The Howling (franchise)
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Most recent cover of The Howling novel that originated the franchise.
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| Created by | Gary Brandner |
| Original work | The Howling book series by Gary Brandner |
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The Howling is a werewolf-themed horror franchise that includes three novels, and eight films. The franchise began with the 1977 horror novel The Howling by Gary Brandner, which was in 1981 adapted into the film of the same name, directed by Joe Dante.
The novels were authored by American horror writer Gary Phil Brandner (1930–2013). The first book in the series was loosely adapted as a motion picture in 1981. Brandner's second and third Howling novels, published in 1979 and 1985 respectively, have no connection to the film series, though he was involved in writing the screenplay for the second Howling film, Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf. He died of esophageal cancer in 2013.
The Howling was first published in 1977 and republished in 1986 by Fawcett Publications.
After a violent act, Karen Beatty and her husband, Roy, go to the peaceful California village of Drago to escape the savagery of the city, but, their lives together slowly become more separate as the town takes hold. By the end, Karen will do what she must; if she wants to survive. The novel was loosely adapted as a motion picture in 1981 and the closest adaptation is the fourth film in the Howling series, "Howling IV: The Original Nightmare," though this film too varies to some degree.
The Howling II was first published in 1978 and later republished by Fawcett Publications in 1982 under the alternative titles The Howling II: The Return and Return of the Howling.
The novel addresses the impact of events in the first novel and how life has changed for the Karen Beatty and Chris Halloran within the last three years. Furthermore, the reader soon finds out that Roy and Marcia have survived the destruction of Drago, and now thirsty for vengeance.
The Howling III, also known as The Howling III: Echoes, was published by Fawcett Publications in 1985.
In his last installment of the trilogy, Brandner gives readers new characters, a stand-alone plot, and a heavily re-imagined mythology which alters the times and events established in the first two books. The Howling III: Echoes is about a sympathetic, teenage werewolf named Malcolm who is being recruited by the evil werewolf, Derak, who wants him to learn his true heritage: blood.
The Howling franchise includes a series of eight films.
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