Marty and Jane's giving of their silver medallion and cross to their uncle to get them made into a silver bullet is a subtle reference to the story of the Beast of Gévaudan, probably the most famous werewolf story in history and the origin of the silver bullet myth. In the story a werewolf rampaged through the French countryside for three years in or near a town called Gévaudan. According to the story, after the beast killed the wife and child of a local hunter by the name of Jean Chastel, he had his cross, a family heirloom, made into a silver bullet and made the local priest bless it three times. Because of its popularity, this story has found its way into many works of fiction regarding werewolves.
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