How To Kill A Werewolf Contact How To Kill A Werewolf You probably already know how to kill a werewolf, even if you don't realize it. Unlike vampires, werewolves don't have specific methods that need to be used to kill them. That doesn't mean it's an easy task, though. Werewolves can be killed through a various number of methods, much like humans. Getting hit by a car, falling from a high elevation, or bleeding to death will all work just as well on a werewolf as they would on a human being. The challenge is not really figuring out how to kill a werewolf, it's figuring out if you're going to be able to kill that werewolf before it kills you. I have a few recommendations to make the job easier. How to Kill a Werewolf The Silver Bullet Method The myth that werewolves will die from a silver bullet to the heart is no myth at all. It's entirely true. If you're a good shot and have bullets made of pure silver on hand, then you should have the easiest time of anyone killing a werewolf. The introduction of silver to the heart will stop it from beating immediately. The bullet doesn't even have to do actual damage.

Actually, it doesn't even really have to be a bullet. The reason the "silver bullet" became legendary is because it is by far the easiest method of getting pure silver to reach a werewolf's heart. Other methods of getting silver to a werewolf's heart work just as well, they are just harder to pull off. Unless a werewolf voluntarily allows you to perform open heart surgery on it with a silver scalpel, you're probably going to have a hard time getting this method to work. A variation on the bullet-to-the-heart method would be finding a way to to introduce small pieces of silver shrapnel into the blood stream. This only works if they are able to move through the blood stream and reach the heart. Once at the heart, the smallest bit of silver will cause the heart to immediately stop beating. If the silver lodges itself in the heart, you're job is done. How to Kill a Werewolf The Non-Silver Bullet Method Let's say you find yourself in a situation where you want to kill a werewolf, but you don't have any silver bullets on you. Don't be embarrassed - it's happened to us all. In this instance, a regular gun with regular bullets may be able to do the trick.

It's not going to be as easy as using a silver bullet. Even a direct shot to the chest may not be enough to stop a werewolf, but it is better than nothing. If you're going to try to use a gun against a werewolf, keep a few things in mind. First, distance is your friend. Don't think that just because you were able to get your hands on a high-powered shotgun or even assult rifle that this game is in the bag. Overconfidence is the #1 killer when it comes to battling monsters. If you are standing and facing a rushing werewolf, unload all the ammo you can into it. Don't stop until you've sprayed it with enough bullets to kill it at least twice. That might not even be enough. Werewolves are notorious for being able to take a ridiculous amount of abuse. Their muscles are much stronger than ours and their blood clots faster with a wound. They are built to last. You are not. Snipers should have a particularly good chance against werewolves. If you can get the drop on one, aim for the head. If you can sever the connection between the spinal cord and the brain, you're going to have an easy time.

If not, just make sure that you're in a position that the werewolf cannot reach. Do NOT climb a tree and snipe from there. Werewolves are excellent tree climbers. How to Kill a Werewolf The Sharp Object Method This is a tricky one. Sharp objects such as knives, machetes, and even swords are effective against werewolves, but most of the time operating them requires close combat, which leaves a human at a significant disadvantage against a werewolf. I can see a skilled swordsman who is quick and precise with a sharp, strong blade having success against a werewolf, but for the average person, this is just a good way to get killed. If you are somehow able to tie or chain up a werewolf, this is probably a better method of killing than using a gun. While a werewolf could stand a barrage of bullets, it won't last long without its limbs. Or its head. Although, if you can chain up a werewolf, you probably don't need my advice seeing as you are either a genius or superhuman. Sharp objects at a distance can be effective.

An Olympic javelineer, for example, may be able to strike an unaware wolf at the other end of a field, but I wouldn't suggest trying. Maybe a bow and arrow, or a spear thrown off a building would work, but you still would likely just anger it, not kill it. How to Kill a Werewolf The Blunt Object Method If you think I am talking about using a baseball bat to fight a werewolf, you are probably already dead. At best, you might break a rib or two before having your head torn clean off of your body. This goes for 2x4's, nun-chucks, and even the mighty bo staff. The real way to kill a werewolf with a blunt object can best be understood with simple physics. Force = Mass x Acceleration. This means, the heavier an object is multiplied by the faster the object is moving equals the greater likelihood of a dead wolf-person. It may be a cliche, but if you can drop a suspended piano from a building, you are probably generating just the right amount of force to kill a werewolf. Ditto rolling a boulder off of a cliff.

