A successful author moves to a small town after suffering a mental breakdown and is tormented by demons and werewolves.A successful author moves to a small town after suffering a mental breakdown and is tormented by demons and werewolves.A successful author moves to a small town after suffering a mental breakdown and is tormented by demons and werewolves.
- Marie
- (as Romy Windsor)
- John
- (as Gregg Latter)
- Municipal Clerk
- (as Diana Tilldon-Davis)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Howling (1981) and Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988) are both based on the same novel by Gary Brandner. Interestingly, Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988) actually represents the more faithful adaptation of the novel than The Howling (1981).
- GoofsThe name of the neighboring town to Drago varies from "Twin Falls" to "Twin Forks" at various times.
- Quotes
Sheriff: [pulls over to talk to Marie and Tom in their parked convertible by the side of a dirt road] Well now, just where is it we're tryin' to get to?
Marie Adams: Good afternoon, officer. We're trying to find Drago.
Sheriff: Drago, huh?
Tom Billings: Yeah, she and her husband are renting a cottage there.
Sheriff: You stayin' there too?
Tom Billings: No, I'm a friend giving her a ride.
Sheriff: Well, friend: you head on right. A little ways along there's a break to your left. Now you take that. But if you get to the town... you're goin' too far.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Howling: New Moon Rising (1995)
This is one god-awful cheap-looking crappily acted mess with the most unsustainably fake and illogical werewolf transformation in history. Having the victim regress to a pile of glutinous mush then (quick reversal of film) reconstitute himself as a lycanthropic tease with major orthodontic problems? Huh???? not to mention the hour or so everyone's been yawning, wondering where the film actually is!
They even had the temerity to rip off the original's finale...herding all the K-mart inspired werewolves into a belltower for a spot of the old mass-destruction! Not that you can actually SEE anything!
For reasons of international "co-operation" shall we say, this abysmal flick was shot in South Africa with the majority of the cast being locals, needing to be dubbed into Anericanese during post-production. It shows!
Details
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- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1