The Howling Page #3

Synopsis: In a red light district, newswoman Karen White is bugged by the police, investigating serial killer Eddie Quist, who has been molesting her through phone calls. After police officers find them in a peep-show cabin and shoot Eddie, Karen becomes emotionally disturbed and loses her memory. Hoping to conquer her inner demons, she heads for the Colony, a secluded retreat where the creepy residents are rather too eager to make her feel at home. There also seems to be a bizarre connection between Eddie Quist and this supposedly safe haven. And when, after nights of being tormented by unearthly cries, Karen ventures into the forest and makes a terrifying discovery.
Genre: Horror
Director(s): Joe Dante
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
68%
R
Year:
1981
91 min
663 Views


featuring Lew Landers and Karen White...

with the late-breaking headlines,

Gene Codler with sports...

John Rob with the weather...

Ready, Camera 2.

Are the tapes on that train wreck ready?

... 14 injured in train derailment.

More on the Mideast earthquake.

Karen White's exclusive eyewitness account

of the police shooting...

of the key suspect

in the Eddie-the-Mangler slayings.

Now, here's Karen White.

Good evening.

Get her out of there.

- Roll 7.

- Cue the editorial.

... proclaimed no immediate danger

to nearby residential areas.

Let's pause now for an editorial

from our General Manager, Fred W. Francis.

Here's Fred.

In keeping with this station's pledge

of community involvement...

we present an editorial

from KDHB station manager, Fred Francis.

- I'm sorry.

- That's all right. You need a little more time.

There's been a lot of talk in the past month

about our culture of violence.

Who knows? Maybe she's pregnant.

Get in touch with Fujiama, Fujimoto,

or whatever the hell her name is...

and get her ready for the 11:00 report.

Now there is a pro.

You can't be afraid of dreams.

I can't help it. All I remember...

is pushing open the door...

and then I'm outside...

and the police are there, Bill's there,

and the remote crew, and it's over.

There's blood on me, and I can't imagine

who it might have came from.

You can't remember

anything that happened inside the booth?

No, not really.

Just weird little pieces in my dreams.

How're you and Bill?

Trying to communicate.

- Tell me, Doctor, how crazy am I?

- Completely bananas.

I think so.

I recommend that you go out to the Colony

for a week or two.

- Your place up north there?

- That's right.

I only recommend it

to very special patients...

ones who I think will benefit

from its environment.

It's a place where you can

recharge your batteries.

It'll enable you to try and get back

to what you really are.

What goes on up there?

Seminars, group therapy. It's very low-key.

It'll be a good place

to try and tackle this amnesia thing.

I don't know if I want to remember.

What?

Doc said, once I remembered what

happened, it wouldn't scare me anymore.

I'm not so sure.

Honey, give this place a chance, okay?

We've got to do something.

I hope these people aren't too weird.

Jerry Warren, softwares.

Bill Neill, hardware.

Hardware?

He doesn't get it, Bill.

I own a couple of health clubs, barbells,

hardware. This is my wife Karen.

Hi, nice to meet you.

- Prime rib?

- No, I try to stay away from meat.

- Maybe later. Thank you.

- Thank you.

Did you see that meat?

Oh, my God!

We watch you on the news all the time.

You're our second favorite...

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John Sayles

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996). His film Men with Guns (1997) has been nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. His directorial debut, Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980), has been added to the National Film Registry. more…

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