The best pulp horror novel of its time

Raunchy, depressing, and simplistic, The Howling doesn’t try to be a classic. It is trashy pulp at its core, but somehow this book manages to tell a story that both reinvented the Werewolf genre and makes you care about it’s characters and it’s setting. Better than both of the Howling movies that attempted to adapt it, this was a great (sometimes cheesy, always shocking) listen, especially at night! I sincerely hope to hear the sequel!

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A long awaited classic

I read this first when I was 12. I'm 50 now and had been searching for the audio book version for a very long time. The narrator did a very good job and the story satisfied as much as the first time I read it. If you enjoy horror and the werewolf genre in particular this will not disappoint. I hope the sequels will be released as well. I enjoyed the trilogy.

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Thrilling

An awesome Werewolf story! Sexual content a bit racy for younger readers, but overall well written and very well acted!

Enjoyed it

I enjoyed this but ok. I remember the movie but found out the book is very erotic scary

Classic Horror

Thanks to Encyclopocalypse Publications for rereleasing this classic horror story which was originally published in 1977. I have read and enjoyed other books by Gary Brandner over the years but think THE HOWLING is his best. I had somehow never read this excellent werewolf novel, THE HOWLING. I am thankful that it became available on Audible otherwise I would have never experienced this great story!

1/2 better the movie, 1/2 not

Most are already aware that this novel was the inspiration for the movie of the same name. There are similar ideas and plot twists but the story is different enough.

The first half is better than the film in setting up the story. The last half is a little anticlimactic. Interspersed are ideas that did and did not make it to the film. Some of those ideas should have made it.

The narration is choppy at some points with overdubs for some reason. The narrator is decent but not good at generating excitement or suspense.

It was worthy of a listen but don't go in with huge expectations.

omg wow 👌

this was sooooooo good. even more creepy than the film. I definitely enjoyed this and will read it again

Watch the movie instead

That was super underwhelming. The movie was so much better. Such a let down. Nothing connected to give this ending