Howling IV: The Original Nightmare

8/19/2025

**_Back to the original story, but with less polish and pizzazz_** A writer (Romy Windsor) from Southern Cal goes to the desert town of Drago to heal after a breakdown, which is hard to do when she gets caught up in a mystery about demons and werewolves. Michael T. Weiss plays her husband while Antony Hamilton plays her hunky friend from Los Angeles. Susanne Severeid appears as a fan of the author who becomes her assistant sleuth while Lamya Derval plays a shop owner with cat-like eyes. "Howling IV” (1988) is subtitled "The Original Nightmare" because it's more faithful to Gary Brandner's original novel in comparison to the 1981 film, which doesn't mean it's better. Surprisingly, it had almost twice the budget, but the crew was caught off guard by learning that they were shooting