The Wolf Man (1941 film) rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A handsomely told tale with an affecting performance from Lon Chaney, Jr., "The Wolf Man" remains one of the classics of the Universal horror stable." Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, calling it "One of the finest horror films ever made". In his review, Maltin praised the film's make-up effects, atmospheric music, and Chaney's performance. The Wolf Man is the only Universal monster to be played by the same actor in all his 1940s film appearances. Lon Chaney Jr. was very proud of this,
The Wolf Gift the Hardcover Fiction list. The novel is set in Northern California, an area where Rice lived a large portion of her life. Several scenes of the novel take place in the Redwood Forest. Rice explained that "The Wolf Gift" was not her return to supernatural fiction, stating that the religiously themed novels, "" and "" revolved around mystical events as well. At the San-Diego Comic-Con, Rice spoke with MTV about "The Wolf Gift": "It's about a young man who becomes a werewolf. It's my take on what that experience is like for that young man, to experience that transformation and