Hmm, being a movie that I liked (and scared me, moreso) as a kid...I wasn't too sure what to expect from your review. But, good approach though. I guess, though...and this goes for anything that has a book out in circulation before the screenplay.. There's a reason they're called "adaptations". To mimic 100% from page to stage/screen could get a lil too predictable as well as longwinded. My G-d, if I read another well Harry Potter-this and Twilight-that, I'm gonna scream.

From my most recent viewing(s) of Silver Bullet (earlier this month), I can DEF say that the werewolf is NOT scary. Looks more like a creature suited to fit in the forthcoming "Where the Wild Things Are". Furthermore, the traditional stance of has the leg/knee bent the opposite direction. It's hard to imagine that this [clearly a suited] werewolf, from horror icon Stephen King, is nothing "suited" to fit what a werewolf is. However, Lak Sivrak's character in Star War's cantina scene had it under wraps...and MUCH earlier than SB's release.

My last thought on SB, is based on mere cover art. Whence bought I this DVD, the cover has a quasi-animated look to it in flame-on orange and blue hues, with an inset of Everett McGill's werewolf and the church in the midst. The cover tagged here, I'd prefer to have.. Is/was there a certain release [special] edition?

Thanks for a good review!