Episode 14: The Wolf Man (1941)

A Universal horror classic embedded in global history, we examine writer Curt Siodmak’s flight from Nazi Germany, the ancient history of werewolf lore, and The Wolf Man’s inseparable ties from the post-war Jewish identity. Plus, bonus parallels with An American Werewolf in London!

• The Ancient Origins of Werewolves by Tanika Koosmen
• Christians and Jews in the Twelfth-Century Werewolf Renaissance by David I. Shyovitz
• What’s So Jewish About Werewolves? by Esther Saks
• Hitler’s Obsession with the Occult by Eric Kurlander 
• The Nazi Werewolves Who Terrorized Allied Soldiers at the End of WWII by Lorraine Boissoneault
• Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler
• Curt Siodmak Dies at 98; Created Modern ‘Wolf Man’ by Douglas Martin
• ‘Wolf Man’ writer reflected wartime Jewish experience by Susan King
• Why I love… An American Werewolf in London by Jon Spira