The Howling 5578822 226184578 2008-07-17T05:54:10Z Crieff405 1008038 {{Infobox Book | <!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels]] or [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Books]] --> | name = The Howlings | image = <!--prefer 1st edition--> | image_caption = | author = [[Gary Brandner]] | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = [[United States]] | language = [[English language|English]] | series = The Howling | subject = [[Werewolves]] | genre = [[Horror novel]] | publisher = [[Fawcett]] (1986 reissue) | release_date = [[1977 in literature|1977]] | media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]] & [[Paperback]]) | pages = | isbn = ISBN 0-449-13155-6 (1986 reissue) | preceded_by = | followed_by = [[The Howling II (novel)|The Howling II]] }} '''''The Howling''''' is a 1977 horror novel by [[Gary Brandner]]. It was the inspiration for the 1981 film ''[[The Howling (film)|The Howling]]'', although the plot of the film departed significantly from that of the book. Brandner wrote two sequels to the novel, ''[[The Howling II (novel)|The Howling II]]'' in 1978 and''[[The Howling III (novel)|The Howling III]]'' in 1985. Neither sequel was used as the basis for any of the subsequent Howling films. ''[[Howling IV: The Original Nightmare]]'' made in 1988 is the closest adaptation of Brandner's original 1977 Howling novel. {{The Howling Series}} [[Category:Werewolves in written fiction|Howling, The]] [[Category:Horror novels|Howling, The]] [[Category:1977 novels|Howling, The]] {{horror-novel-stub}} [[de:Das Tier]] [[ja:ハウリング (映画)]] [[ru:Вой (фильм)]]