An underappreciated subgenre is the werewolf film.
), it can’t be put in the upper echelon.
2000’sGinger Snapsis a good one, but it’s more of a coming-of-age movie wrapped up in werewolf clothes.
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And 2002’sDog Soldiersis exciting, but it also feels a lot like an action film.
When this more common route is taken, the fear of the unknown is removed.
Instead,inThe Howling, it’s a human being who has never been bitten who we follow.
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That comes in the form of now horror iconDee Wallace,who was a year away from starring inE.T.
the Extra-Terrestrial, playing a reporter named Karen White.
The audience is one with her, wanting her to live.
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One of the best werewolf movies influenced a 2000s-era slasher.
I have to give the best ever werewolf transformation on film toAn American Werewolf in London.
Bottin didn’t settle for just the usual elongating limbs.
He’s not interested in only the usual gore effects, but wants to get under our skin.
And just like the best horror movies, there is more going on here than your standard werewolf film.
The Howlingisn’t afraid of its themes about sexual assault.
The Howlingis filled with ideas about the repression of sexual urges along with the assault themes.
Most werewolf films follow the same predictable beats.
InThe Howling, Joe Dante wants to transform us.
The Howlingis currently not available for streaming, but the Special Edition Blu-ray can be purchased on Amazon.
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