Following An American Werewolf in London was always going to be a task of monstrous proportions. John Landis’ 1981 hit was that rare horror comedy that actually pulled off both the horror and the comedy, put makeup on the Oscars map, and developed the kind of cult status that only the foolhardy would dare mess with. Yet that didn’t stop more than a dozen screenwriters and directors, including Landis himself, from giving it a go.
