FilmRWerewolf Monster & Creature Supernatural

Silver Bullet1985

Name: Silver Bullet
Genre: Werewolf, Monster & Creature, Supernatural
Released: 1985-10-10
Rating: 6

“It started in May. In a small town. And every month after that whenever the moon was full...It came back.”

Directed by Dan Attias

6.0

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.4Rotten Tomatoes 46%Metacritic 26TMDB 6.6

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On the charts

#10·Top Horror Movies of 1985 #27·Top Werewolf Films

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Year

1985

Runtime

95 min

Box Office

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$12,400,000

Domestic

$12,361,866

🏆 2 nominations total

The premise

The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…

Horror Vault's take

When a string of brutal killings shatters the quiet of Tarker's Mills, Maine, the locals assume a human monster is to blame — until whispered accounts of something far worse begin to circulate. At the center of the mystery is a wheelchair-bound boy whose curiosity and courage put him dangerously close to the truth. Based on Stephen King's novella, Silver Bullet blends small-town atmosphere with classic creature-feature thrills. The unlikely bond between a boy, his sister, and their hard-drinking uncle drives the heart of this beloved '80s chiller.

Content: Graphic Violence, Creature Attack Sequences, Threat To A Child, Alcohol Use