In all the annals of film history, I suspect that being a werewolf has never seemed quite so dull.

It’s tough finding an entertaining horror film, especially since so many aren’t.

A new crop of films recently appeared on Netlflix, but quantity isn’t the same thing as quality.  Take “The Howling Reborn,” for instance.  It’s an attempt to relaunch a franchise that began with Joe Dante’s 1981 film,  “The Howling,” a sublime horror that for my money is better than John Landis’ “An American Werewolf In London.”

That being said, “The Howling Reborn” isn’t a worthy relaunch of the series, though judged on its own it isn’t that good either.

You can tell that it’s an inexpensive film early on because you never quite see the werewolf clearly.  Now, I am not saying that because a film is inexpensive that it cannot be entertaining, though – if you’re going to make a werewolf movie – invest in a few money shots, as opposed to spreading your resources on lots of cheesy looking ones.

Here’s a scene that’s representative of the mediocreness of this entire film:  Will Kidman (Landon Laboiron) is about to turn into a werewolf, and he wants to reveal his unusual condition to the world.

There’s a graduation going on at the school he attends – at night, which is a little odd – which is being broadcast, so he interrupts the broadcast and begins taking off his shirt.

The broadcast is blocked by his mother, is attempting to force him to accept his lupine heritage, though the next time we see him, his shirt is back on, as if modesty were more important that the potential werewolf army in the basement.

If you’re interested in seeing some werewolves, and you have already seen the original “The Howling,” or “An American Werewolf in London,” check out either “Werewolf” or “Teen Wolf” because either one is more hair-raising than this tired puppy.