During filming, actor John Huff, who played the priest, Father John, was battling Leukemia and was expected to live only a few weeks. Miraculously, he recovered and still resides in Pioneertown.
All of the hillbillies used their real name in the film.
Roger Nall was the actual director of Howling: New Moon Rising (1995) but Clive Turner kept telling him what to do so it became his film and Turner's name replaced Nall on the directing credits.
The first Howling sequel since Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985) to make an attempt at continuity, as well as being the only Howling sequel to include hillbillies.
Since Clive Turner always wrestled people for control of the films (basically having John Hough direct Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988) and then re-shooting much the film because Hough wasn't hired to do the film he thought needed to be done), he decided to make his own Howling movie and star in it, and why not have it take place at one of his favorite towns and get all the local hillbillies to act in it.