It’s been sixteen years since the last installment when “The Howling VIII: Reborn” (2011) finally arrived. From a purely technical standpoint, this is the strongest of the sequels, though I still like the stories and characters better in “VI: The Freaks” (1991), “V: The Rebirth” (1989), and possibly even “IV: The Original Nightmare” (1988)—which, to be fair, suffered from a hurried and uncomfortable conclusion. Mo…