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Howling IV: The Original Nightmare

1988 · 95 min · Director: John Hough ★ IMDb 3.5 · 3,717 ratings

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An author who was sent to the town Drakho, because of a nervous breakdown, gets wound up in a mystery revolving around demons and werewolves. She starts seeing ghosts and dismisses them as her own imagination, but when they turn out to be real she becomes suspicious of the odd town and of its past.

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Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 30%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Fear
30%Anxiety
20%Tension
  1. Fear35%
  2. Anxiety30%
  3. Tension20%
  4. Confusion10%
  5. Disturbing5%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 3.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Fear
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Fear35 %27 %26 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity28 %20 %14 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity28 %20 %11 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity33 %28 %19 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Tension44 %39 %34 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Disturbing54 %45 %42 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity56 %47 %42 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Fear57 %50 %45 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity54 %48 %36 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity53 %45 %30 %52 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity53 %47 %39 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension52 %47 %41 %42 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity52 %44 %34 %47 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity51 %44 %31 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Curiosity50 %44 %28 %47 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity51 %44 %28 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Curiosity64 %59 %48 %47 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Tension77 %74 %68 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Tension80 %77 %71 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

RW
Romy Walthall

RW
Romy Walthall

Marie Adams

MT
Michael T. Weiss

MT
Michael T. Weiss

Richard Adams

AH
Antony Hamilton

SS
Susanne Severeid

LD
Lamya Derval

NA
Norman Anstey

NA
Norman Anstey

Sheriff

MJ
Maxine John

GL
Greg Latter

DF
Dennis Folbigge

DF
Dennis Folbigge

Dr. Coombes

MK
Megan Kruskal

DS
Denis Smith

Mr. Ormstead

CT
Clive Turner

Tow Truck Driver

DT
Diana Tilden-Davis

Municipal Clerk

KE
Kate Edwards

Mrs. Ormstead

AJ
Anthony James

Father Camefron

DC
Dale Cutts

Dr. Heinemann

HJ
Hugh Jobling

Mr. Duncan

MD
Megan Davies

Mrs. Duncan

TM
Tullio Moneta

Villager #1

RD
Ralph Draper

Villager #2

Details

Directed by
John Hough
Written by
Gary Brandner, Freddie Rowe, Clive Turner
Type
Movies
Released
1988
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 3.5 · 3,717 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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