wall-walking scene (comparing it to the work of David Lynch) and the scene in which Johan murders the boy. Glenn Kenny cited Hour of the Wolf and Bergman's 1963 The Silence as "mesmerizing nightmares" in The New York Times in 2018. Don Druker wrote a negative review for Chicago Reader, assessing it as "outlandish" and "a magnificent failure". In 2021, The film was ranked at No. 43 by Time Out on their list of "The 100 best horror movies". Legacy Bergman later made the films Shame (1968) and The Passion of Anna (1969). Author Jerry Vermilye wrote that in exploring "the thread of violence intruding on ordinary lives," Hour of the Wolf, Shame and The Passion of Anna represent a trilogy. Author Amir Cohen-Shalev concurs; the three films are sometimes called the "Fårö trilogy". WBAI's longest-running radio program takes its name from the film. The "Hour of the Wolf" radio show has run continuously since 1972 and concentrates on the literature of science fiction and fantasy. A stage adaptation of the film also played at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 2011, directed by Malin Stenberg. See also Witching hour Notes References Bibliography External links 1968 films 1968 horror films 1960s fantasy films 1968 drama films Films about fictional painters Films about missing people Films directed by Ingmar Bergman Films set in castles Films set in Germany Films set on islands Films shot in Stockholm Films with screenplays by Ingmar Bergman Insomnia in film Swedish black-and-white films Swedish drama films 1960s Swedish-language films Swedish horror films 1960s Swedish films