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Silver bullet
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In folklore, a silver bullet is often one of the few weapons that are effective against a werewolf, vampire, witch, or other supernatural being.
A prop silver bullet, as used by the Lone Ranger (actually made of aluminium); the effectiveness of real silver bullets compared to lead ones is not e
A prop silver bullet, as used by the Lone Ranger (actually made of aluminium); the effectiveness of real silver bullets compared to lead ones is not entirely known.
Beast of Gévaudan
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The Beast of Gévaudan is the historic name associated with a man-eating animal or animals that terrorized the former province of Gévaudan, in the Margeride Mountains of south-central France between 30
Silver bullet
…many bacterial infections. Some authors asserted that the idea of the werewolf's supposed vulnerability to bullets cast from silver dates back to the Beast of Gévaudan, a man-eating animal killed by the hunter Jean Chastel in the year 1767. However, the allegations of Chastel purportedly using a gun loaded with silver…
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An 18th-century print of the fight of Jacques Portefaix and his companions against the beast. One of the children holds his cheek, partly torn off by
An 18th-century print of the fight of Jacques Portefaix and his companions against the beast. One of the children holds his cheek, partly torn off by the animal.
An 18th-century print showing Marie Jeanne Vallet [fr] (also known as the "Maid of Gévaudan") defending herself from the beast
An 18th-century print showing Marie Jeanne Vallet [fr] (also known as the "Maid of Gévaudan") defending herself from the beast