The Wolfman is a movie novelization written by Carl Dreadstone in 1977 and based on the movie The Wolf Man, directed by George Waggner in 1941. The movie features Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, and others.
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Storyline
At some time in the early twentieth century, after learning of the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales to reconcile with his estranged father, Sir John Talbot. As a pretext to converse with her, he purchases a silver-headed walking stick decorated with a wolf.
Movie vs Book
Year
1941
Minutes
70
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Wolf Man
Director: George Waggner
Country: USA
Year: 1941
Length: 1h10m
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Year
1977
Pages
212
Book Rate
7.46
S: Goodreads
Book
The Wolfman
Author: Carl Dreadstone
Country: UK
First published in: 1977
Length: 212 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Universal Horror Library
User polls & recommendations
“The purest experience for the movie is not to have read the book because when you've read the book you're just ticking off boxes.”
ZACK SNYDER (Filmmaker)
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