Review of The Howling (1981) by Carl B — 01 Jun 2007

I prefer werewolves in my werewolf movie...

This review of The Howling (1981) was written by Carl B on 01 Jun 2007.

The Howling has generally received positive reviews.

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Extremely well crafted, entertaining, yet amusing The Howling is one of the best Horror films in the 80's and it is also one of the best werewolf…

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By Lovro H (367) on 29 May 2016

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By Jennifer T (990) on 13 Mar 2016

Directed by Joe Dante. Boring. Not my favorite werewolf movie. Joe Dante has better movies than this…

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# 2 as one of the best werewolf movies of all time…

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