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** However, the book reveals later that it was not the silver slug, but rather the children's [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|belief in its killing power]], that made it work.
** Silver bullets are used to kill the title creature in King's ''Cycle of the Werewolf''.
* In [[G. K. Chesterton]]'s [[Father Brown]] story "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131010042845/http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/c/chesterton/gk/c52fb/chapter30.html The Dagger with Wings]," a man speaks of using white magic against his enemy, and shows he had a blunderbuss specifically so he can charge it with silver bullets. He cites the legend of Dundee, who had [[Deal with the Devil|sold his soul to the Devil]] and so could be shot only with a silver bullet. {{spoiler|Father Brown debunks, throughly, and concludes he is the murderer, posing as the victim.}}
** Note that this was a genuine legend; while Dundee was not shot with a silver bullet (or button) that story really was told.
* In the Silver John vignette "You Know the Tale of Hoph" by [[Manly Wade Wellman]], John uses a silver bullet to slay the Hoph. Silver, not necessarily in bullet form, is generally effective against evil creatures elsewhere in the stories.
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