Chances are you're not going to be in such a lucky position, nor is the werewolf going to stand by while this happens, so alternative ways of combining mass and acceleration are probably necessary. Enter the truck. It needn't be a monster truck (though the irony of the pun involved would make for a good story later), but it should be sturdy. A hefty American truck driven by a Texan would be the preferred method. Hit the gas and aim for the wolfman, and you've likely got yourself a kill. Keep in mind, though, that werewolves are fast creatures, and quite heavy themselves. Hitting one could seriously damage your vehicle, and missing one could mean that it ends up hitching a free ride in the back. The upside, though, is that you not only have a big metal "suit of armor" surrounding you, but being inside a vehicle also makes escape much, much easier. How to Kill a Werewolf Overview We could cover other methods, such as drowning or fire, but you probably already get the idea. Killing werewolves is a tough business best left to a professional, but knowing how to kill a werewolf could save your life in a pinch. My advice? Run. Fast.

May 28, 2010 How to kill a werewolf 1. Silver. You’ll see this in almost any movie that you watch about werewolves – werewolf hunters are always in need of the “silver bullet” to kill the werewolf, claiming that that is the only thing that will kill it. Sometimes a silver blade is used. This method is used often in hollywood movies and werewolf fiction, and often anything that is pure silver will work. Piercing the heart is the preferred method. (Note: Some say that silver is just a concoction of fiction and hollywood, and that silver cannot really kill a werewolf. True or no? I don’t know.) 2. Mercury. Mercury is considered almost as good as silver at killing werewolves….in fact mercury has long been known as “quicksilver”. 2. Removal of heart or head. This is the traditional way to kill a werewolf, as told by legends. Any method that completely destroys the heart or brain will kill the werewolf. They say decapitation is the most effective way. 3. Other werewolves. In some horror fiction, werewolves can be killed by other werewolves. 4.

Human Form. Some legends say if you kill the werewolf while it is in its human form, this is an effective way to kill the werewolf. Wolfsbane -Repel a werewolf: This is not really a way to kill a werewolf, but they say to repel a werewolf, you can use wolfsbane. (which also incidently is said to repel vampires). ( Wolfsbane is an herb.) Why it takes silver to kill a werewolf Why it takes silver to kill a werewolf Red Riding Hood, a film about a werewolf, comes out today. Werewolves live as humans, only turning into wolves on the night of the full moon. They're strong, vicious, and they can only be killed by silver. But why silver? Advertisement So, we're not into the supernatural here. As the great Pythons have showed us, there have to be rational explanations for all phenomena. Both a witch and a duck float in water, so they both must weigh the same amount . And since a werewolf dies when scratched with silver, there has to be something running through the wolf that causes it to expire from just a wee sparkle. Silver has a few good qualities.

It conducts heat better than any other metal. It's incredibly ductile and malleable, which is one of the reasons why it's used for jewelry in the first place. Werewolves are equally malleable — they change shape easily. Although they're usually found in northern woods on cold, misty nights, they might have a problem with heat, but there has never been any mention of having to heat a silver bullet or knife before it's shot into a werewolf. What is it then, what makes silver so bad for werewolves? Advertisement There is one quality that silver has that isn't shared by many other decorative metals. It tarnishes. Silver has to be constantly polished or coated with something to protect it from the air. If it's left exposed, it develops a disgusting black crust that ruins the look of the silver. (Some people get silver especially for the disgusting black crust, but they have problems.) It turns out, though, that silver isn't reacting with the air. Silver is pretty nonreactive - staying the same in water, air, and most solvents. But tiny bits of an element suspended in the air combine with silver to make that blackened goop that coats it. What element is it? Sulfur.

Otherwise known as brimstone — that's right — the devil's element. Put together silver and sulfur and you get silver sulfide. Now, silver sulfide is not shown to be toxic to any other animals, but it's not soluble in water, and so can only be ingested. In a werewolf, it would lift from the silver and travel through the bloodstream of the animal, blocking off blood vessels and poisoning cells. And it is this that kills the werewolf. So clearly, a werewolf is stuffed with sulfur. This can provide other clues to spotting werewolves. Sulfur burns blue, which means that werewolves would, when exposed to flame, emit a blue light. (This could go the way of throwing witches in a pond to see if they float, but remember a werewolf should have sulfur everywhere, so try burning hair or fingernail samples first.) Sponsored A werewolf would also emit sulfur through bodily fluids, which would include sweat. So there's no need to stab someone with silver to see if they're a werewolf. You can just try rubbing a silver bracelet on a sweaty werewolf to see if it tarnishes especially quickly. Lastly, we all know the smell of sulfur.

It's the odor of rotten eggs (and one of the reasons you shouldn't rub egg yolks on silver jewelry). If you smell rotten eggs around a person, you know that he or she's a werewolf. Or that they have gas. Try to run another test before you stab them. How To Kill A Werewolf | Werewolves 40 How To Kill A Werewolf Werewolves or lycanthropes are mythical man-beast hybrid creatures that exist in the legends of many different cultures throughout the world. The transformation has been said to occur for many different reasons and in many different ways, but the most common form of the myth in horror stories today is the man who changes into a wolf or wolf-like beast on every full moon and who can turn others into werewolves by biting them. A werewolf traditionally possesses supernatural strength and augmented senses as well as the natural hunting instincts and weapons of the wolf, like menacing jaws and claws. Therefore, they are formidable monsters and very hard to kill.

