The Howling – SSP086

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Celebrating the 74th birthday today of Dee Wallace Stone, Greg has chosen the 1981 werewolf classic, “The Howling” for our viewing pleasure this week. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Howling Wolf Cocktail“. The recipe that Greg found on cocktailbuilder.com is below.

Howling Wolf Cocktail Recipe

• 1/2 oz vodka
• 1 oz blue curacao liqueur
• ice cubes (or ice)
• Sprite soda
• 1/2 oz white creme de menthe

Instructions:

1. Pour spirits in a glass.
2. Add some ice and fill up with Sprite.
3. Preferred served with a blue cherry.

A Brief Synopsis: In Los Angeles, television journalist Karen White is traumatized in the course of aiding the police in their arrest of a serial murderer. Her doctor recommends that she attend an isolated psychiatric retreat led by Dr. George Waggner. But while Karen is undergoing therapy, her colleague Chris, investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding her shock. When his work leads him to suspect the supernatural, he begins to fear for Karen’s life.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• Karen teaches us all about coastal redwood forests.
• Greg gets in a “Star Wars” reference.
• Karen makes a reference to the classic TV show “The Brady Bunch”.
• Karen references the mascot of the heavy metal band “Iron Maiden”.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it.

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