Having narrowly escaped certain death, David wakes up in a London hospital days later only to be told by Jack (now very much "un-dead" and visible only to him) that he is soon to transform into a bloodthirsty werewolf.
With groundbreaking practical effects - rightfully honored with an Oscar - and a generous dose of pitch-black humor, director and screenwriter John Landis delivered a bona fide horror cult classic in 1981.