One of the most ancient talismans against lycanthropy is the herb wolfsbane (said to have grown from the saliva of Cerberus, the three-headed dog guardian of the Greek underworld, when Hercules brought him up to the surface world). Other herbs that legends say are effective as werewolf repellents include rye, mistletoe, and mountain ash (rowan). Werewolves are not affected by religious symbols like crucifixes and holy water (unlike their counterpart monsters, vampires), but in modern fiction, they are vulnerable to weapons containing silver, such as silver bullets or silver blades. The silver bullet is the most iconic anti-werewolf weapon, but in many stories, anything silver causes agonizing pain if it touches the beast. Therefore, to be most certain of killing the monster, a werewolf hunter should carry good quantities of wolfsbane, rye grains, mistletoe, and mountain ash leaves or wood, and be armed with a variety of well-made silver weapons.

Since it is likely that a werewolf will overpower a human in close combat, it is essential to have a gun or two custom-designed to shoot silver bullets at a long range; once disabled by the gun, the werewolf can be finished off if necessary using a sword or axe with a silver-plated blade. Werewolves in Literature glucan bleaver werewoves was in my room so i put it in oven `and it burned and went to hell aka good dinner Kristopher (The no-life king) That is not all true you can kill a werewolf with out silver ou need to get it to the flor nd cut off its head when that is goo the wolf will die thought it is much easier with a silver gun or bullet or sword. wolf hunting fun times JD If you people really are werewolves why would to tell someone over the Internet or tell them at all… SheWolf Killing a werewolf with wolfsbane is a joke among us wolves. It actually has many helpful uses to us like antibiotics, it can forge a transformation when in large doses, but in small doses can prevent a transformation. On the other hand, silver is our kryptonite but like any animal if you want to kill it you have to hit vital spots.

If you want to cut our heads off you first have to get close enough and I doubt any human could do that without at least loosing a limb first. DpWolf Lol, my Step Dad had a box of silver bullets for one of his handguns. SheWolf some bullets have silver tips, will that do? JD Aragent much? wolfqueen u people really believe u can kill a warewolf without getting killed…u humans dont know anything about immortal creature..like me.. GET A LIFE PEOPLE DONT U HAVE ANYTHING ELTS TO DO THAN TO LOOK UP HOW TO KILLA WAREWOLFE..and BTW vampires and warewolves r friends JD You sir or maddum have a well grasp on the topic. I prize you on you knowlege and understanding.

bloodwolf If they are freinds then why did a vampier try to kill me and im a ten year old werewolf so i ended up killing him just because he wanted to kill me but during the fight i got bit by the vampier and now weird things are going on and i just found out two weeks ago that now im a hybrid so dont say that vampiers are freinds cause there not so it looks like someone has been watching to much movies and that person isyou wolfqueen P.S try staying alive for your sake Creeper The idea of the silver bullet killing werewolves has its origins in the story of the Beast of Gevaudan which was ultimately dispatched with a blessed silver bullet in 1765. As far as killing a real werewolf they are generally as vulnerable as a natural animal to physical damage, however base metals such as iron or silver will rupture their the etheric form so you can face the (now wounded) person inside. Its funny when you claim to be a werewolf and cant even spell the word right when its in giant bubble letters on the top of the page and written 50 plus times in the arcticle and comments.

Yet clearly you know nothing what so ever about werewolves outside the world of ficiton and roleplaying games. Outside of fiction the only werewolves are the occult kind and the transformation is done through religio-magic ritual. Many people on here are claiming to actaully be werewolves in the sense that they are portrayed in the movies and games, dont get me wrong I like werewolf movies myself, but the actual truth behind the werewolf is a very ancient shamanic tradition that is still practiced today and we are the only real werewolves. For future reference I would do a little research into a subject and find out whats “under the skin” before making such silly claims on a public forum, I mean if you want to be taken seriously, in the mean time us true werewolf practioners will have to suffice with a good laugh at your expense. “fiction can be fun but I find the reference section much more enlightening!” zaylon silver only affects us that it forces us back into human form, besides that, it only does damage like it would to you humans Ashlyn you got to be born one bitten or cursed hope i helped Ryan Whats the must way of becoming a werewolf?

