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Silver Bullet
Directed by Dan Attias
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… From TMDB
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Silver Bullet is a 1985 horror film, directed by Dan Attias, starring Gary Busey, Everett McGill and Tovah Feldshuh.
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- posts span Jul 14, 2016 to Nov 1, 2026
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60 of 198 · most liked firstWatched Silver Bullet last night and loved it. Proving again that 80’s movies just hit different.
positive · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Silver Bullet (1985) By Matt Ryan Tobin
neutral · AI labelView post →Silver Bullet (1985) Directed by Daniel Attias
neutral · AI labelView post →Silver Bullet |1985 www.imdb.com/title/tt0090... 📽️ #NowWatching #filmsky #horrormovies ·in a small town, brutal killings start to plague the close-knit community. Marty Coslaw, a paraplegic boy, is convinced the murders are the doings of a werewolf·
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Silver Bullet 1985. I'm sure it would have been one of my fave movies if I watched it as a child. The werewolf design and the special effects are not the best but it's entertaining. I enjoyed more the first half of the movie than the second.
neutral · AI labelView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #83 "Silver Bullet" (Dan Attias/1985) A flawed but fun werewolf film that I have a strong nostalgic attachment to. Folks, you get Gary Busey and Everett McGill. That is a ton of awesome right there. Check it out!
positive · AI labelView post →Happy 40th birthday to SILVER BULLET, a stupid movie that, as I wrote about a few years back, means something to me. filmfreakcentral.net/2020/10/step...
neutral · AI labelView post →Books to film 📚=🎞️ Silver Bullet (1983), originally titled Cycle of the Werewolf, by Stephen King is a novella that was filmed in 1985. Several changes were made for the film including a shorter timeline, a less nuanced werewolf antagonist, & reducing the number of characters. 🐺🌕🚅 #filmsky #booksky
neutral · AI labelView post →After just rewatching it on Tubi, imho the Stephen Kingiest movie adaptation that ever Stephen Kinged is definitely Silver Bullet (1985).
positive · AI labelView post →Listening to Silver Bullet on @whmpodcast.bsky.social. So funny, “Gary Busey teething his way into the movie”.
neutral · AI labelView post →My little sister moves to New York today (at least for a bit). One of the first things im doing with her is giving her a Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band concert vinyl and taking her to see an Elaine May movie. Then I’ll introduce her to polish food
neutral · AI labelView post →Everyone watch my favorite 4th of July horror movie SILVER BULLET today. Happy 4th!
positive · AI labelView post →Re-watched Silver Bullet for the first time in decades, and it's still a great film.
positive · AI labelView post →Stephen King’s 1983 novella Cycle of the Werewolf featured incredible art from Bernie Wrightson. It was adapted into a film, Silver Bullet, in 1985 (not a favorite of mine). Wrightson also created (with Len Wein) Swamp Thing. #werewolfwednesday
negative · AI labelView post →I think today's third Stephen King offering for my Quasi-Semi-Annual Spooky Season Horror Movie Watch-a-Thon will be Silver Bullet
neutral · AI labelView post →Post one of your favorite movie characters 🎥 Uncle Red from Silver Bullet 🖤 “Holy jumped-up baldheaded Jesus palomino!”
neutral · AI labelView post →Currently watching Silver Bullet! Sweet and scary, that’s how you do it! Like a snack mix
positive · AI labelView post →Continuing my Stephen King nonsense run, I watched Silver Bullet last night and it also kind of rocks.
positive · AI labelView post →This evening's movie... Silver Bullet (1985) 🎃 #SpookySeason #Horror 🐺
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally, the moon rose high enough to top the peaks so I could see the supermoon. Probably the brightest I have ever seen the moon, and a zoomed in shot. I will have to wait for early morning to see the size distortion as it sets. I watched Silver Bullet for my Werewolf Moonday night movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you take away the rap, the combo Silver Bullet hits on here - massive breakbeats and a load of samples from a recent cool film - is basically rave music for the next 2-3 years (I can't think of any previous hip-hop tracks that were so built around "you know that great film you just saw?")
neutral · AI labelView post →Jess and I talk about our favorite characters, scariest moments, and of course the 1985 movie adaptation, Silver Bullet.
