Retro Blood 210: The Howling III – The Marsupials (1987)

Join James Kline & J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues its Howling October 2025 celebration—reviewing every Howling movie from the 1980s! This week, the boys head Down Under for the strangest and most bizarre entry in the franchise—The Howling III: The Marsupials!

We kick things off with Alison explaining his love for this weird, mutant marsupial masterpiece—while James shares stories from his trip to Sydney and how he recognized real filming locations used in the movie.

Then in our Weekly History Segment, we travel back to November 13, 1987. In wrestling, we break down the Wrestling Observer and Pro Wrestling Illustrated rankings of the top wrestlers of the year and debate who truly deserved the crown of 1987. In metal, Alison takes us deep into the doom-laden world of NightFall and their epic album Candlemass , discussing its influence on the rise of true doom metal.

Behind the scenes, we explore how director Philippe Mora returned to the franchise after Howling II, this time with full creative control—writing and directing this gonzo mix of horror, satire, and Australian weirdness. We talk about producer Steven Lane’s continued push to milk the Howling name, the shift to Sydney filming locations to save money, and how the movie incorporated the legend of the Tasmanian Tiger. We also discuss how Howling III diverges wildly from Gary Brandner’s book, becoming its own wild cinematic creature.

Then we dive fang-first into the full movie review—Jerbo and Donny’s oddball romance, Professor Beckmyer’s hippie transformation, Kandi’s acid trip scene, and the film’s surprisingly sympathetic take on werewolves as misunderstood outsiders. We talk about marsupial pouches, government experiments, and some truly bonkers effects that make this movie a one-of-a-kind slice of ’80s horror absurdity.

🎧 “They’re not just werewolves—they’re marsupial werewolves, mate!”

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