- Clips shown
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' (TV Short 1981)
making of documentary featuring several scenes from the film.The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 1982)
A still is shown during the presentation of the Best Makeup AwardTerror in the Aisles (1984)
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (TV Movie 1992)
The Big Bad Wolf (Short 1934)
Little Boy Blue (Short 1936)
A night watchman watches it.The Wolf Man (1941)
Two characters watch the film on TV; later, the scene in which the gypsy tells Larry Talbott he is a wolfman is on TV in a diner at the end of the filmZabriskie Point (1970)
stock footage during the barn burning"31 Days of Horror" The Howling (1981) (TV Episode 2011)
Footage shown
Howling III (1987)
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (Video 1988)
Howling V: The Rebirth (1989)
Howling VI: The Freaks (Video 1991)
- The movie poster is shown.
Trick or Treats (1982)
Christopher looks at the soundtrack record.Gremlins (1984)
The smiley-face sticker on Billy's refrigerator, since Eddie Quist left them as his calling card. Joe Dante directed both movies."At the Movies" Fright Night/Real Genius/Weird Science/The Coca-Cola Kid (TV Episode 1985)
Referenced during the "Fright Night" review.Dead End (1985)
happy face on bathroom door, while wolf howls in distance
Werewolf of London (1935)
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Quick Draw McGraw (TV Series 1959–1962)
The older cop sarcastically refers to the younger one as "Quick Draw McGraw."
Monster in the Closet (1986)
The sequence at the end of the movie, when the girl is speaking on TV is a copy of The Howling final scene."Dexter's Laboratory" Sister Mom/The Laughing (TV Episode 1998)
"The Laughing" is a parody of this movie, with clowns in place of werewolves"Futurama" The Honking (TV Episode 2000)
title and plot of the episode spoof this (were-car instead of werewolf)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Roger Corman waiting to use phonebooth pays homage to William Castle cameo in Rosemary's Baby.