its been my dream to become one, trent yes we are still very much alive . ANONYMOUS i have experienced some strange things in the last couple of years. i would appreciate it if an expert could explain. EXPERT. so here it goes. i am a spiritual therian. i used to have a small group of spiritual therians and we would mentally shift together.the last time i shifted mentally something weird happened. i began to vomit. i was angry for no reason. then out of no where i fell to the ground and began to shake( if thats what u would call it)and all the muscles in my body clenched at once. it felt horrible but amazing. my friends quickly ran to my side. i yelled stop and it stopped. i was so scared. i cried. i haven’t shifted sense then out of fear. my friends said every vien and tendon in my body was visible. please help.

anynomys Its not true silver is a myth a certain type of bullet and werewolves are shape shifters human but a wolf Gerald I think my neighbors are werewolves one of them actually said so one day i was outside talking to them, accidently got them angry then i ran inside of my house locked the door ran into my room and locked the door. i need a way to be protected! bloodwolf Dude just do what it says use silver bullets or a silver blade but dont get scared but im a werewolf to okay dont freak out Can you reply about werewolves and vampires because they don’t being with friends. THEY ARE ENMEISE The Wolfman Yeah right! The Elder of Werewolves Vampires and Werewolves have been mortal enemies since the death of Dracula! Why Dracula? Well because us Werewolves had a deal with the guy over which villages and towns would be Vampire feeding grounds and and which ones were Werewolf feeding grownd. And because he was supposed to be imortal. But, as we all know he wasn’t so…yeah.

After his funeral(we didn’t have his body) and respect was payed to the great elder, the Vampires dishonored the agreement and attacked our kind. Since then…well…i’ll just say much blood has been spilled. PS- I know, I was there… Sierra da weirdo These creatures are real I am becoming one tonight. If u want to kill them u have to go through me first! bloodwolf I am a10year old werewolf its hard living like a werewolf when your a kid can i get advise on what to do because im starving but human food wont help me i need help eating cause i dont know what to eat can you please tell me what i can eat im starving Why is it Silver that Kills a Werewolf? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange Why is it Silver that Kills a Werewolf? up vote 22 down vote favorite Aside from just the idea that it has to be "something" (maybe lead, steel, whatever), what is it about silver that makes it so special that it can kill a werewolf where other bullets or a stake to the heart can't?

5 Interestingly, the idea of werewolves being vulnerable to silver is relatively new; per Wikipedia , "This feature does not appear in stories about werewolves before the 19th century." – Joe White Jan 29 '12 at 7:19 The idea was that you needed to be prepared to fight werewolves. Silver has special appeal and it made preparation for the fight expensive and werewolves gained immunity to default modern weapons that would have made them otherwise trivial to kill. A basic plot device. – KalleMP Mar 6 '16 at 21:49 up vote 15 down vote accepted That connection, which is now an un-avoidable cliché, was made up. However, that belief is so entrenched in the mythology's conventions that it has now become an integral part of it. "Most modern fiction describes werewolves as vulnerable to silver weapons and highly resistant to other injuries.

This feature does not appear in stories about werewolves before the 20th century (the claim that the Beast of Gévaudan, an 18th-century wolf or wolf-like creature, was shot by a silver bullet appears to have been introduced by novelists retelling the story from 1935 onwards and not in earlier versions).[37]" This silver bullet needed for killing makes sense under the Magical Law of Sympathy , Sympathetic_magic, or associative magic, according to the Law of Contagion “The law of contagion is a folk belief axiom found in magical thinking which suggests that, once two people or objects have been in contact, a magical link persists between them « : On the surface it makes sense, however silver (Argentium) is only one of the metals to be associated with the moon, along with any grey or silvery ones like lead, mercury or quicksilver, or Selenium. Its main association with the moon seems to have been because it was one of the only 7 metals found in antiquity and they made them correspond to the planets: "The ancients believed in a connection between these seven metals and the seven Classical planets.

" Besides he proper moon goddess is Selene, not Artemis “Both Selene and Artemis were also associated with Hecate, and all three were regarded as lunar goddesses, although only Selene was regarded as the personification of the moon itself. Her Roman equivalent is Luna.[2] » Note that Luna or Lune is the name of the moon itself is several Latin languages, hence loony, lunatic, lunar, also: “Greek selene (Lesbian selanna) is from selas "light, brightness (of heavenly bodies)” up vote 11 down vote Silver doesn't really seem to have held much 'mystical' power in history - although, the Greeks knew about its anti-microbial properties (while not knowing about microbes), and this was 'rediscovered' in the middle-ages. Apparently, silver bullets were used to kill the " Beast of Gévaudan ", but this didn't actually enter the stories until the 1930s (purportedly retelling events from the 1760s). This is the first story were silver bullets where used to kill werewolves.

