History Literature / TheHowlingMan

The story was most famously adapted by Mr. Beaumont himself for an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''. [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E41TheHowlingMan Click here for the rundown of that version.]]

* BelatedHappyEnding: Ellington leaves St Wulframs upset with himself that he released the dDvil but he later receives a postcard from Brother Christophorus to tell them they recaptured him. At least for now.

* BadassGrandpa: Father Jerome is old but in charge.

"The Howling Man" is a short story written by Charles Beaumont in 1960. A young enough man by the name of David Ellington is pedaling through Europe when he has an accident. He ends up in St Wulframs an abbey run by a Father Jerome which seems nice except for the howls of a man kept prisoner inside of a cell. The man begs for help to be released and that he was wrongly imprisoned. Brother Jerome on the other hand insists he is none other than {{Satan}} himself. David Ellington unfortunately makes the wrong choice.

* BadassGrandpa: Brother Jerome is old but in charge.

* CassandraTruth: Brother Jerome, Christophorus and the others tell Ellington they have the Devil locked up but he doesn't believe them.

* FatalFlaw: Brother Jerome expresses regret for humanity's greatest flaws, all of which Satan can easily exploit.

* AdaptationDeviation: In the short story, David Ellington was uncertain for years whether he had truly released the Devil as the brothers claimed. All doubt is eliminated when he sees photographs of "the carpenter from Braunau am Inn" in the newspapers and his invasion of UsefulNotes/{{Poland}} plunges the world into [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII war]]. Although it is not specifically stated, the implication is that the Devil assumed the identity of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, who was born in Braunau am Inn, UsefulNotes/{{Austria}}. The brothers eventually recapture the Devil and imprison him in the monastery once again. In the television adaptation by Beaumont himself, Ellington immediately realizes both the truth and his mistake when the prisoner transforms himself into a traditional depiction of Main/{{Satan}} and vanishes in front of his eyes. Many years later, Ellington captures the Devil but his housekeeper releases him. Furthermore, the television adaptation gives the monastery's location as simply Central Europe whereas the short story specifically states that it is in UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}. The short story also does not include the Staff of Truth.

The Howling Man is a short story written by Charles Beaumont in 1960. A young enough man by the name of David Ellington is pedaling through Europe when he has an accident. He ends up in St Wulframs an abbey run by a Father Jerome which seems nice except for the howls of a man kept prisoner inside of a cell. The man begs for help to be released and that he was wrongly imprisoned. Brother Jerome on the other hand insists he is none other than {{Satan}} himself. David Ellington unfortunately makes the wrong choice.

The story was most famously adapted by Mr. Beaumont himself for an episode of Series/TheTwilightZone1959. [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E41TheHowlingMan Click here for the rundown of that version.]]

* BelatedHappyEnding: Ellington leaves St Wulframs upset with himself that he released the devil but he later receives a postcard from Brother Christophorus to tell them they recaptured him. At least for now.
* CassandraTruth: Brother Jerome, Christophorus and the others tell Elligton they have the devil locked up but he doesn't believe them.

* WeDidntStartTheFuhrer: In the original story the narrator later recognizes the Howling Man giving speeches in Germany.

The story was most famously adapted by Mr. Beaumont himself for an episode of Series/TheTwilightZone1959. For the run down on that version see Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E41TheHowlingMan.

The Howling Man is a short story written by Charles Beaumont in 1960. A young enough man by the name of David Ellington is pedaling through Europe when he has an accident. He ends up in St Wulframs an abbey run by a Father Jerome which seems nice except for the howls of a man kept prisoner inside of a cell. The man begs for help to be released and that he was wrongly inprisoned. Brother Jerome on the other hand insists he is none other than {{Satan}} himself. David Ellington unfortuantly makes the wrong choice.