The Gore Connoisseurs

Why do movie werewolves always look ridiculous? We've rated ten of the most popular on appearance alone, independent of the quality of the films they appear in. We know – we're so shallow. It's our controversial opinion that there has never been a truly satisfying werewolf design. But there are certainly less bad ones. From towering classics  American Werewolf and Ginger Snaps to less lauded pop culture fare such as Twilight and Harry Potter, we've taken a good long look at some hairy beasties. Here are our findings... Twilight  (2008-2012) –   0/5 The teen saga's treatment of werewolves is arguably even more heinous than its portrayal of vampires. The lycanthropes are fluffy doggos you wouldn't be too put out seeing on a lead in the park. Characters transform at will in a matter of seconds – this is lycanthropy as a superpower and we're not buying it. The Howling  (1981) – 1/5 Not that we enjoy being provocative but... ...

In the first of a series of three, we're selecting our favourite feminist horror films. We're going in chronological order, and our first three films are true horror classics: Rosemary's Baby, The Company of Wolves and Ginger Snaps. Horror has a bad rep for being a male-dominated and sometimes outright sexist genre. In the laziest horror films, women are broadly present to run, scream and, if they're lucky, make it to the coveted position of Final Girl. Yet horror also has the potential to be subversive, to build terrifying constructs out of very real societal evils. Many directors are sensitive to how problematic some horror tropes can be, and a number have figured cultural misogyny as the bogeyman in their movies. Taking a broad definition of what "feminist horror" can mean, we've drilled down into this rich seam in horror to find a hugely varied selection of films that put women front and centre.  Whether they create terror from politica...