It should also be noted that the bullet was blessed, and this may or may not have been more important. The Brothers Grimm did have a silver bullet kill an otherwise bullet-proof witch some time before. I did find and interesting paper on silver bullets and their practicality (not written by a mystically inclined author), which also covers some 'mystical' properties (without really sourcing where this information comes from though). A bunch of other 'mystical' sites link silver with the moon - but then a bunch of others don't. Just look up 'magical properties of silver' on wikipedia for the kookiness. up vote 2 down vote Because according to legend, the villager, Jean Chastel, shot and killed the beast of Gévaudan on June 19, 1767; with a blessed silver bullet. The beast terrorized that area of France and killed roughly 113 people and injured 49; 98 of the victims killed were partly eaten. Several large man hunts for the beast went unsuccessful, with many men having shot or wounded the beast with regular ammunition but with no fatality to the beast itself. The reign of terror the beast brought to France lasted four three years.

It was only after Jean killed the beast with his legendary silver bullet that the idea of werewolves being weak to silver was brought about. To this day, the beast's true identity or what it was remains a mystery. But during the time, it was considered to be a werewolf and was treated as such. It led to a mass extermination of wild wolves within the region. The legacy of this story and legend lives on today. Werewolves - Super-wiki Werewolves Superior strength and sight, sharp fangs and claws, and a simple, animalistic personality. Vulnerabilities Silver , vamptonite , dismemberment Appearance Human except when under the influence of a full moon, when they have yellow eyes, fangs, and claws. Episode(s) 11.17 Red Meat Werewolves In mythology, werewolves are entities that are human but shape shift into wolf form during certain lunar timeframes. This phenomenon is also referred to as lycanthropy, for the Greek lykoi (wolf) and anthropos (man). The change from man to wolf is held to be possible by witchcraft or magic, and can be voluntary or forced by certain cycles of the moon and certain sounds (such as howling).

In some folklore, werewolves are immune from aging and most physical diseases. They can be killed by any wound that destroys the heart or the brain or by any form of death that causes brain or heart damage (such as hanging or other oxygen-deprivation methods). History Werewolf Emerging from Greek Mythology, the werewolf is a person who changes into a wolf by means of magic or by being placed under a curse. Most of the time, this transformation is brought on by the appearance of a full moon. It is believed that the only way to kill a werewolf is with a silver bullet. – Pad of Definitions ( 1.16 Shadow ), Official Website Werewolves are humans that transform into wolf-like creatures under the influence of a full moon. They can either be born as werewolves to werewolf parents, or become a werewolf as a result of being bitten (known as a "bitten"). Pureblood werewolves also prefer to use the term lycanthrope.

[1] John's Journal records that werewolves within four generations of a pureblood werewolf are "less feral and can transform before, during and after the lunar cycle." John noted that pureblood werewolves can control themselves and can survive on animal hearts. [2] When they are in wolf-form, they appear human except for their yellow eyes, fangs, and claws, and they use their superior abilities and enhanced senses to hunt humans and eat their hearts. [3] [4] They may not remember transforming or any of the details of what they've done as a werewolf once they return to human form, but it seems that whatever subconscious desires or fears they feel as human translate into action when they are werewolves. [3] The only confirmed way to kill a werewolf is by piercing its heart with silver . An entry in John Winchester 's journal posited that a werewolf could be cured of lycanthropy by killing the werewolf who infected him or her, but this is disproved by Sam and Dean , and the fallacy of the theory is in fact well known by other hunters, such as Bobby . [3] When they are killed in werewolf form, they revert back to their human form.

[3] After the Apocalypse is averted, it seems that werewolves no longer transform only during the full moon, as Samuel mentions that werewolves have been appearing during half-moons. [5] Crowley reveals that there is an Alpha Werewolf, but as of the year 2010 he has not been located. [6] Werewolves may live solitary lives or live in a pack, and can survive eating animal organs, however it is extremely difficult, especially if they have fed on human hearts before. [1] At least one pack was shown to be involved in the Maw of Fenris , a cult which believed in the superiority of werewolves and extinction of humans. Their beliefs are based on the Norse legends that Fenris (the wolf son of Loki) would kill Odin during the end times known as Ragnarök . This pack believed in this for generations until Reverend Jim Myers took over and turned the pack from violence. However, the reverend's wife and three other members of the pack still believed in this and strove to achieve it before being killed by Dean. [7] Winchester encounters Sam and Dean encountered werewolves when they were quite young. [8] .

In 1995, Dean tells Sonny the bruises he has are from a werewolf. [9] In 1997, Sam writes an essay for English class about a werewolf hunt his family was on the previous summer. [10] The adult Winchesters hunted werewolves in 2.17 Heart , 8.04 Bitten and 9.12 Sharp Teeth . Winchester friend and former hunter Garth is also now a werewolf. Characteristics Werewolf A person who shapeshifts into a wolf or wolflike creature, either by using magic, or after being placed under a curse. The idea of transforming during the appearance of the full moon was an idea that was picked up by fiction writers. In popular culture, a werewolf can be killed if shot by a silver bullet, although this was not a feature of the folk legends. The name most likely derives from Old English wer and wulf. The first part, wer, translates as "man". The second half, wulf, is the ancestor of "wolf". An alternative derivation of the word has the first part coming from Old English weri (to wear), making the full form in this case: wearer of wolf skin.

