Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)

Howling IV:The Original Nightmare is a 1988 direct-to-video horror film.It is a sequel to the Howling, and was directed by John Hough from a screenplay by Freddie Rowe and Clive Turner.

It stars Romy Windsor, Michael T.Weis, Antony Hamilton, Susanne Severeid, and Lamya Derval.International Video Entertainment (IVE) released this film directly to home video in 1988.Platinum Disc Corporation released it to DVD in 2004.It was filmed on location South Africa.The Back of the DVD shows scenes from Howling III.

PLOT:

An author who was sent to the small town Drago, because of a nervous breakdown, gets wound up in a mysterious mystery about demons and werewolves.She starts seeing ghosts and dismisses them as her own imagination, but when they turn out to be real, she starts to get suspicious of the odd town and of its past.

RECEPTION:

This film has not generally been well received by horror fans due to little- on screen werewolf activity.Fangoria awarded the film its 1988 Golden Chainsaw Award for best Direct-to-video feature.

SEQUELS:

Co-Writer Clive Turner appears in the film as a tow truck driver.Turner also worked on the subsequent Howling V:The Rebirth and wrote and directed the seventh film in the Howling series, Howling:New Moon Rising.

MUSIC:

The Film's theme Something Evil, Something Dangerous was performed by Justin Hayward, lead singer of the Moody Blues.