a 1981 American horror film directed by Joe Dante

The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed by Joe Dante, and starring Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, and Robert Picardo.

1981 horror film written by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless and features an original music score composed by Pino Donaggio

Directed by Joe Dante (Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Gremlins), The Howling is 1981 horror film written by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless and features an original music score composed by Pino Donaggio.

one of the great American horror films of the eighties

THE HOWLING (1981) is one of the great American horror films of the eighties, and one of the best werewolf movies ever made.

a horror film directed by Joe Dante and based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner

The Howling is a horror film directed by Joe Dante and based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner.

an American horror movie directed by the legendary Joe Dante and based off a novel with the same name by Gary Brander

The Howling is an American horror movie directed by the legendary Joe Dante and based off a novel with the same name by Gary Brander.

a classic horror film that follows the story of Karen White (played by Dee Wallace), a TV reporter who is investigating a series of murders that appear to be the work of a serial killer

The Howling, released in 1981 and directed by Joe Dante, is a classic horror film that follows the story of Karen White (played by Dee Wallace), a TV reporter who is investigating a series of murders that appear to be the work of a serial killer.

a 1981 American horror film directed and edited by Joe Dante

The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed and edited by Joe Dante.

a well-executed horror film that manages to be both suspenseful and terrifying

The Howling is a well-executed horror film that manages to be both suspenseful and terrifying.

a straight-up horror film, which makes a straight-up horror film all the scarier to me

The Howling features some comedic elements but mostly is a straight-up horror film, which makes a straight-up horror film all the scarier to me.

a good old fashioned horror movie, one with great monsters and trenemdous sense of tone

The Howling is a good old fashioned horror movie, one with great monsters and trenemdous sense of tone.

a 1981 horror film in which a TV newswoman, after a near fatal encounter with a serial killer, is sent to a country resort where the residents turn out to be werewolves

The Howling is a 1981 horror film in which a TV newswoman, after a near fatal encounter with a serial killer, is sent to a country resort where the residents turn out to be werewolves.

a horror movie with comedic elements

Directed by Joe Dante, The Howling is a horror movie with comedic elements.

a classic horror film that still manages to be scary and relevant more than 30 years after the violence's release

Overall, The Howling is a classic horror film that still manages to be scary and relevant more than 30 years after the violence's release.

a great horror film and most certainly a fantastic werewolf film

The Howling is clearly a great horror film and most certainly a fantastic werewolf film.

a good old fashioned horror movie, one with great monsters and tremendous sense of tone

The Howling is a good old fashioned horror movie, one with great monsters and tremendous sense of tone.

a 1981 horror film about a traumatized reporter who goes to a therapeutic retreat colony only to find a therapeutic retreat colony populated with dangerous werewolves

The Howling is a 1981 horror film about a traumatized reporter who goes to a therapeutic retreat colony only to find a therapeutic retreat colony populated with dangerous werewolves.

a demonstration of how horror and humor can coexist perfectly

The Howling is a demonstration of how horror and humor can coexist perfectly.

a great horror film that has now been around long enough that a great horror film can safely be called a classic

The Howling’ is a great horror film that has now been around long enough that a great horror film can safely be called a classic.

despite it's status as a very well known horror

The Howling is one of my all time favourite horror films and despite it's status as a very well known horror, I don't think a very well known horror gets the praise a very well known horror deserves (American Werewolf in London is amazing

one of the rare horror movies that has only gotten better with age

The Howling is one of the rare horror movies that has only gotten better with age.