Historical legends describe a wide variety of methods for becoming a werewolf, such as the removal of clothing and putting on a belt made of wolfskin, rubbing the body with a magic salve, drinking water out of the footprint of the animal in question, and drinking from certain enchanted streams. According to Russian lore, a child born on December 24th becomes a werewolf. Folklore and literature also depict that a werewolf can be spawned from two werewolf parents. Becoming a werewolf by being bitten by another werewolf is common in modern fiction, but rare in legend, in which werewolf attacks seldom left the victim alive long enough to transform. 2.17 Heart Sam and Dean haven't encountered a werewolf since they were young, and, when they come across a series of deaths they suspect are caused by a werewolf, Dean is excited for the hunt. In a cruel twist, the woman they begin by protecting, Madison , is a werewolf herself. In werewolf form, Madison has canine-like teeth and claws, as well as enhanced strength and agility. She does not remember anything of her wolf-time activities after she reverts to human form.

After tying her up, Sam learns that she was recently bitten by a "mugger" in the same area where their werewolf's victims have been killed. Sam is convinced that the mugger was actually a werewolf and, because information in John's Journal suggests that killing the werewolf who 'sired' her may cure Madison, they postpone killing her until they find her sire. Dean goes hunting and finds Madison's neighbor Glen , who in his werewolf form has been killing prostitutes (possibly due to his religious beliefs). Dean shoots Glen with a silver bullet, killing him. Madison doesn't turn into a werewolf the next night, despite it being a full moon, so they believe her cured. Sam and she share a passionate interlude, but when she falls asleep the next night she transforms again. Seeing no other solution, Madison begs Sam to kill her, and he reluctantly shoots her with a silver bullet. 4.05 Monster Movie In this episode, the Winchester brothers begin their supernatural investigation by looking into a vampire attack. However, the next victim seems to have been attacked by a werewolf.

They are confused until they learn that they are dealing with a shapeshifter who disguises himself as classic horror movie monsters, including Dracula and the Wolf-Man. 9.12 Sharp Teeth Tracking down Garth after fining out he is in the hospital after being hit by a car, and under arrest for eviscerating a cow, Sam and Dean learn that he was turned into a werewolf six months earlier after being bitten while killing a rampaging werewolf. Garth has joined a pack of mostly pureblood werewolves who coexist with humans led by the Reverend Jim Myers and has married his daughter Bess Myers . While Garth insists the pack is harmless, Dean is suspicious despite all clues to the contrary. Eventually Sheriff Pat reveals himself to be a werewolf and lures Sam and Dean into a trap in an attempt to kill them. Sam kills him and they discover that a silver bullet he wears as an amulet has the word Ragnarok on it. Looking for clues, Dean discovers that the pack worships Fenris and are part of a cult called the Maw of Fenris that wants to bring on Ragnarok and rule over humanity.

Dean confronts Reverend Myers who is innocent while his wife, Joy Myers and two other pack members, Russ and Joba capture Sam, Garth and Bess with the plan to murder Garth and Bess and frame Sam and Dean so that Reverend Myers will lead the pack against humanity and cause Ragnarok. Dean, having worked out who the true bad guy is, kills Russ with a silver knife and uses his jacket to mask his scent so he can get close enough to rescue his brother and friends. Joba attacks him after he gets inside the barn where Joy is about to kill Sam, but Dean kills Joba with his knife and then Joy in an impromptu duel. Reverend Myers is left horrified by what his wife and pack members tried and while Garth offers to return to hunting, Dean tells him to remain with the pack who Sam and Dean leave alone as they are not all bad. 9.20 Bloodlines Violet Duval and her brother Julian belong to a powerful werewolf family in Chicago. Violet and David Lassiter - who belonged to a rival family of shapeshifters - were at one point in love and planned on running away together.

However David's brother Sal Lassiter made her leave him in order to stop the union.. Years later Violet is to be married in an arranged marriage her father set-up with a pack of werewolves from New York. When Sal is murdered, Violet suspects Julian of being involved in the murder. Julian threatens her, saying war is coming between the families. Later as Violet is leaving the Duval mansion, she realizes one of the butlers is David Lassiter , and makes him shift out of the butler's form. He tells her he wants to try and stop the conflict before it starts. Suddenly a hooded figure attacks David, but before he can kill David, the hooded figure is shot by Ennis Ross, who flees, taking Violet with him. At his lair the hooded figure reveals himself to Violet be nothing more than a human, Irv Sokolowski , who blames Sal Lassiter and her brother for the murder of his young son. When David is captured trying to rescue her, the hunter Irv, plans to kill him but is stopped when Violet transforms and attacks him.. Safe at her home, Violet and David share a kiss before they go their separate ways.

