# The Howling (1981)

> A traumatized television reporter seeks refuge at a remote retreat only to uncover a predatory werewolf community hiding in plain sight.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6286

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Joe Dante
- Cast: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, Slim Pickens
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082533/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, paranoid, darkly humorous, halloween night, late night horror marathon

## Movies like The Howling

- [Wolf (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/5483)
- [Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/18412)
- [Howling: New Moon Rising (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/24274)
- [Silver Bullet (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/10759)
- [Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/7220)
- [Werewolves Within (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/569149)
- [An American Werewolf in London (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/659)
- [Dog Soldiers (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/6784)
- [Wer (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/128031)
- [Bad Moon (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/33509)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt