Scream Factory hears THE HOWLING (review)

Joe Dante's black comic horror classic THE HOWLING can now be seen (and heard) more clearly in high definition courtesy of Scream Factory's new Blu-ray edition.  Dee Wallace (CUJO) is a reporter who tries to get over the trauma she suffered doing a story on a brutal serial killer by going to a forest retreat, but she soon discovers something more deadly lurking in the woods.  Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Elizabeth Brooks, John Carradine, and Dick Miller also star.

REVIEW LINK: Scream Factory/Shout! Factory (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

THE HOWLING Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 AVC-MPEG4 1.85:1 widescreen
• English DTS-MA 5.1 and 2.0 mono
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Editor Joe Dante, Actress Dee Wallace-Stone and Actors Christopher Stone and Robert Picardo
• Audio Commentary by source novel author Gary Brandner (moderated by Michael Felsher)
• "Howling Eternal" interview with executive producer Steven A. Lane
• "Cut to Shreds" interview with editor Mark Goldblatt
• Interview with co-writer Terence H. Winkless
• "Horror's Hallowed Grounds" visit to the locations
• "Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'The Howling'"
• Interview with stop-motion effects artist David Allen
• "Unleashing the Beast" documentary
• Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by Joe Dante)
• Outtakes
• Theatrical Trailer
• Photo Gallery

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