Character Relationship Map: Silver Bullet

Characters

• Reverend Lowe (played by Everett McGill) — protagonist

  The town's minister and the secret werewolf responsible for the murders. After losing his left eye, he becomes paranoid, attempts to kill Marty, justifies the killings as divine punishment, and murder...

• Jane Coslaw (played by Megan Follows) — supporting

  Marty's older sister who initially struggles with their relationship. She assists Marty in investigating the murders, identifies the reverend as the suspect, and reconciles with Marty after the werewo...

• Stella Randolph (played by Wendy Walker) — minor
• Sheriff Joe Haller (played by Terry O'Quinn) — supporting

  The town's skeptical sheriff who reluctantly permits a vigilante hunt. After being convinced by Red to investigate, he visits Reverend Lowe's house and is murdered by the werewolf, escalating the thre...

• Milt Sturmfuller (played by James A. Baffico) — minor
• Andy Fairton (played by Bill Smitrovich) — supporting

  A survivor of the vigilante group's failed nighttime hunt in the woods. He and other survivors cover up the incident by denying they saw anything unusual.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Jane Coslaw → Sheriff Joe Haller (Indirect Investigative Alliance)

  Jane helps establish that Reverend Lowe is responsible for the murders, and Haller later investigates Lowe's house after the accusation reaches him.

• Sheriff Joe Haller → Andy Fairton (Conflict Opposing Town Responses)

  Haller initially attempts to stop the vigilante group, while Andy Fairton is identified as a survivor of its nighttime hunt and later denies seeing an...

• Reverend Lowe → Andy Fairton (Conflict Hidden Enemy)

  Andy Fairton survives the vigilante hunt in the woods, where three hunters are attacked and killed. The plot identifies Lowe's werewolf identity as re...

• Reverend Lowe → Milt Sturmfuller (Conflict Murderer And Victim)

  Milt Sturmfuller is killed in his greenhouse, while Reverend Lowe is identified as the werewolf responsible for the town's murders.

• Reverend Lowe → Stella Randolph (Conflict Murderer And Victim)

  Stella Randolph is brutally murdered in her bedroom, and the plot identifies Reverend Lowe as the secret werewolf responsible for the murders.

• Reverend Lowe → Sheriff Joe Haller (Conflict Murderous Adversary)

  Sheriff Haller visits Lowe's house to investigate, but Lowe transforms into a werewolf and kills him with a baseball bat.

• Reverend Lowe → Jane Coslaw (Conflict Investigative Adversaries)

  Jane investigates the missing-eye clue and discovers that Reverend Lowe is missing his left eye. Her investigation leads to the siblings identifying L...

Story Analysis

A threatened family uncovers a murderous werewolf while a frightened town descends into violence and suspicion.

Plot Progression

1. Murders Shake Tarker's Mills
2. The Hunt Finds Nothing
3. Fireworks Reveal the Beast
4. The Reverend Unmasked
5. Silver Against the Full Moon