10.04 Paper Moon Sam and Dean learn of apparent werewolf kills in Durham, Washington and investigate. After finding a witness to the attacks, they check out a farm where they find Kate , the werewolf they let go two years before. Kate doesn't deny killing the people and they nearly kill her before Sam gets a call revealing that there was another attack while Kate was with them, meaning Kate is innocent. Kate escapes while they're distracted, but they use her cell phone to track where she's staying. Sam and Dean follow what they believe to be Kate, but it turns out to be another girl. She acts scared until they go to test her for being a werewolf at which point she attacks them. Kate keeps the two sides from killing each other and the other werewolf runs off. When asked why, Kate reveals the girl is her sister Tasha . Kate explains that by eating animal hearts and using meditation and yoga, she has controlled her werewolf side and the only person she has ever killed is Brian Wilcox because he went crazy. Kate even keeps a silver knife on her in case she loses control at which point she insists she will use the knife to kill herself.

After leaving school, Kate returned home, but decided that it was too dangerous for her family, so she left to find a new life. After finding out that Tasha was mortally injured in a car accident, Kate visits her in the hospital to say goodbye and ultimately turns her into a werewolf to save her life. Unlike Kate, Tasha embraced being a werewolf and is the killer Sam and Dean are tracking. Kate refuses to help them kill Tasha, insisting that she can control her. Dean claims they have a cure for being a werewolf and can turn Kate and Tasha back if Kate leads them to her sister. Kate agrees. Kate leads Sam and Dean to a cabin that she and Tasha used to visit with their parents, but Dean handcuffs her to the Impala 's steering wheel as they really plan to kill Tasha. Entering the cabin, they are ambushed by Brandon and Travis, two young men that Tasha has turned into werewolves to be her new pack. Kate breaks free and confronts her sister who demands she either leave or kill Sam and eat his heart to join her pack. Kate refuses to leave or kill Sam so Tasha sends Brandon and Travis into another room with Sam and Dean while she talks to Kate.

Kate tries to convince Tasha over to her way of thinking, but Tasha, who has been pushed around all her life, has embraced her new nature as it makes her strong. Realizing she's lost her sister, Kate hugs Tasha and kills her with her silver knife before fleeing, taking with her Tasha's bracelet. At the same time, Sam and Dean easily kill Brandon and Travis and find Tasha dead and Kate gone. Later that night, Kate calls Sam and Dean from a truck stop. They tell her that if she keeps away from them and doesn't harm humans, they won't go after her. Kate agrees, but can't promise as she knows now how easy it would be to lose control. 11.17 Red Meat Corbin and Michelle Tilghman become captives of a pack of werewolves at the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Grangeville, Idaho while hitching through the national parks for their honeymoon. During their captivity, Corbin is bitten by a werewolf. Sam and Dean arrive in the National park to investigate the case of the missing Tilghmans and another couple.

When seemingly at a dead end, the local bar keeper Rose , tells them where some old cabins are, where the lost people may be. Sam and Dean find Corbin and Michelle have been captured and strung up in a cabin. The boys arrive and fight and kill their werewolf captors. During the fight, Sam is shot by a werewolf, and while Dean attends to him Corbin attends to his wife's wounds. When Dean attempts to leave them with Sam, while he goes for help; Corbin tells him there are more werewolves and the four decide to take their chances in the forest. On the way they stop at a rangers sation, and while Dean is out gathering wood for a stretcher, Corbin strangles and seemingly kills Sam. Just as Dean finds him, a car can be heard approaching. It contains Rose and her minion, both werewolves. When morning comes the trio reach the road and flag down Sheriff Ben Anderson , who takes the three to the Urgent Care Center. While giving a statement, Corbin attempts to down play Michelle telling the true version of events, with the werewolves. While comforting his wife, Dr. Kessler wishes to check on him.

Corbin attempts to refuse, but Dr. Kessler insists. As she is about to examine him, she notices him try to cover his arm and discovers a nasty bite mark and begins cleaning it, telling her that he feels "good." Later, while checking on his wounds, Corbin notices the bite mark has disappeared and sees the scratch across his chest instantly heal. His eyes suddenly go wolf-like and long claws begin to sprout from his fingers. Meanwhile, Sam has regained consciousness just as Rose's companion enters the cabin. He is able to sniff out that Sam is in the basement. When Rose enters, she hears a loud crash and goes to investigate. Once she reaches the bottom of the stairs, she is quickly killed by Sam. Dean fearing Sam dead, takes an overdose to contact Billie the reaper . Just as she is about to reap him, she tells him Sam is still alive, after Dr. Kessler resuscitates Dean. She hears screams coming from a room. She knocks and asks if Corbin is okay. Corbin opens the door, fully transformed into a werewolf and tells Dr. Kessler "I really am" before attacking and killing her. Hearing Dr.

