Edward Quist, also known as Eddie the Mangler is a character in the 1981 horror film The Howling. He is portrayed by Robert Picardo.
Eddie Quist suffers from lycanthropy, as do his two younger siblings Marsha and T.C. At one point in their life, the Quists had been found by therapist (and fellow werewolf) Dr. George Waggner. Waggner was a reformist, believing that the old habits of preying on humans was a practice that could not fit in the modern...
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Edward Quist, also known as Eddie the Mangler is a character in the 1981 horror film The Howling. He is portrayed by Robert Picardo.
Eddie Quist suffers from lycanthropy, as do his two younger siblings Marsha and T.C. At one point in their life, the Quists had been found by therapist (and fellow werewolf) Dr. George Waggner. Waggner was a reformist, believing that the old habits of preying on humans was a practice that could not fit in the modern world. He set up a secluded resort in the Tehachapi Mountains known as "The Colony", where other lycanthropes could retreat from the outside world and learn to channel and control their energies and violent impulses. The therapy proves to be problematic for the Quist siblings, particularly Eddie, who is more than comfortable with the "old ways".
Eddie leaves the Colony and moves to Los Angeles, California, where he uses his powers to rape and butcher women, earning him the nickname of "The Mangler". He soon begins to stalk television news...
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