neutral · AI labelView post →I started delving into my Stephen King movie + TV box set, and thus far, I'm loving it. Dead Zone was *amazing,* and Silver Bullet was good creepy fun.
positive · AI labelView post →And so they fucked off into the night. Thanks for watching tonight, fam. It was a lot of fun. And not that bad of a movie. Although this ending song is… oh buddy, so many 80s flashbacks… Anyway, I'm done. Take care of each other. Be kind, spread love, watch 80s horror movies just 'cuz. Goodnight! #SilverBullet #Monsterdon
positive · AI labelView post →Before you get shocked by THE MONKEY, prepare with a night of classic Stephen King movie adaptations including CUJO, THE DEAD ZONE, SILVER BULLET and more starting at 8pm ET on Pluto TV Terror: pluto.tv/us/live-tv/5...
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie # 12 - Silver Bullet #100horrormoviesin92days #horrorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Im thankful during my incoherent babbling on stream I can drop some good movie recommendations lol. SILVER BULLET ranks up there with AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON as far as favorite werewolf movies go! Definitely among the best King adaptations too imo
positive · AI labelView post →Had a hell of a time at the Silver Bullet screening tonight in Austin with @thekingcast.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social and @ericvespe.bsky.social !!! Great movie, great pod, great guys! Stephen was kind enough sign my stack of books, here's hoping for more of these events
positive · AI labelView post →Cycle of the Werewolf is a Stephen King short story with great illustrations by Bernie Wrightson. This also served as inspiration for the movie "Silver Bullet".
neutral · AI labelView post →“Go two up and two back” Ray Bryant Combo and many others did The Madison; Bryant most famously because of John Waters putting it in his movie Hairspray Horizontal Bop from Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
neutral · AI labelView post →I prefer the Bernie Wrightson design in the original Cycle of the Werewolf novella by Stephen King that the film is based on. One may have to reevaluate tge Silver Bullet werewolf considering the probable inspiration of Frank Frazetta's Wolfman!
neutral · AI labelView post →Favorite: Vampire movie: Sinners (I feel so bad not putting Lost Boys for the first time) Werewolf movie: Silver Bullet Ghost: Ghostbusters Slasher: Freddy vs Jason Folk Horror: Wicker Man Giant Monster: Rebirth Of Mothra Zombie Movie: Dead & Breakfast
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching: never seen Daniel Attias' 1985 film SILVER BULLET before but sadly won't get to stay for all of @thekingcast taping w/ Stephen Graham Jones - @sgj - as tonight's guest. (at AFS Cinema – @austinfilm in Austin, TX for #SilverBullet w/ @VeraCruzTX @steps_huettner) app.foursquare.com/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →Update: I finally have Silver Bullet again!🙏 Man, I adore this goofy little movie. #Horror #PhysicalMedia
positive · AI labelView post →Not my favorite werewolf movie of the 80s but it is definitely enjoyable check out the trailer for #SilverBullet : www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1dC...
positive · AI labelView post →Hey! Watch it taking lines from Silver Bullet! ...eh, go ahead! I love that movie. #FrightClub
positive · AI labelView post →I woke up immediately thinking about the differences between Cycle or the Werewolf and the film adaptation, Silver Bullet. As one does.
neutral · AI labelView post →Actually the movie Silver Bullet got close to this.
neutral · AI labelView post →Corey Haim & Gary Busey must've been 60% of the budget, & the Silver Bullet chopper another 20%, because Big Ed was cheap, & nobody else could act at all. It was embarassing watching this school play level production, with good SFX for only two scenes. I like a short story, directly adapted to film, no plot curves just YES that's the guy, YES get 'im. Good plan, Ray. The music did not work, at all. This is not John Carpenter. ★★½☆☆ #monsterdon #silverBullet
negative · AI labelView post →Cycle of the Werewolf is a short story by Stephen King with illustrations by Bernie Wrightson. Not only is it a great story, but it also serves as the inspiration for the film "Silver Bullet".