Kessler's scream, Michelle and Sheriff Anderson rush to her, as Michelle checks on Dr. Kessler's prone body, Sheriff Anderson is impaled by Corbin's arm. Corbin then attempts to calm a panicked Michelle down, telling her he didn't want this, but she will see how it feels and they can be together forever. Before he can get close to her, Corbin is jumped by Dean. As Corbin gets the upper hand and begins choking Dean, he is suddenly shot in the heart with a silver bullet by Sam, killing him. 12.06 Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox In 1980, a young Asa Fox is attacked by a werewolf who leaves a permanent scar on his cheek with his claws. Before the werewolf can kill Asa, Mary Winchester kills him with a shotgun. Mary explains to Asa that she's a retired hunter who had history with the werewolf and had went back to hunting briefly to "tie up a few loose ends." The encounter with Mary and the werewolf leads to Asa becoming a hunter himself. Werewolves in Lore Lycanthropy The ability or power of a human to transform into a wolf.

There is also a mental illness in which a patient believes he or she is, or has transformed into, an animal and behaves accordingly. – Pad of Definitions ( 2.17 Heart ), Official Website A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope (from the Greek λυκάνθρωπος: λύκος, lukos, "wolf", and άνθρωπος, anthrōpos, man), is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely, by being bitten by another werewolf, or after being placed under a curse. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the full moon, as popularly noted by the medieval chronicler Gervase of Tilbury, and perhaps in earlier times among the ancient Greeks through the writings of Petronius. Werewolves are often attributed superhuman strength and senses, far beyond those of both wolves and men. The werewolf is generally held as a European character, although its lore spread through the world in later times.

Shape-shifters, similar to werewolves, are common in tales from all over the world, most notably amongst the Native Americans, though most of them involve animal forms other than wolves. Werewolves are a frequent subject of modern fictional books, although fictional werewolves have been attributed traits distinct from those of original folklore, most notably vulnerability to silver bullets. Werewolves continue to endure in modern culture and fiction, with books, films and television shows cementing the werewolf's stance as a dominant figure in horror. [12] Werewolves in Fandom Silver bullets are for werewolves, not vampires! Anne Rice confirms Silver bullets are for werewolves, not vampires! Anne Rice confirms <iframe src="" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="240px"></iframe> Copy Close Tom Cruise playing one of Anne Rice's vampires in the movie "Interview with a Vampire." - This final note today, a correction of sorts. Friday we were talking about how silver bullets can kill vampires . One of you tweeted us to say we got it wrong -- it's silver bullets for werewolves, not vampires. @ marketplaceapm @ kairyssdal Silver bullets are for werewolves, not vampires!

Holy crap, PLEASE run a correction on Monday. That’d be amazing — Jonathan McNicol (@mcnicolpants) June 8, 2012 So we called somebody who knows way more about these kinds of things than we do, author Anne Rice: Anne Rice: We'll he's absolutely right. Traditionally a silver bullet is supposed to kill a werewolf. Vampires are not particularly affected by silver bullets. Traditionally what kills vampires is a wooden steak through the heart. Now that doesn't affect my vampires, but that's what kills the run-of-the-mill, all-world vampires. That's Anne Rice on vampires (and world suffering). She's into werewolves now, too. Her new book is called "The Wolf Gift." Here's her advice on getting rid of those. Rice: A silver bullet right through the heart usually kills a werewolf... I think with all supernatural creatures, if you can decapitate them you can pretty much do away with them. And while we had Rice on the phone, we asked her this: What is it in the real world that scares you today? Rice: What scares me today? I think we read on the news of all kinds of scary things.

One of the reasons we love horror fiction so much is we can get away from what's really scary: poverty, starvation, genocide, war, nuclear annihilation. We live in a world where we're confronted with the suffering of people all over the planet every day who aren't as blessed as we are, who aren't as fortunate as we are, and they're in situations where they're facing terrorism and genocidal armies and governments that don't care how many people they kill to enforce a dictatorship. That's what's really scary. I think we love to go to graphic novels and TV and watch a wonderful fantasy like "True Blood" on HBO because we get away from all that, and we can experience a little fear and pity and catharsis and get over it. It's comforting. We'll, there's no silver bullet for that. Click play above to hear the complete phone interview. CORRECTION: The text transcript of this story has been corrected. Follow Kai Ryssdal at @kairyssdal . Kai Ryssdal Kai Ryssdal is the host and senior editor of Marketplace, the most widely heard program on business and the economy — radio or television, commercial or public broadcasting — in the country.

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Question: What is used to kill a werewolf?
Answer: Silver Bullet