The Howling

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“After a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.”

The opening scene to the Howling is great in that we barely have any hint to the true monsters of the film. It seems like a serial killer flick and a pretty twisted one at that.

Trauma can lead us to search for some form of comfort and belonging. Karen does this by going to a colony at the behest of her therapist. Although, I find it interesting that they used “colony” instead of retreat. Something that foretells some things.

As someone with PTSD, I could sympathize with Karen and how she was remembering bits and pieces and trying to move forward.

Then you man does it with a werewolf. I can’t relate there.

SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT

Dealing with PTSD is bad enough but trying to come to grips with your taima being linked to a werewolf who you thought was dead but comes back to transform (in one of the best practical effects transformations EVER) right before your very eyes? I don’t there is enough therapy for that.

Well, she doesn’t need therapy since she doesn’t live long enough but…