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Howling IV: The Original Nightmare
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare is a 1988 British direct-to-video horror film directed by John Hough from a screenplay by Freddie Rowe and Clive Turner. Starring Romy Windsor, Michael T. Weiss, Antony Hamilton, Susanne Severeid and Lamya Derval, The Original Nightmare is the fourth entry in the series of seven standalone films with loose continuity and is not so much a sequel but rather a more faithful adaptation of Gary Brandner's source novel The Howling (1977).[citation needed]
International Video Entertainment (IVE) released this film directly to home video in 1988. Platinum Disc Corporation (now Echo Bridge Home Entertainment) released it on DVD in 2004 and it has been released numerous times since. It was filmed on location in South Africa.
After experiencing visions of a nun, author Marie Adams is in the middle of a meeting with her agent, Tom Billings, when she has another vision of a wolf-like creature lunging from a fire, and begins to scream hysterically. Marie's husband, Richard, discusses her condition with her physician Dr. Coombes, agreeing that Marie's overactive imagination leads her into dangerous territory. Dr. Coombes advises Richard to take Marie away from the pressures of her life for a few weeks. Richard locates a cottage in the small town of Drago, some hours from Los Angeles. Tom drives Marie there, but then departs quickly in the face of Richard. Marie looks around the cottage and declares it to be perfect, but that night, while she and Richard are making love, Marie is disturbed by howling out in the woods.
The next day, Marie and Richard look around Drago, where they meet the mysterious Eleanor, a local artist who owns a shop of antiques and knick-knacks, and the Ormsteads, who run the local store. Marie takes her dog for a walk and becomes distressed when he runs off. That night, Marie dreams of wolves, of herself running through the woods, and of the same nun of whom she had visions. Richard drives into L.A. for a meeting, and Marie spends time chatting with Mrs. Ormstead, who tells her about the previous couple to occupy the cottage and that they left town without a word. Marie is walking home through the woods when she suddenly sees the nun from her visions before her. She runs after her, but it turns out to be Eleanor in a dark cape. Eleanor points out a shortcut to the cottage, which Marie takes. She discovers a cave on the way, and what is left of her dog.
In horror, Marie runs through the woods, suddenly aware she is being pursued. Richard quiets his hysterical wife at the cottage and checks outside, but sees nothing, not even the dark figure nearby. The next morning, Marie witnesses a strange apparition: an elderly man and woman who appear in her living room and warn her to leave. Marie is momentarily distracted by a car pulling up outside, and the next instant her ghostly visitors are gone. The newcomer is Janice Hatch, who is holidaying in the area and enjoys Marie's writing. Marie invites her in and, as they are talking, mentions the howling that she hears at night.
After some hesitation, Janice reveals that she used to be a nun, and that her closest friend, Sister Ruth, disappeared over a year ago, only to be found in Drago speaking incoherently of the devil, a bell, and the sound of howling. After a long illness, Ruth died without ever being able to explain what happened to her, and Janice, determined to discover the truth, left the convent. Marie is disturbed by the mention of a nun, and becomes even more so when Janice shows her a photograph of Sister Ruth: it is the nun from her visions. Meanwhile, Richard, becoming frustrated with Marie's instability and visions, becomes drawn to Eleanor and sleeps with her.
Marie eventually learns that all the village inhabitants are werewolves and Sister Ruth babbled "Werewolves are here", rather than "We're all in fear", as everyone had assumed. When she tells Richard what she has learned, he angrily dismisses her claims and walks into the woods by their house. As he walks, he sees Eleanor seemingly waiting for him, and the pair become intimate. Eleanor transforms into a werewolf and bites Richard before running off. He stumbles back to the house and tells Marie he saw the werewolf, but that night, after being examined by the town doctor, he claims he just fell down a gully. Richard begins acting strangely, and the next night, as he is walking in the woods, he transforms into a werewolf as the villagers, who are also revealed to be werewolves, look on and then attempt to attack Marie.
Marie escapes and, following the storyline of the original folk tale, she lures the inhabitants to the local church using its bell and then burns them all alive, including Richard. The film ends with a burning werewolf lunging out of the fire at Marie just as she had foreseen in her vision.
