Review of The Howling (1981) by Ryan S — 21 Jul 2007

The creme de la creme of werewolf movies.

This review of The Howling (1981) was written by Ryan S on 21 Jul 2007.

The Howling has generally received positive reviews.

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By Kyle L (494) on 07 Apr 2014

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 Bill B (2,505) on 17 Dec 2013

Gave this another look since we've been watching/re-watching a bunch of 80's era horror staples the past few weeks…

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Don't you just hate it when you go on a therapeutic retreat for your PTSD and find out everyone else is actually a werewolf…

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By Ian B (750) on 06 Oct 2016

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