a whole genre – and our full-colour magazine guide is the perfect companion to a new viewing of a film whose impact has long outlived its availability.

Richly designed and packed with beautifully restored images from the film, this magazine celebrates a milestone in the evolution of the werewolf movie. It’s the stylish, collectable companion that captures the unique mood of fifties teen culture and tells the inside story of how a low-budget exploitation picture became one of AIP’s biggest hits.

Michael Landon’s monstrous breakout

Few horror films have a backstory as intriguing as this one. Its star was a fresh-faced, up-and-coming Michael Landon – years before Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie made him a wholesome television icon – cast as both hero and monster, the troubled teenager Tony Rivers driven to transform by Whit Bissell’s sinister hypnotist, Dr Brandon. The masterstroke was making the monster not a grown man but a vulnerable, angry teenager, a choice that tapped straight into 1950s anxieties about youth and authority. Inside the guide, you’ll discover how this canny mix of teen culture and hard-nosed business made screen history.

Expert articles on the making of the film

This guide features a series of engaging, professionally written articles that examine how the movie was made. You’ll learn about the commercial and creative decisions that saw werewolf cinema undergo some dramatic – and lucrative – growing pains, the interplay between writers Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel, the challenges of the production, and the controversy that followed. A wealth of trivia and insight throughout enriches every viewing.

Meet the cast and crew

Beyond the film itself, the guide explores the lives and careers of the people who made it. Informative biography features introduce the key cast and crew, from stars Michael Landon, Yvonne Lime and Whit Bissell, through support actors like Vladimir Sokoloff, to director Gene Fowler Jr, cinematographer Joseph LaShelle and composer Paul Dunlap. It’s the perfect way to deepen your appreciation of a film that rewards a closer look.

Luxury production values, page after page

Presented in A4 format (210mm x 297mm), this guide has a sturdy front cover with a luxury gloss laminate that underlines our focus on quality. The full-colour pages are designed with a clean, sophisticated layout that subtly captures the mood of fifties teen culture and lets every image breathe. Our full-colour print processes give even the black-and-white stills a depth and richness that ordinary monochrome printing simply can’t match.

A must-have for every werewolf-movie collector

No fan of I Was a Teenage Werewolf should be without our Ultimate Guide. With the film itself kept from official release for years by ownership issues, a beautifully restored guide is the next best thing to a front-row seat – an essential and endlessly re-readable addition to any classic horror collection, and another must-have from Classic Monsters.

• 36 pages
• A4 (210mm x 297mm)
• Full colour throughout
• Luxury gloss laminated cover
• Printed on fine silk stock paper

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