Cropped poster of Silver Bullet showing a werewolf holding a bat with a bullet entering its eye
The Big Picture In horror, there are a plethora of subgenres. You have your slashers, found footage, possessions, zombies, vampires, sharks, and the list goes on and on. One of the most underrated and underutilized subgenres is werewolf horror. There have been some great ones over the decades, like An American Werewolf in London, The Howling, and Dog Soldiers, and there have been some bad ones as well , but one of the best comes from the master of horror himself, Stephen King.
Release Date October 10, 1985 Director Daniel Attias Cast Gary Busey , Everett McGill , Corey Haim , Megan Follows , Robin Groves , Leon Russom Runtime 95 mins Main Genre Adventure Writers Stephen King Studio Paramount Pictures Werewolf Films Have a Long but Underappreciated Role in Horror History Films about werewolves have a long history in Hollywood. The very first was 1913's short film, The Werewolf, but the first big feature was 1935's Universal monster movie, Werewolf of London.
'Silver Bullet' Started as Stephen King's 'Cycle of the Werewolf' Close Cycle of the Werewolf is looked at as one of Stephen King's lesser works, not necessarily for its quality, but for its briefness. Though considered a novella, its length is barely more than a short story. While many of King's works are drawn out with immense world building, Cycle of the Werewolf is simple.
'Silver Bullet' Is a Werewolf Film With Heart and Great Characters Stephen King wrote the screenplay for Cycle of the Werewolf's film adaptation, Silver Bullet, and Dan Attias, who had never directed a feature film before, was tasked with helming the movie. Corey Haim was just fourteen when cast as the lead, Marty Coslaw, and a few years away from The Lost Boys, where he became a big movie star alongside his friend, Corey Feldman.
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