A number of vicious murders occur in a small California town after a motorcycle-riding stranger arrives. The gruesome slayings look disturbingly like the work of a werewolf. Meanwhile, in another nearby town, police are hot on the trail of a killer they believe is a werewolf.
A number of vicious murders occur in a small California town after a motorcycle-riding stranger arrives. The gruesome slayings look disturbingly like the work of a werewolf. Meanwhile, in another nearby town, police are hot on the trail of a killer they believe is a werewolf.
The film's core subject matter and narrative are apolitical, focusing purely on supernatural horror without any discernible political themes or messaging, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features traditional casting, likely with a predominantly white cast, and does not appear to incorporate explicit DEI-driven character changes. Its narrative focuses on horror elements without presenting critical portrayals of traditional identities or centralizing DEI themes.
Howling: New Moon Rising does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on its horror elements without incorporating any queer identities or storylines, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film introduces new characters within the Howling franchise without re-gendering any established, canonical characters from previous installments or source material. Therefore, no gender swaps are present.
The film introduces a new cast of characters for its standalone narrative within the Howling franchise. There are no established legacy characters from prior installments or source material whose race was altered in this film.
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