#THE HOWLING

[lonelyzarquon]

Waxwork (1988) The Howling (1981) Cursed (2005)

[losthavenmine]

"I am what they say I am... I'm a monster."

Van Helsing (2004); The Howling (1981); Bad Moon (1996); The Wolf Man (1941); An American Werewolf in London (1981); Penny Dreadful (2014-2016); Underworld (2003); Skinwalkers (2006); The Wolfman (2010); Dog Soldiers (2002)

[gleafer]

It’s SPOOKY SEASON! Which is the best season ever for a goblin like me!

Here’s my first (of 4) HallowOmens comic for October:

THE CHOWLING

The other three will exclusive on my Patreon/Gleafer!

[goryhorroor]

horror sub-genres: werewolf

[slimewalk]

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[braindamage]

THE HOWLING (1981) dir. Joe Dante

[classichorrorblog]

10 Werewolf Movies To Consider For October/Halloween

[weirdlookindog]

The Howling (1981)

[uspiria]

The Howling, 1981.

[ninjadeathmedia]

The Howling (1981) Directed by Joe Dante

[losthavenmine]

Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the Autumn moon is bright

[texaschainsawmascara]

The Howling (1981)

[monstersonscreen]

One of the most iconic BTS images from The Howling was for a prop never used in the final film! Bottin had a lot of woes when trying to decide how the final film's werewolves would be realized as, deciding to opt out of the 'man in a suit' method.

It was decided werewolves would be realized as a rod puppet, similar to those in Japanese theatre. The eight feet tall puppet was designed and constructed by Jeff Shank (along with Steve Shank), and impressed Dante and Bottin; the puppet had a clearly wolf-like frame, rather than clearly being an actor in a suit.

However, the rod puppet eventually was rejected due to being unable to walk (Dante wanted the werewolves to be seen walking) and also having potential problems they weren't sure they could sort out before finishing, meaning it was never used in the final film. Bottin wished to have another puppet built for close-ups, but this was shot down by Shank and Dante. The final film would have a return to the 'man in suit' method.

[goryhorroor]

horror + posters iii

[maverick-werewolf]

Tails on werewolves in folklore were a sign of their inhumanity: a man becoming a beast. Today, many on the internet today unfortunately find tails cute, so I understand a horror werewolf missing a tail. But behold the back end of this The Howling werewolf statue. Kinda hilarious

Sidebar, btw, in folklore, werewolves did have tails and witches didn't. It was an important distinction by the late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. I have a post about it here, with sources: https://maverickwerewolf.com/werewolf-facts/werewolves-have-tails/ (pardon my occasional ranting; I was younger when I wrote this)

Just some werewolf thoughts.