Story Line
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.
“Imagine your worst fear a reality.”
Top Cast

Dee Wallace
Karen White

Patrick Macnee
Dr. George Waggner

Dennis Dugan
Chris

Christopher Stone
R. William 'Bill' Neill

Belinda Balaski
Terry Fisher

Kevin McCarthy
Fred Francis
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Rating
6.6/ 10
Release Date
1981-01-21
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Horror

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The Howling Collection
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User Reviews (4)

John Chard
10/10
•11/2/2015A secret society exists, and is living among all of us. They are neither people nor animals, but something in-between.
In the name of good television, newswoman Karen White (Dee Wallace) forms a bond with serial killer Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo)...

CinemaSerf
6/10
•11/9/2022"Karen" (Dee Wallace) is an investigative reporter with a local television channel who is focussed on a local serial killer. When the police corner and kill this man, it has a curiously profound effect on the woman and she loses her memory. Needing a...

The Movie Mob
4/10
•1/2/2023**The Howling was groundbreaking for its time but isn’t the timeless classic I hoped it would be.**
The Howling is a definitive werewolf horror film that introduced new ideas to the genre and broke new ground for special effects. The hidden secret...

Wuchak
8/10
•8/17/2025**_The first time cinema audiences saw werewolves like this!_**
After a news anchor in Los Angeles (Dee Wallace) has a traumatic experience on the sleazy side of town, her therapist (Patrick Macnee) sends her and her hubby (Christopher Stone) to h...






