It’s Evil Animals Week over on Instagram so we decided to do a Dog Eat Dog challenge featuring two of the most ravenous creatures in cinema. An American Werewolf in London (1981) enters the arena as a classic horror film, one that would either sink it’s teeth into our subject’s vitals or leave her impervious to its curse.

Test Subject: Jess

Age : 34

Gender: Female

Fears: Claustrophobia

Resting HR: 62-65 bpm

Walking HR: 80-85 bpm

ANALYSIS:

A slow opening was interrupted by a ferocious scene at 16:30 which was able to awaken our subject’s pulse and bring on her peak heart rate of 79bpm. Unfortunately, that would be the highest her numbers would climb as the rest of the second act brought only minor blips in her vitals. However, in a FearScale first, sound effects played a major role in raising the tension of our subject. The awful sounds during one of the most iconic scenes in horror at 1:00:00 scraped along her psyche, raising her numbers once more from the dead.

CONCLUSION:

While our subject noted she enjoyed this film more than our competitor, Cujo (1983), her stress levels remained at resting averages for over half the movie. Other than the main character’s transformation, there was no sympathy for victims in danger. This lack of empathy proved to be the worst enemy of all when it came to true tension building. Any viewers with a severe case of Cynophobia (or fear of dogs) should make it through this fantastic classic unscathed but would be strongly advised against watching Cujo.

An American Werewolf in London: Burns 124 calories

London Broil: 168 Calories

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