WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS’ DORMITORY (1961) – Episode 204 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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Release Date: 05/31/2025
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“Behold now the behemoth which I made with thee. He moveth his tail like a cedar. Out of his mouth glow burning lamps. And sparks of fire leap out from the behemoth. He maketh the oceans to boil like a pot. His breath kindleth coals and a flame goeth out of his mouth.” Yup. That pretty much covers it. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in some stop motion animation, Willis O’Brien and Pete Peterson style, in (1959). Yay! Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 203 – The Giant...
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Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 204 – Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory (1961)
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Dr. Julian Olcott, a science teacher with a mysterious past, arrives for his new job in an institutional boarding school for female troublemakers. Soon, several students are murdered by a snarling, wolf/man-like creature. Suspicion falls upon the newly-arrived teacher.
- Director: Paolo Heusch (credited as Richard Benson)
- Writer: Ernesto Gastaldi (credited as Julian Berry)
- Composer: Armando Trovajoli (as Francis Berman)
- Cinematographer: Renato Del Frate (as George Patrick)
- Art Director: Peter Travers
- Selected Cast:
- Barbara Lass as Priscilla
- Carl Schell as Dr. Julian Olcott
- Curt Lowens as Director Swift
- Maurice Marsac as Sir Alfred Whiteman
- Donatella Mauro as Sandy (credited as Maureen O’Connor)
- Michela Roc as Mary Smith (credited as Mary McNeeran)
- Grazia Fachini as Leonor MacDonald (credited as Grace Neame)
- Luciano Pigozzi as Walter Jeoffrey (credited as Alan Collins)
- Anny Degli Uberti as Mrs. Sheena Whiteman (credited as Annie Steinert)
- Herbert Diamonds as Police Inspector
- Francesca Dolbecco (credited as Mary Dolbek)
- Liliana Rondoni as Miss Schultz (credited as Elizabeth Patrick)
- Luciana Fratini as School Girl (credited as Patricia Meeker)
- Lucia Cera as School Girl (credited as Lucy Darleth)
- Anna María Aveta as School Girl (credited as Anne-Marie Avis)
- Marta Melocco as School Girl (credited as Martha Marker)
- Giuseppe Transocchi as Tommy the Porter (credited as Joseph Mercer)
- John Karlsen as Old Man (uncredited)
With a title like Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory (1961), the Classic Era Grue-Crew was excited to take a look at this film, but it turns out that the lurid title did not accurately describe the content. Oh, well. The original title of this Italian horror fare is Lycanthropus, a much better title from some points of view and one that the Crew preferred. Be forewarned, talk of glandular issues – this time they’re neuroglandular issues – is prominent for the third time in the last six Classic Era episodes. Strong Giallo elements and a different take on the “science” of werewolfery make this an interesting topic, at least for some of the Grue-Crew. As usual, there is plenty to discuss, and they have fun doing it!
At the time of this writing, Werewolf in as Girls’ Dormitory (1961) is available to stream from Classic Sci-Fi Movie Channel, Classic Horror Movie Channel, Hoopla, Tubi, Plex, several more subscription services, and PPV from Amazon. It is also available on physical media as a standard Blu-ray formatted disc from Severin.
Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Daphne – is Corridors of Blood (1958), starring Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, and Betta St. John. By the way, Corridors of Blood was released as a double feature with Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory, so you, Grue Believers, will experience that same double feature along with the Grue Crew as two successive episodes. Yay!
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