Horror Movie Review: The Vampires Night Orgy (1973)
Despite what the title suggests, there isn’t an orgy in this film, but happily, it makes up for that disappointment with vampire action, some salacious scenes, and a fairly tight story.
Despite what the title suggests, there isn’t an orgy in this film, but happily, it makes up for that disappointment with vampire action, some salacious scenes, and a fairly tight story.
After seven films, and sixteen years after the previous entry (Howling: New Moon Rising), the Howling franchise returned and it’s a reboot. A failed reboot that, as of May 2025, has meant there hasn’t been a new entry since.
Directed, produced, and written by Clive Turner, the seventh film in The Howling film series, Howling: New Moon Rising is a special kind of bad.
I’d say this was the moment that The Howling franchise officially went off the deep end, but who am I kidding? Have you seen the films that came before? By contrast, Howling VI: The Freaks almost seems sane. Almost.
Howling V: The Rebirth, a werewolf film with almost no werewolf action in it. Yet, it still manages to be a thoroughly entertaining watch with a great gothic location, watchable characters with some ‘unique’ acting, and a surprisingly compelling ‘whodunnit’ story.
Compared to this, the second film looks like a work of art. Howling III: The Marsupials is the worst one so far, but when you consider the low bar, that’s not saying a lot.
Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf is almost a ‘so bad it’s good’ film. It certainly manages to be entertaining, but for all the wrong reasons.
A cult classic and often considered one of the best ‘werewolf’ related horrors ever made, The Howling is a film that stands the test of time.