Wolfmaniacs guidelines

. . . is a group dedicated to showcasing Wolfman-style werewolves - those with more prominent human features such as flatter faces, plantigrade stance and lack of tails.

The iconic Wolfman look was created by Jack Pierce for the 1941 classic "The Wolf Man", starring Lon Chaney, Jr. as the titular lycanthrope. Pierce pioneered the use of foam latex prosthetics and glued-on yak hair to bring his werewolf to the screen. With a few exceptions, Pierce's design was imitated with little variation right up until the 80's, when it was eclipsed by Rob Bottin's bipedal, long-snouted beast in "The Howling" and Rick Baker's quadrupedal hellhound in "An American Werewolf in London". These landmark werewolves were brought to life with a combination of suits, animatronics and puppetry. Modern werewolf artists now slavishly imitate these two movies, and movie werewolves are usually rendered with CGI.

Note the group has nothing against lupine-style werewolves; it's just not what we're focused on.

You can see a wider spectrum of werewolves, both classic and lupine, over at



Image sources
Classic Wolfmen, L-R and top to bottom
Ginger Snaps, Wolfman (2010), Curse of the Werewolf
Lobos de Arga, She-Wolf of London (aka Love and Curses), Skinwalkers
Kibakichi, Werewolf by Night, Michael Jackson's Thriller
Art Adams Wolfman, The Monster Squad, unknown source
The Howling, Stephen King's IT, Teen Wolf (tv series)
Cursed, Paul Naschy's wolfman, sculpt by Shawn Nagle based on art by Bernie Wrightson


Lupine werewolves, L-R and top to bottom
Dog Soldiers, AD&D art by Clyde Caldwell, Dr. Who
Twilight, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Silver Bullet
Van Helsing, The Howling 3: The Marsupials, Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
Magic: the Gathering, Skyrim, Bad Moon
Vampire Diares, Narnia concept art, model based on The Howling
Never Cry Werewolf, Full Eclipse, Underworld Evolution