The Howling Page #5

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
698 Views


Dr. George Waggner.

She's ready.

How does she look?

Does she look all right to you?

Reports so far indicate

that bodies have been discovered...

both inside and outside

the Colony buildings...

many of them burned beyond recognition...

in what authorities on the scene are calling

a Guyana-like spectacle.

Now for an exclusive eyewitness report

on the incident, we welcome back...

If she shows any sign of freezing,

like the last time, go right to commercial.

Take one.

Good evening.

From the day we're born...

there is a battle we must fight.

A struggle between

what is kind and peaceful in our natures...

and what is cruel and violent.

What the hell is this, an editorial?

That choice is our birthright

as human beings...

and the real gift

that differentiates us from the animals.

It is as natural to us as the air we breathe...

Did you pass this material?

She's not reading from the prompter.

We changed it a little bit.

But now, for some of us...

that choice has been taken away.

A secret society exists...

and is living among all of us.

They are neither people nor animals...

but something in between.

Monstrous mutations,

whose violent natures...

- Ready one, take one.

...must be satisfied.

I know what you're thinking,

because I've been where you are...

- That's enough.

- Leave it.

- Leave it? Cut!

- Leave it!

But I have proof...

and tonight I'm going to

show you something...

to make you believe.

Holy sh*t!

What is this?

- What are you kids watching?

- The news lady's turned into a werewolf.

Oh, boy!

Switch, damn it!

Doesn't that look good?

Tender, meaty chunks

of tantalizing nutrition...

Things they do with special effects

these days!

Did you see the one

about the guy in the spaceship?

It was real.

She turned into a werewolf,

and they shot her.

You're plastered!

Doesn't mean it wasn't real.

Ernie, put a pepper steak on for me,

and a hamburger for the lady.

- How do you want that?

- How do you want it, honey?

Rare.

Go now...

and heaven help you.

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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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