Plot Details for the Howling Remake Reveals Werewolves in High School

Apparently the Powers That Be (aka the guys who own the rights to the franchise) have decided to reboot “The Howling”, a series of werewolf movies from the ’80s that, like all ’80s horror movie franchises, spawned a series of wholly unnecessary (and, presumably, increasingly shitty) sequels. I wasn’t a big fan of the franchise, so the news doesn’t really get me all riled up as reboot news usually do. But Arrow in the Head thinks they know what the reboot will be all about. Hint: It’s “Twilight”, but with werewolves. And we’re not talking about those giant wolves in the “Twilight” movies. I mean, what the frak are those about?

The REBORN screenplay opens in a similar manner to the 1981 Dante film, with a young reporter – named Karen White – meeting up with a serial killer who is stalking her. In this version, however, there are no cops who burst in on the scene: she’s confronted and murdered by the killer, who of course turns out to be a werewolf. Only hook is, she was pregnant, and the baby lives… Cut to years later, and Karen’s son – Will – is attending a high-profile prep school, where he’s having weird dreams and the like. Naturally, he’s got wolfy tendencies, and – shock! – so do his friends. Does Will join the dark side (naturally, his friends turn out to be bad news), or fight against his urges and battle his hairy classmates?

The phrase “Twilight” with werewolves is being thrown around a lot, and that seems to be the most apt description of the relaunch’s direction. You can’t really blame them, though I suspect this reboot won’t have the squealing girls of “Twilight”, though I’m sure that won’t stop the producers from going PG-13 and catering to the MTV crowd anyway.

Here’s a trailer for the original for those of you, like me, who may not be all that familiar with the franchise:

Look, I don't care how sharp your teeth is, you're just going to have to wait your turn for the phone!