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The Howling

1981Movie1 h 31 minR

Horror
68
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IMDb6.5Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic686.2Rotten Tomatoes76%61%
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic686.2Rotten Tomatoes76%61%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Drop-in friendly

Skip it if

  • You scare easily

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Scares you.
  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Gets under your skin.
  • Keeps you guessing.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Our Werewolves Are Differentin 405 titlesThe modern upright-beast man style made its popular debut in The Howling (1981), which featured infectious werewolves who otherwise acted as a species who could change at will and seem to retain thei…The Film of the Bookin 1,212 titlesThe first movie and a few of the sequels loosely adapt the books by Gary Brandner, but many of the films have no connection to them beyond revolving around werewolves and featuring "The Howling" in t…All 68 tropes

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Film 1 of 8 · then Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch

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