The Howling: Reborn

11/27/2018

***A “teen wolf” becomes a “lost boy” at “twilight”*** Sixteen years after the previous Howling sequel we finally get “The Howling VIII: Reborn” (2011). As far as technical filmmaking goes, this is the best of the sequels, but I prefer the stories & characters of “VI: The Freaks” (1991), “V: The Rebirth” (1989) and maybe even “IV: The Original Nightmare” (1988) which, admittedly, was almost ruined by its rushed, awkward ending. It was a good call to switch the setting to a big city high school and the premise of a teen discovering that he's a werewolf (Landon Liboiron), which hadn't been done yet in the series and is reminiscent of “Teen Wolf” (1985), but without the colorful amusement. There are also elements of “The Lost Boys” (1987), “Twilight” (2008) and “An American Werewolf in