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Podcast: Retro Blood
Episode: Retro Blood 208: The Howling (1981)
Description: James Kline and J.H. Alison kick off October 2025 and celebrate 4 years of Retro Blood by diving fang-first into The Howling (1981)—the movie that redefined werewolf horror and launched a wild franchise through the ’80s.
The boys start with their thoughts on the film (and James’ legendary long intro), then hit the Weekly History Segment covering what was going on in Metal and Pro Wrestling around The Howling’s release, March 13, 1981. James breaks down a wild WWF match between Andre the Giant and Sgt. Slaughter in a high school gym, while Alison takes us into the rise of New O...