Certain life skills are important, like knowing how to cook spaghetti, how to do your taxes, and how to kill a werewolf. What? You hadn’t heard that last one? Well, OK. Here are some ways to kill a werewolf, so take notes. Oh, and if you should get attacked by a werewolf, you’ll need to use all your emergency coping skills (like running away, screaming, calling 911) to survive. And you do risk becoming a werewolf, so you’re better off if you’re ready to kill beforehand.

Remove their heart. It’s not as easy as it sounds. Dig up that old copy of Joy of Cooking and read up on how to butcher a chicken. Then stock up on a good set of steak knives and a sharpening stone.

Decapitate them. Again, not as easy as it sounds. A portable guillotine on wheels (perhaps that’s remote-operated) would be your best bet here. Keep the head in a bowling bag.

Become friends with a vampire. Vampires can kill these beasts (but depending on who you ask, werewolves can kill vampires too). But it can’t hurt to have a vampire handy for just this purpose.

Skip the stainless steel. Go for sharply pointed, silver plated weapons. Go for the heart, and stab to kill (and good luck). Silver bullets are good too, if you’re a good marksman.

Release your inner arsonist. Werewolves are afraid of fire and will back away. This could give you just the chance to use one of your other weapons on them.