Perfect use of the theme, and more original than all those "one-bullet" shooters. Damn, even the behaviour of the enemies is interesting. (werewolves are my nightmare, now, because of you)
I absolutely loved it.
Maybe you should let the player know how many HP they have beforehand, though? I like the way it's displayed by changing the background color, but in my first play, I was pretty confused not knowing how many times I could be hit. (or was it indicated but I missed it?)
Anyway, this is a very great job, and you've earned a full score from me.
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Thank you for playing! No, it's not shown to the player until they get hit. I may flash the colors from red to blue when the game starts, but I think that might be even more confusing. Other thing that could be done is that the letter (which in reality is a sprite) may change a bit, all cracked up when it's about to die.