The Howling (1981)
The Howling

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Directed by: Joe Dante
Overview
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
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Reviews (4)
John Chard (Rated: 10)
A secret society exists, and is living among all of us. They are neither people nor animals, but something in-between.
In the name of good television, newswoman Karen White (Dee Wallace) forms a bond with serial killer Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo). But when the meeting of the two arrives, it near...
CinemaSerf (Rated: 6)
"Karen" (Dee Wallace) is an investigative reporter with a local television channel who is focussed on a local serial killer. When the police corner and kill this man, it has a curiously profound effect on the woman and she loses her memory. Needing a change of scenery, she heads to the remote "Colon...
The Movie Mob (Rated: 4)
The Howling was groundbreaking for its time but isn’t the timeless classic I hoped it would be.
The Howling is a definitive werewolf horror film that introduced new ideas to the genre and broke new ground for special effects. The hidden secret werewolf community with opposing ideologies and o...
Wuchak (Rated: 8)
The first time cinema audiences saw werewolves like this!
After a news anchor in Los Angeles (Dee Wallace) has a traumatic experience on the sleazy side of town, her therapist (Patrick Macnee) sends her and her hubby (Christopher Stone) to his secluded resort near the coast for treatment. W...
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