USA UP ALL NIGHT: Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Howling IV was on USA Up All Night on July 3, 1992, April 23, 1994 and April 13, 1996. John Hough has some great movies in his directorial history, including Twins of Evil, The Legend of Hell House, The Watcher in the Woods, The Incubus, American Gothic, Escape to Witch Mountain, Return to Witch Mountain and Biggles. That’s a […]
USA UP ALL NIGHT: The Howling III (1987)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Howling III was on USA Up All Night on January 19, 1991 and March 6, 1998. This is the last Howling movie to play in U.S. theaters. Gary Brandner, author of the Howling novels, approved director Philippe Mora’s purchase of the rights to his novels. The credits even claim that this is based on his book […]
USA UP ALL NIGHT: Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Howling II was on USA Up All Night on April 23, 1994, April 13, 1996 and March 28, 1997. Even though Gary Brandner, author of The Howling novels, co-wrote the screenplay to this movie, it has nothing to do with his 1979 novel The Howling II, much less the original The Howling. It tries, but this movie […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Side-Splitters 2025: It Came from Hollywood (1982)
Sept 8-14 Sketchy Comedy Week: “…plotless satires, many of which were only excuses for drug humor or gratuitous nudity sprinkled with the cheapest of gags. The typical form was a channel-changing structure, which would go from one sketch to the next under the premise that this was just another night at home watching the old […]
USA UP ALL NIGHT: Alien Nation (1988)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Alien Nation was on USA Up All Night on July 11, 1997. Rockne O’Bannon created Farscape, seaQuest DSV, Defiance, Cult and the movie (and later TV series) Alien Nation. It was a spec script sent to Gale Anne Hurd, and she saw a lot of opportunity. What is the difference between other science fiction films? Herd […]
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