The Waldemar Daninsky Saga (1968-????)

If anybody thinks it's ludricrous for a Spanish bodybuilder to be interested in creating a saga of fourteen werewolf movies, then obviously they haven't met Jacinto Molina. The first movie about cursed nobleman Waldemar Daninsky was released in 1968, titled "La Marca del Hombre-lobo". This and most of his other movies were released in the US under various titles, and became very popular among horror fans.

Known in the US under the stage name Paul Naschy, he quickly became a cult icon, and as he released more and more movies his fan base only grew. After a life spent creating the story of Daninsky and producing other great horror movies in his own unique style, even approaching the age of seventy Naschy is still occassionally donning the wolf man makeup in movies to appease his cult fan base. Who knows, perhaps the saga isn't over yet ...

Noches del Hombre Lobo, Las (1968) Also Called: Nights of the Wolf Man, Nights of the Werewolf This werewolf movie from Paul Naschy was unfortunately unfinished and never released, due to the death of it's director Rene Govar.

Marca del Hombre-lobo, La (1968) Also Called: The Mark of the Wolfman, The Werewolf's Mark, The Vampire Of Dr Dracula, Frankenstein's Bloody Terror Paul Naschy in the very first Waldemar Daninsky film.

Monstruos del terror, Los (1970) Also Called: Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Dracula jagt Frankenstein, Assignment Terror, Operation Terror This Paul Naschy movie features aliens, vampires, mummies ...

Noche de Walpurgis, La (1971) Also Called: Werewolf vs. the Vampire Women, Werewolf Shadow, Shadow of the Werewolf, Blood Moon, Nacht der Vampire Paul Naschy's fourth werewolf film pits him against an ancient vampiress.

Furia del Hombre Lobo, La (1972) Also Called: The Fury of the Wolfman, The Wolfman Never Sleeps A university teacher revives a werewolf from the grave and uses him for twisted experiments in Paul Naschy's fifth Waldemar Daninsky movie.

Dr Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo (1972) Also Called: Dr Jekyll and the Werewolf / Wolf Man, Dr Jekyll vs. the Werewolf / Wolf Man In yet another Paul Naschy movie, he seeks out the grandson of of the legendary Dr Jekyll, seeking a cure for his lycanthropy.

Retorno de Walpurgis, El (1973) Also Called: Curse of the Devil, The Return of Walpurgis / the Werewolf, La Noche del asesino, The Black Harvest of Countess Dracula In the 7th Waldemar Daninsky installment, the nobleman is cursed by a witch.

Maldición de la bestia, La (1975) Also Called: Night of the Howling Beast, Hall of the Mountain King, Horror of the Werewolf, The Werewolf and the Yeti The eighth Daninsky film is set in the himalayas with bandits and sex-demons.

Retorno del Hombre-Lobo, El (1980) Also Called: The Craving, Return of the Wolf Man, Night of the Werewolf One of the more obscure Paul Naschy movies, this features an evil countess who has been brought back to life through dark magic.

Buenas noches, señor monstruo (1982) Also Called: Goodnight, Mr Monster (direct translation) This obscure horror parody is the first film in which Paul Naschy plays a werewolf not identified as Waldemar Daninsky.

Bestia y la espada mágica, La (1983) Also Called: The Werewolf / The Beast and the Magic Sword, La Bestia y los samurais The eleventh movie in the Waldemar Daninsky saga explores Japanese legends and stories of the Samurai knights.

Aullido del diablo, El (1987) Also Called: Howl of the Devil An epic Paul Naschy horror film in which he plays eight different roles, including Waldemar Daninsky the werewolf.

Licántropo: El asesino de la luna llena (1996) Also Called: Lycantropus : The Moonlight Murders In Paul Naschy's thirteenth werewolf film, and his first in over ten years, an ageing Waldemar Daninsky is still haunted by his curse.

Tomb of the Werewolf (2003) Paul Naschy returns for the fourteenth Waldemar Daninsky movie, continuing the exploitative horror saga in very much the same vein as before.

Lobisomem na Amazonia, Um (2005) Also Called: A Werewolf in Amazonia (direct translation) The latest offering from Paul Naschy is a Brazilian werewolf-themed interpretation of "The Island of Dr Moreau".