Howler and the Misery Bringer

 is an American CGI-animated comedy-horror film based on the Howler franchise by Daniel Wright and serves as a sequel to Howler. It is produced by Lord Miller Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures and Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and has released in both theaters and on HBO Max on October 29th, 2021.

Synopsis
Howler and his friends were having a nice time relaxing since he is on a break from college when an abnormal amount of miserable incidents have been happening all over Shadow Falls as well as the forest. Soon, they learn about a strange spirit called the Misery Bringer and go on a journey to find where she's hiding and put an end to this.

Voice cast

 * Rafe Spall as Jeffrey Morrison/Howler
 * Scarlett Johansson as Bella Stoker
 * Michael Cera as George
 * Ariel Winter as Georgia
 * Seth Rogen as Frank N. Stein
 * Channing Tatum as Greg
 * Dee Bradley Baker (vocal effects, uncredited) as Lex the Lynx and Liz the Lizard
 * as Phillip
 * Aubrey Plaza as Lacey
 * Johnny Depp as Boris Morrison
 * Jennifer Aniston as Lisa Morrison
 * Angelina Jolie as Jeanette Helsing
 * Nick Kroll as The Naga
 * Tiffany Haddish as Wylda
 * John C. Reilly as Zachariah
 * Zooey Deschanel as Zoey
 * Kaley Cuoco and Amy Poehler as Kris and Kloe
 * Elizabeth Olsen as Gwen
 * John Goodman as Mayor Vlad Dracula
 * Bill Skarsgård as Jacky
 * Bill Hader as Rex
 * Kat Dennings as the Misery Bringer

Release
The film has released in theaters and HBO Max on October 29th, 2021.

Home media
The movie had its Amazon and iTunes release on December 24th, 2021 and its DVD and Blu-Ray release on January 25th, 2022.

Rating
This film is rated PG for mild violence, thematic elements, and brief scary images.

Variants

 * Warner Bros. Pictures/Warner Animation Group: the Warner Bros. studios and shield are located near the Shadow Falls Forest at a full moon night.
 * Village Roadshow Pictures: TBD

Trivia

 * Unlike the first film, this film will not be a remake of a preexisting Howler entry.
 * This is the first Howler film to use the current blue Warner Bros. shield.