A Remake of the Horror Film The Howling Is Already in Development

The film production company StudioCanal has announced a remake of The Howling, the legendary 1981 horror film directed by Joe Dante.

1980s horror continues to generate a lot of interest among people of all ages, and this is reflected in the creation of TV series and films that recreate that style, achieving great cultural and financial success.

The Howling is based on the horror novel of the same name, written by Gary Brandner, which underwent some changes when it was adapted for the screen.

What is The Howling about?

Karen White is a television journalist who is investigating a strange individual named Eddie Quist. She meets him in an adult cinema not recommended. Eddie starts to turn into something strange, but the police arrive just in time and shoot him.

Karen has a conversation with George Waggner, a famous psychiatrist, who suggests that she travel with Bill, her husband, to a community he runs to rest. This colony is located in a beautiful coastal location. The people who live there are somewhat particular, and one of them, Marsha Quist, is not satisfied with the psychiatrist because of his way of being.

Meanwhile, two of Karen's colleagues, Chris and Terry, are investigating a deceased killer and find out that he is related to the werewolves. They decide to visit a bookstore in search of information and the bookseller informs them that werewolves have the ability to change shapes at will, also known as the thousand shapes.

Bill suffers a wolf attack and ends up in bed with Marsha while they both undergo a transformation. Karen, terrified, asks her friends for help and Terry chooses to go and be with her for a few days. During a walk, Terry is attacked by a wolf, manages to escape and tells Chris everything before passing away.

The inhabitants of the colony rise up against the psychiatrist. Chris manages to rescue Karen, but she gets bitten by a wolf. To warn about the threat of werewolves and prove that they are real, he decides to transform into a wolf in front of all the spectators.

Why the 80s horror are still so prevalent in pop culture?

The eighties present an America eager for the horror genre in all its forms, especially in cinema. That led to the creation of really good stories of that style, which redefined the genre. We must remember that the horror genre is the most profitable of all and that's why at least one horror movie has been released every week for many years.

The films of that time enjoyed heavy music or electronic creations that accompanied the images. You could see those extravagant hairstyles, those striking shades and outfits of all kinds, shapes and colors have a special place in our cinephile heart.

The audience wanted to experience adventures similar to those that appeared in the films of this charming decade. It would be fascinating to discuss about that, but we must focus on what interests us, which is to talk about horror, horror movies, a genre that as we will see in this new special, presented great exponents during those years.

We could call that time the decade of the slasher, of the serial killers. It was a period of terror where carefree teenagers predominated who would end up being the victims of the killer on duty, whether in camps, trains, parties, uninhabited houses, etc. Never before had the numbers of victims been as high as in the eighties.

Although it is true that the seed of this type of slasher was planted in the seventies, the eighties served to consolidate and develop it at its best. Figures like John Carpenter offered us the best of his work in that decade; even filmmakers who were new at that time, like Sam Raimi, gave us a real gem of the genre with Evil Dead, an innovative horror story.