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The Howling
The Howling
6.4
/10
987 Ratings

THE HOWLING

Directed by Joe Dante
United States, 1981
Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.

Our take

Arriving the same year as American Werewolf in London, Joe Dante offered an entirely contrasting vision of horror with this story of a woman news anchor wrestling with the many complexities of trauma. Harmonizing campy wit and tangible dread, The Howling is a quintessential 80s horror film.