Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988) Direct-to-Video
An author who was sent to the town Drakho, because of a nervous breakdown, gets wound up in a mysterious mystery about demons and werewolves. She starts seeing ghosts and dismisses them as her own imagination, but when they turn out to be real she starts to get suspicious of the odd town and of its past. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: John Hough
Written By: Gary Brandner, Freddie Rowe
Starring: Michael T. Weiss, Norman Anstey, Antony Hamilton, Romy Windsor, Susanne Severeid, Lamya Derval
Genre: Horror
Franchise: Howling
Country: UK
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Howling IV: The Original Nightmare belongs to 7 collections
1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 38 stars)
2. B-Movie (public - 15 stars)
3. Sequel (public: moderated by td888 - 9 stars)
4. Horror Franchises (public: moderated by mattburgess - 7 stars)
5. Werewolf (public: moderated by td888 - 5 stars)
6. The Howling (public: moderated by Vandelay1)
7. Criticker Hates You (private: donkeyjelly - 1 star)
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| Jun 11 |  |
Scrib | 55 19% |
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Plays out like a much cheaper version of Dante's original, with horrible overdubbing. The material is not all the same, but beats are very familiar and it takes a while to get going. Elements almost verge on compelling, but it retreads old ground with less style, making it hard to invest. Once we hit the final act, we have the most gruesome (flesh-melting) transformation scene I have so far witnessed and it's milked nicely. Worth watching for the slew of last-minute practical carnage.
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| Oct 18, 2020 |  |
Luna6ix | 62 18% |
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The fourth Howling movie isn't really a sequel, it's a remake, and it's not really a remake either, it's a second, more closely adherent adaptation of the source book. While that might sound like a good idea for most book based movies, this one also has the budget of a late 80's fourth installment and all of the poorly manufactured latex wolf masks that affords.
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| Aug 16, 2020 |  |
PianoSama | 60 12% |
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Like the second film, the third, & probably all of the rest besides the original, this is complete & utter garbage. The acting is awful, the plot is awful, things barely make any sense, characters aren't interesting, and it feels like a movie that was made for literally no reason. Why is it called Original Nightmare, by the way? It's a nightmare to sit through, but that's about it. It's got a neat (if nonsensical) transformation scene. That's the only positive I have. Awful ending, too.
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| Feb 09, 2019 |  |
Paxton | 40 10% |
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This cabin in the woods has dogs being passed for werewolves because of a shoestring budget, and then occasionally really good transformation scenes that suggest they put their money in the right place. And then they're dogs again. Weird movie with the spiritual opposite of Kathy Bates character from Misery and a love affair featuring the guy from The Pretender. Not as batty as The first sequel and not as nutty as the second sequel. So...not very memorable.
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| Jun 26, 2015 |  |
Mr.Olivier | 28 14% |
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This is not nearly as terrible as I remembered. It is bad though, and very boring. Still, better than the novel it's based on. At least it's got a couple interesting transformation scenes.
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| May 05, 2009 | Thunderdolt | 33 3% |
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Boring looks like a hallmark chick flick with some werewolves put into t.
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| May 02, 2009 |  |
ImThatDingo | 3 8% |
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I'm saddened that they made like 7 of these movies. This was sooooooooooooooooooooooo boring. Did these movies honestly scare people back in the day?
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| Average Percentile 11.07% from 64 Ratings |  |