Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)
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Villian(s)
Werewolves
Actor(s):
Romy Windsor, Michael T. Weiss, Antony Hamilton, Susanne Severeid
Brief Description
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare is a 1988 British direct-to-video horror film directed by John Hough from a screenplay by Freddie Rowe and Clive Turner. Starring Romy Windsor, Michael T. Weiss, Antony Hamilton, Susanne Severeid and Lamya Derval, The Original Nightmare is the fourth entry in the series of seven standalone films with loose continuity and is not so much a sequel but rather a more faithful adaptation of Gary Brandner's source novel The Howling (1977).
Plot:
Bestselling thriller author Marie Adams suffers a severe mental breakdown accompanied by terrifying visions of a wolf-like creature and a mysterious nun. On the advice of her doctor, Marie and her husband Richard travel for a quiet getaway to a secluded cabin in the small, eerie town of Drago. Marie begins hearing ominous howling in the woods at night. She soon discovers that the seemingly normal townspeople—and eventually her own husband—are part of a sinister cult of werewolves tied to a tragic local history involving a 16th-century bell tower.