Howling IV: The Original Nightmare

1988 · Movie · R · 95 min

Less advocacy-driven than 100% of Horror titles →
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Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for young men 1

Howling IV: The Original Nightmare's audience scores lean most toward young men at 54 of 100, with comparable appeal to young women and older men and older women 1. Its overall reach is rated mass-market — mass-market reach across most demographics 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

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    Audience scoreyoung men 54 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young women 52 and older men 48 and older women 46 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated mass_market.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  3. 3
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

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.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Mass market

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
54
Young Women
52
Older Men
48
Older Women
46
Advocacy0
Entertainment

Audience Representation

LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

John Hough (director)