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* Hilariously, in the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] fodder movie ''[[Werewolf (film)|Werewolf]]'', after spending over 10 minutes going on and on about how the skeleton they discovered isn't of "your white man's movie monster werewolf", but a traditional Native American skinwalker, when one of the characters turns into one he's quickly killed with a silver bullet.

* In ''[[The Monster Squad]]'', one of the protagonists crafts silver bullets but neglects to bring a gun. Rudy, the oldest of the Squad, eventually has to use a gun from a fallen cop to deliver the fatal bullet to the Wolf Man.

** He most likely seated them into .38 cartridges with the intention of grabbing a dropped service revolver, as there were going to be plenty of those to go around [[Police Are Useless|once the cops showed up]]. He belonged to a club [[Crazy Prepared|formed around dealing with monsters]], remember?

* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''. Starting in early editions of the game, the only mundane weapons that could hit a number of monsters are those made of silver. The monsters include not just the usual lycanthropes (e.g. werewolves) but also devils, night hags and many undead (such as ghosts, wights and wraiths).

* To prevent silver weapons being a [[Game Breaker]] in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', the Dungeon Master guide says the DM should impress upon the players that fighting with swords made of such a soft metal all the time is a bad idea...

'''Guide''': "You know, you've been using that silver spear for so long that the point is dull. It's like hitting that ogre with a clumsy club, only it doesn't work that well!" }}

** It looks like ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' got it right. Silver is harder than bronze, but much softer than steel. In terms of durability, therefore, silver would be somewhere between the two. In an iron-age setting against heavy armor (like plate), a silver piercing weapon like a short sword or dagger would stay effective longer than a silver slashing weapon like a long sword.