Silver bullet

For other uses, see Silver Bullet (disambiguation).
A prop silver bullet, as used by the Lone Ranger; the effectiveness of real silver bullets compared to lead ones is not entirely known.

In folklore, a silver bullet is often one of the few weapons that are effective against a werewolf, vampire, witch, or other supernatural beings.[1][2] The term silver bullet is also a metaphor for a simple, seemingly magical, solution to a difficult problem: for example, penicillin circa 1930 was a "silver bullet" that allowed doctors to treat and successfully cure many bacterial infections.

  1. ^ Guiley, Rosemary, ed. (2011). "Silver". The Encyclopedia of Vampires & Werewolves (2nd ed.). Checkmark Books. p. 313.
  2. ^ Bunson, Matthew, ed. (1993). "Silver Bullet". The Vampire Encyclopedia. Gramercy Books. p. 240.