“The Howling” is another strong werewolf movie from the
early 1980’s but where “An American Werewolf in London” is about one person who
changes into a vicious beast, this movie is about an entire colony of them! The
make-up and special effects for the werewolves is ok but I don’t particularly
care for what the last werewolf in the movie looks like; reminds me too much of
a poodle. I liked the plot, the pacing, and overall quality of the movie in
general. Several sequels follow ranging from horrible (mostly) to decent but
none of them reach the level of quality that the original set. Kudos goes out
to director Joe Dante who co-wrote the script and went on to work on many other
great films in horror and other genres.
Karen is a reporter who is working on a story about a serial
killer. During a sting operation with the police, she meets the killer, Eddie
Quist, in a porno theater. When things look like they are getting are out
control, the police come in a shoot Eddie. The event is too traumatic for Karen
and develops a case of amnesia. Her therapist sends her and her husband to a secluded
countryside resort to recovery. There are other patients at the resort and one
of them tries to seduce Karen’s husband Bill. When he turns down the advances,
he is attacked by a werewolf as he is walking back to their cabin. Soon Karen’s
friend Terri is attacked when she comes to visit, only after they discover that
Eddie is still alive and hiding out at the resort. Terri’s boyfriend comes to
Karen’s rescue, bringing along silver bullets in order to kill Eddie and any
other werewolves they may encounter. As they try to escape, they realize that
everyone at the resort is a werewolf, including Bill. After getting away and
making it back to the city, Karen goes on TV during a live showing to tell the
world that werewolves are real. To prove her point, she turns into one and
Chris promptly kills her, as she requested. But the viewers are left to wonder
if it was a hoax or not…
Favorite moment – The beginning is thoroughly creepy and
gross.
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