howl iv represent the original nightmare tell the tale of los angeles base author marie adam ( romy windsor ) who have a deadline loom but have also be suffer from bad dream and hallucination of a mysterious nun and after a public breakdown her doctor advise her husband richard ( michael t. weiss ) to take her on a break and a complete rest form work . richard agrees and rent a cottage just outside a small town call drago and once there the place seem perfect and beautiful idyllic scenery and pleasant townsfolk . however marie opinion soon change a her vision continue and she be terrify by constant howling at night . one day a nun name janice ( susanne severeid ) visit marie and tell her about her friend sister ruth ( megan kruskal ) who be find in the area wonder the wood ramble incoherently and sister ruth die shortly after and janice be determine to discover the truth . janice then mention that sister ruth talk about hear howling noise which peak marie interest and she decide to help janice in her search for answer . a marie and janice investigate they uncover some dark secret that townsfolk of drago would rather keep hidden and be prepare to kill to do so . this english production be direct by john hough and howl iv represent the original nightmare be the fourth entry in the howl series of film which currently number seven and i can not say it a particularly good good film but at least it 100 time well than the dire howling represent new moon rising ( 1995 ) which be about as much fun a be anally rap with a large vegetable . the script by clive turner and freddie rowe be base on the howling novel by gary brandner take itself extremely seriously and for the most part be pretty slow go for about 70 minute with virtually no indication that this film be indeed about werewolf and one be neither see nor the word werewolf mention for over an hour . the film build itself up a a mystery with the event that surround sister ruth and marie vision dominate proceeding . talk of marie vision they be never explain fully and be they hallucination . be they vision of past event . be they psychic image or just her imagination . don not expect to find out . also why do richard change his story at the end from be bite by a large wolf to fall down a gully . i find the story decent and i would have like some proper attack scene but the mystery elements actually keep me watch through to the end and it ain not the best film ever but i find it watchable if nothing else . director hough doesn not distinguish himself and the film feel like it be make for tv and while howl iv represent the original nightmare doesn not suffer from that indignity it have the dubious honour of go straight to video and you can see why . notorious producer harry alan tower break anti apartheid sanction to film it in south africa on the cheap and the location make for a poor california . forget about any gore and a few bite and a decapitated dog head and a really impressive special effect where a man graphically melt and from the result puddle of goo a werewolf emerge and i be not sure why but it a cool scene anyway . technically howl iv represent the original nightmare be ok and it a bit flat and forgettable although a few of the special effect be pretty good . the act isn not great but it ok. howl iv represent the original nightmare isn not anything special and until the last 20 odd minute you would never know you be watch a werewolf film . it try to build an air of mystery but the problem be you know youre watch a film call howling iv represent the original nightmare which be a sequel in a series of film all about werewolf so when they finally do make an appearance it far from surprising . too slow for most i would have think and probably best to give this one a miss and not the bad howling film but by no mean the best either .