Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Howling IV: The Original Nightmare - 1988

 In my old reviews I mentioned that I watched Howling 4 and didn’t review it. Then I finished up that series (almost). I will now finish it in my string of movie series completion projects. 

I did remember this for the most part. A couple is renting a cabin in the woods of a small town. The woman begins hearing howling and seeing creepy shit. No one else sees it and in the meantime her husband is seduced by an evil shopkeep. It all builds to werewolves at the tail end. 

There’s not a ton to say. It’s your average unreliable narrator, is she crazy or is it real thing where we as the audience know it’s real so we’re really just waiting for 65ish minutes for things to build for the end 20 minutes of showdown. There’s also a missing nun and a creepy bell thrown in to add set dressing. 

The nudity is tiny, they skip the transformation scene for the werewolf, and it’s really clear this is a C level budget reduced horror sequel. Except for one incredible body melt sequence there’s barely a special effect in this thing. The ending is cool and takes this to a slightly better than middle of the road 2.5 stars. 


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