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Howling IV: The Original Nightmare
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare is a 1988 British direct-to-video horror film directed by John Hough from a screenplay by Freddie Rowe and Clive Turner. Starring Romy Windsor, Michael T. Weiss, Antony Hamilton, Susanne Severeid and Lamya Derval, The Original Nightmare is the fourth entry in the series of seven standalone films with loose continuity and is not so much a sequel but rather a more faithful adaptation of Gary Brandner's source novel The Howling (1977).[citation needed]
International Video Entertainment (IVE) released this film directly to home video in 1988. Platinum Disc Corporation (now Echo Bridge Home Entertainment) released it on DVD in 2004 and it has been released numerous times since. It was filmed on location in South Africa.
After experiencing visions of a nun, author Marie Adams is in the middle of a meeting with her agent, Tom Billings, when she has another vision of a wolf-like creature lunging from a fire, and begins to scream hysterically. Marie's husband, Richard, discusses her condition with her physician Dr. Coombes, agreeing that Marie's overactive imagination leads her into dangerous territory. Dr. Coombes advises Richard to take Marie away from the pressures of her life for a few weeks. Richard locates a cottage in the small town of Drago, some hours from Los Angeles. Tom drives Marie there, but then departs quickly in the face of Richard. Marie looks around the cottage and declares it to be perfect, but that night, while she and Richard are making love, Marie is disturbed by howling out in the woods.
The next day, Marie and Richard look around Drago, where they meet the mysterious Eleanor, a local artist who owns a shop of antiques and knick-knacks, and the Ormsteads, who run the local store. Marie takes her dog for a walk and becomes distressed when he runs off. That night, Marie dreams of wolves, of herself running through the woods, and of the same nun of whom she had visions. Richard drives into L.A. for a meeting, and Marie spends time chatting with Mrs. Ormstead, who tells her about the previous couple to occupy the cottage and that they left town without a word. Marie is walking home through the woods when she suddenly sees the nun from her visions before her. She runs after her, but it turns out to be Eleanor in a dark cape. Eleanor points out a shortcut to the cottage, which Marie takes. She discovers a cave on the way, and what is left of her dog.
In horror, Marie runs through the woods, suddenly aware she is being pursued. Richard quiets his hysterical wife at the cottage and checks outside, but sees nothing, not even the dark figure nearby. The next morning, Marie witnesses a strange apparition: an elderly man and woman who appear in her living room and warn her to leave. Marie is momentarily distracted by a car pulling up outside, and the next instant her ghostly visitors are gone. The newcomer is Janice Hatch, who is holidaying in the area and enjoys Marie's writing. Marie invites her in and, as they are talking, mentions the howling that she hears at night.
After some hesitation, Janice reveals that she used to be a nun, and that her closest friend, Sister Ruth, disappeared over a year ago, only to be found in Drago speaking incoherently of the devil, a bell, and the sound of howling. After a long illness, Ruth died without ever being able to explain what happened to her, and Janice, determined to discover the truth, left the convent. Marie is disturbed by the mention of a nun, and becomes even more so when Janice shows her a photograph of Sister Ruth: it is the nun from her visions. Meanwhile, Richard, becoming frustrated with Marie's instability and visions, becomes drawn to Eleanor and sleeps with her.
Marie eventually learns that all the village inhabitants are werewolves and Sister Ruth babbled "Werewolves are here", rather than "We're all in fear", as everyone had assumed. When she tells Richard what she has learned, he angrily dismisses her claims and walks into the woods by their house. As he walks, he sees Eleanor seemingly waiting for him, and the pair become intimate. Eleanor transforms into a werewolf and bites Richard before running off. He stumbles back to the house and tells Marie he saw the werewolf, but that night, after being examined by the town doctor, he claims he just fell down a gully. Richard begins acting strangely, and the next night, as he is walking in the woods, he transforms into a werewolf as the villagers, who are also revealed to be werewolves, look on and then attempt to attack Marie.
Marie escapes and, following the storyline of the original folk tale, she lures the inhabitants to the local church using its bell and then burns them all alive, including Richard. The film ends with a burning werewolf lunging out of the fire at Marie just as she had foreseen in her vision.