neutral · AI labelView post →Stephen King's Silver Bullet (1985) delivers entertaining 1980s horror elevated by standout performances, particularly Gary Busey's charismatic turn alongside Corey Haim. The film excels at building suspense and tension throughout. #horror #horrormovies #horrorsky #horrorjunkies #TheLastDriveIn
positive · AI labelView post →@CactuarJoe I feel like this *would* have been a strong contender if not some epically terrible films we have seen earlier this year (sideeye at various flavors of Hercules) #Monsterdon #SilverBullet
neutral · AI labelView post →A really solid week this week, a couple new movies and a couple comfort rewatches: • Eyes Without A Face is superb! • The Children is good and creepy. • Battle Beyond The Stars is corny but fun. • Silver Bullet is even better than I remember; imperfect but great. #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday
positive · AI labelView post →Author, Comedian, and one of the hosts of @forcecenterpod.bsky.social, @kennapzok.bsky.social joins me to discuss the 1985 Stephen King adaptation “Silver Bullet” in this week’s episode of “My Favorite Horror Movie” out now on 50shadesoftayyy! 🐺 m.youtube.com/watch?si=Goc...
neutral · AI labelView post →Favorite (today): Vampire movie: Near Dark Werewolf movie: Silver Bullet Ghost: Poltergeist Slasher: Friday the 13th Part 2 Folks Horror: Serpent and the Rainbow Giant Monster: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Zombie: Return of the Living Dead
neutral · AI labelView post →2). Werewolves Within (2021) Smart and clever (in a good way), this is the best werewolf movie I've seen in recent years. Not super gory (which I prefer), and -- like Silver Bullet -- it has an excellent cast.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah, yeah. At least Reverend Lester Lowe has the good sense to stay out of town when he changed! ....in the book Cycle of The Werewolf. Obviously he was ONLY in town in the movie Silver Bullet. #FrightClub
neutral · AI labelView post →128. SILVER BULLET [1985] Dir. Dan Attias The most comforting werewolf horror movie, maybe? Adore the relationship between the siblings and their uncle. #FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →For night 13 of Spooky Season: “Silver Bullet” (1985). A werewolf terrorizes a small town in Maine. The cast includes Cory Haim, Everett McGill, and Gary Busey as the drunk uncle. What’s not to like?
positive · AI labelView post →It must be a full moon because M.E.L. 3000 is howling for #halloween on this Werewolf Wednesday and it looks like Silver Bullet is his furry, freaky film of choice.
neutral · AI labelView post →#SilverBullet 2.12 released: new website, product naming simplifications, Electron-based Desktop app, mobile PWA and performance improvements. https://no.silverbullet.md/2-12
neutral · AI labelView post →Was thinking about the movie "Silver Bullet" because it was a great summertime horror movie. Any #Svenpals that have seen it and think it would be good for #Svengoolie or on #HouseOfSvengoolie?
neutral · AI labelView post →My epic exploration of Stephen King adaptations continues with 1985's Silver Bullet, a rock-solid werewolf movie with an amazing supporting cast, charismatic turns from Gary Busey and Corey Haim, and an absolutely wild backstory involving its director. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/1985s-silv...
neutral · AI labelView post →What if you could turn that motorcycle into a motorcycle wheelchair for Olivia like in the movie Silver Bullet?
neutral · AI labelView post →tempted to watch Young Frankenstein then 🥹🩷 or that Silver Bullet movie ! i loved that one too
positive · AI labelView post →1) Silver Bullet (1985) Based on Stephen King's "Cycle of the Werewolf" novella, this movie has held up very well -- due, in large part, to a wonderful cast.
positive · AI labelView post →#MayMovieChallenge Day 16 Fog in a movie Silver Bullet (1985) youtu.be/itRLdgDP2vI?...
neutral · AI labelView post →And so, the final Werewolf film of #HalloweenFest2026 🎃 It's been a howl. #NowWatching Silver Bullet. Then - an encore - a documentary - American Werewolves.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Okay, we need you to write the end credits song for a movie called Silver Bullet." "Cool cool, what's it about?" "Uh... a kid with like, a fast wheelchair or something? I have no idea." #Monsterdon #SilverBullet
neutral · AI labelView post →Last night's movie before bed: Silver Bullet (1985) #FilmSky
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