The Howling Stones

The Howling Stones (1997) is a science fiction novel written by Alan Dean Foster.

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Two scientists race against their vicious alien nemesis, the AAnn, to secure a treaty for mining rights on the newly discovered planet Senisran, an oddity of mostly ocean dotted with thousands of islands. The aboriginal natives' sacred stones are found to have an immense power that the humans and the AAnn will do almost anything to obtain.

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The Howling

The Howling is a 1977 horror novel by Gary Brandner. It was the inspiration for the 1981 movie The Howling, although the plot of the movie was only vaguely similar to that of the book.

Brandner published two sequels of the novel, The Howling II during 1979 (later republished as Return of the Howling) and The Howling III: Echoes during 1985. Neither sequel was used as the basis for any of the subsequent Howling movies that includes Howling IV: The Original Nightmare and Howling V: The Rebirth.

The fourth movie of the series, Howling IV: The Original Nightmare made during 1988 is the closest adaptation of Brandner's original 1977 Howling novel, though even this differs in parts.

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The Howling (film)

The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed by Joe Dante, and starring Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, and Robert Picardo. Based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner, the film follows a television newswoman sent to a remote mountain resort after a fatal incident with a serial killer, unaware that the inhabiting residents are werewolves.

The film was released on April 10, 1981 and became a moderate success, grossing $17.9 million at the box office. The film received generally positive reviews, with praise regarding the makeup special effects from Rob Bottin. The film won the 1980 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film during the film's development, and was one of the three high-profile wolf-themed horror films released in 1981, alongside An American Werewolf in London and Wolfen. Over the years, the film has accumulated a cult following, and the film's financial success helped the film career of Joe Dante, and prompted Warner Bros. to hire Dante (as director) and Michael Finnell (as producer) for Gremlins. The film's success spawned a franchise, consisting of seven sequels.

The Howling (franchise)

The Howling is a werewolf-themed horror franchise based on the novel by Gary Brandner. The novel series spawned a film directed by Joe Dante in 1981. The Howling film saw a theatrical release, and a series of seven subsequent films with loose continuity.

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