Werewolf by Night is the latest project to arrive in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, serving as a Halloween TV special on Disney+. Legendary composer Michael Giacchino helmed the project, marking his first major directorial outing after composing the soundtrack for countless films and television shows. Giacchino is bringing a classic horror movie vibe to the MCU outing, and he cites a few films as his inspiration for the project.

During an interview with the Post Cred Podcast, the director shares a few movies he believes audiences should watch before Viewing Werewolf by Night, with a ton of inspiration coming from 1940s-era horror films. He says:

"I would say watch The Wolf Man, watch Werewolf of London, watch King Kong, watch The Creature From the Black Lagoon, watch Poltergeist. You could do that too," he says. "I mean, that's another perfect example of a movie that, to me, explores horror but doesn't forget the heart, the character, or the humor of it either." Giacchino continues, "And those are my favorite kind of things. I would also say just watch The Twilight Zone. To me, again, that was a cornerstone for what I wanted to do in terms of telling a shorter story, you know, that had bigger implications and talked about things that were bigger than itself," he explained. "Twilight Zone, to me, Rod Sterling is a god and I just every day thank that he existed cause what he put out in the world to me was some of the best stuff ever."

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Clearly, the presence of the classic black and white horror films can be felt within the trailer for Werewolf by Night, and Giacchino had a clear vision when he decided to direct the Halloween TV special. The full interview with Post Cred Pod and Giacchino can be found below.

Werewolf by Night is Receiving an Imminent Release

The quick turnaround from announcement and trailer to release is new for the MCU, which tends to announce projects years before the eventual release. Werewolf by Night was officially announced during the Marvel Studios panel at D23 earlier this month on Sept. 10, and the release date is later next week on Oct. 7. That leaves less than a month between announcements and availability on Disney+, something very uncommon in the Hollywood entertainment industry as a whole.

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The official synopsis for Werewolf by Night reads: "Follows a lycanthrope superhero who fights evil using the abilities given to him by a curse brought on by his bloodline." The TV special stars Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Leonardo Nam, Eugenie Bondurant, and Kirk R. Thatcher. Peter Cameron and Heather Quinn wrote the script, with Kevin Feige acting as a producer. Fans can check out Marvel's latest horror entry when Werewolf by Night lands on Disney+ on Oct. 7.