History Main / WolvesAlwaysHowlAtTheMoon

* In ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', during the montage of reactions to Gru stealing the moon, a werewolf is seen howling at the moon, then turning back to normal ([[ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing and naked]]) as the moon disappears.

* In ''Anime/SpiceAndWolf'' Holo the Wisewolf is introduced howling at the moon; a pretty powerful scene, as though she is in a human form, the howl is definitely that of a wolf.

* ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD: Bloodlust'' does the werewolf version, with the WolfMan howling in front of the full moon after he transforms. With a maw that grows from his ''[[BodyHorror stomach]]!''

* The introductory cutscene of ''Videogame/MonsterHunterPC'' features a werewolf - one of the many monster mooks you'll fight on the game - howling against a full moon. Before a LightningReveal shows the titular hero making his entrance.
* The fight against ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'''s resident [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] (naturally) takes place during a full moon, and involves howling. Lots of howling.
* When you first visit [[MeaningfulName Garoh]] in ''VideoGame/GoldenSun: The Lost Age'', the music is interspersed with howls due to it being nighttime. Sadly, the howls are absent from the regular music.

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* [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in ''Webcomic/GrrlPower''. [[http://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/2200 The resident werewolf says that the moon has absolutely nothing to do with wolves howling besides confirmation bias]], and he's sick of the stereotype. [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent It also has nothing to do with how weres change shape, either]].

The howl at the moon is often used to show the power and mystery of the wolves. It also strays into a case of not doing the research because one, wolves howl to communicate, and two, wolves howl just as much during the day as at night.

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', has a '''[[EverythingsBetterWithCows cow]]''' ''[[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-08-26 mooing]]'' at the moon.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3246 how Slick's reaction to a woman is depicted.]]

* In a halloween special of ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' series, the mayor transforms into a werewolf and howls at the full moon.

** In some episodes of ''Island'', before the Campfire Ceremonies, we get a scene of a wolf on a cliff that howls at the moon. At one, point, the wolf is replaced with Chef Hatchet.
** Played with in ''Pahkitew Island''. After being rejected by Sky in "Hurl and Go Seek", Dave proclaims himself a lone wolf and starts howling. It's the beginning of his SanitySlippage.

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* ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' has the line "Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?" and a shadow wolf howling at the moon in the song ''Colors of the Wind''.
* The "Pecos Bill" section of Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Disney/MelodyTime'' is used to [[JustSoStory "explain"]] this phenomenon in coyotes. [[spoiler:They are mourning along with Bill, who is lamenting his sweetheart Sluefoot Sue being stranded on the moon.]]

* Demonstrated in ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', when Judy fakes a howl to get a wolf security guard to howl, which triggers a "Howl", causing all the wolves in the area to howl and be distracted.

* In ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'' this is called the "Great Howl". At night, dogs (and wolves) sit in a circle and howl to [[AnimalReligion the Spirit Dogs]]. It's also mentioned that Alpha (a wolf-dog raised amongst wolves) does a more personal howl alone by himself.

* The episode "Tooth and Claw" in ''Series/DoctorWho'' features an alien werwolf howling at the moon.

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* In ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'' this is called the "Great Howl". At night, dogs (and wolves) sit in a circle and howl to [[AnimalReligion the Spirit Dogs]].

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