A boarding house plagued by nightmares, a dead dog, and a string of grisly murders.
MONGREL
A youth (Terrence Evans) is terrorized by vicious nightmares that find him transformed into a bizarre weredog which kills people around town. When he wakes up, he is shocked to find out that the people who he killed in his dreams are actually dead.
Mongrel is a 1982 American horror film directed by Robert A. Burns about a boarding house resident whose dreams of becoming a murderous weredog turn chillingly real.
Themes & Keywords
Synopsis
- Director
- Robert A. Burns
- Writer
- Robert A. Burns
- Release
- 1982
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Horror
Why Cult
The film's claustrophobic setting amps up the paranoia as tenants fall prey to bloody fates.
Mongrel spins lycanthropy on its head, turning nightmares of canine transformation into murder mystery.
Spot familiar genre faces like Mitch Pileggi and Aldo Ray among the doomed tenants.
Questions from the Vault
What is Mongrel about? +
Mongrel is about a boarding house resident plagued by dreams of becoming a weredog and discovering that people he kills in his sleep are really dying.
Who directed Mongrel? +
Mongrel was directed by Robert A. Burns.
How long is Mongrel? +
Mongrel runs for 88 minutes.
What genre is Mongrel? +
Mongrel is a horror film.
When was Mongrel released? +
Mongrel was released in 1982.
