Payne). Frederick Clarke described Payne as an "elegant and suave" vampire and also noted the Nosferatu allusions. John Ferguson stated that "Hope Perello's take on the familiar tale, in which a sort of good werewolf battles against an even more hideous band of freaks, actually holds up better than most". Andrew Pragasm wrote that "by far the strongest of The Howling sequels, film number six takes the time to explore its quirky characters and deepen relationships before getting down to the werewolf versus vampire stuff". Felix Vasquez opined that the film sought to "channel Tod Browning’s Freaks mixed with a tacked on werewolf vs. vampire battle, than actually trying to delve in to the werewolf mythos like the former movies". In Vasquez's view: "In the end, it's just a middling gimmicky sequel, with Bruce Payne giving a charismatic turn as a villain, making up for the forgettable turn by the entire cast, including Brendan Hughes". Seth Miller said that "this sequel has probably some of the most likable characters in the series, as has as some decent make-up effects work, particularly on Harker in vampire form, as well as a character named Winston (Sean Gregory Sullivan), a sympathetic man held against his will in the circus and displayed as the Alligator Boy due to a rare skin decease". Lawrence Cohn described the film as a tasteless but effective shocker. References External links 1991 films British supernatural horror films British independent films Direct-to-video horror films The Howling films Direct-to-video sequel films British vampire films British werewolf films 1990s supernatural horror films 1991 independent films 1991 direct-to-video films 1990s English-language films 1990s British films