Werewolf

The Werewolf is an animalistic-humanoid Monster kept in the Facility. It is listed on the Whiteboard, and is bet on by the Finance department. It can be spotted several times during the System Purge.

Physical Description and Attributes
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope, is a creature that is part wolf, part human. In many fictitious examples, a human transforms into a werewolf often as a result of a curse or abnormal family lineage and, for some reason, typically involves direct exposure to the light of a full moon. The transformation is usually shown to be quite excruciating and once finished, any resemblance of the human's personality or humanity is mostly, if not fully overridden by the werewolf's animality. Werewolves are feral, immensely strong creatures who would attack anyone they come across in the night. They would usually return to human form the following morning with little to no memory of their time as a werewolf.

Here, the Werewolf bears the same, stereotypical description. It has a tall and intimidating posture and its fur is grey. It appears the Werewolf's height is much taller than an average human's, being roughly 7 or 8 feet tall, granting him more strength, agility and speed. In addition, the Werewolf appears to be stuck in the transformation phase, as its human self is not seen during the film, considering that typical werewolves

change back to their human selves upon sunrise.

The item that summons the Werewolf is unknown, however a possible item could be a silver bullet, which is a well-known weaknesses to supernatural beings, especially werewolves.

Appearances
The werewolf is the first monster Dana and Marty see when they enter the elevator holding area in the Facility. Dana approaches its cube, noticing something in the darkness. The Werewolf then lashes out at the glass at her, startling her.

During the System Purge, the Werewolf is released in the first wave of Monsters where it kills two guards, by slashing at one before diving onto another and ripping out his neck. In another scene showing the carnage of the Purge, the Werewolf runs down a hallway filled with panicking Facility workers. It singles-out one and viciously mauls and bites his neck, before the camera switches to show the Clown, who appears to be in the same area.

The final time we see the Werewolf is towards the end of the film. When Dana, Marty and now the Director are in the Ritual Chamber. As Dana is about to shoot Marty, the Werewolf creeps up behind her unnoticed. It bites her neck and mauls her on the ground Marty is able to grab the gun Dana had and shoots at it, making it whimper and flee into the hallway leading to the chamber. Patience Buckner then enters soon after.

The Werewolf is also heavily featured in behind the scenes footage, as it was one of the Monsters the cast and crew were most excited to create. Many practice runs as well as close-ups of the Werewolf's suit can be seen. It also appears in the visual companion.

Inspiration
Werewolves are folkloric creatures that appear in many stories and films over the years. Famous film and literature examples include
 * Greco-Roman mythology
 * Norse mythology
 * European folklore
 * American folklore
 * Canadian folklore


 * An American Werewolf in London


 * An American Werewolf in Paris


 * The Black Douglas by S.R. Crockett
 * The Curse of the Werewolf
 * Creepy (magazine)
 * In The Poor Girl Taken By Surprise
 * One Paris Night
 * Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
 * Legend of the Werewolf
 * Van Helsing (film)
 * The Were-Wolf by Clemence Houseman
 * Gabriel-Ernest
 * The Undying Monster
 * "The Cell" (Short Story)
 * Werewolf of London
 * Moon of the Wolf
 * The Wolf Man (1941 film)
 * The Return of the Vampire
 * Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
 * The House of Frankenstein (film)
 * House of Dracula
 * Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
 * Hellboy: House of the Living Dead
 * Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom
 * Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
 * Night Beat
 * The Howling (franchise)
 * Cycle of the Werewolf
 * Silver Bullet (film)
 * Hellboy: The Science of Evil
 * Guilty Party
 * The Nightmare Before Christmas
 * Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
 * Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp/TV episode
 * Rain Falls
 * Bright of The Moon
 * Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others
 * The Shape of Fear
 * Goosebumps: A Shocker on Shock Street
 * The Werewolf's First Night
 * Dr. Horror's House of Video
 * Goosebumps: Werewolf Skin
 * Goosebumps:Werewolf Skin/TV episode
 * Goosebumps Series 2000: Jekyll and Heidi
 * Goosebumps Series 2000: The Werewolf in the Living Room
 * Dog Soldiers (film)
 * Hellboy: The Black Wedding
 * Hellboy: Blood and Iron
 * Beasts of Burden: A Dog and his Boy
 * Lobos de Arga
 * Late Phases
 * Scary Stories for Sleep-overs series,
 * The Wolfman (2010 film)
 * Tolkien's Mythology
 * The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
 * Prince Caspian
 * The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
 * The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Trivia

 * The Werewolf is performed by Richard Cetrone, who also performed the Merman.