Talk:It Runs in the Family/@comment-24674211-20140620023734/@comment-4328931-20140701211553

Strictly speaking, a "loup garou" can be a number of things. Literally, though, the phrase translates to "man who transforms into a wolf," or more simply, "werewolf." (loup = wolf, garou = man who transforms into an animal, because I guess that was such a common occurrence that they needed a word for it). It's also not just from Louisiana, it originates as French folklore, which just so happens to be more prevelant in Louisiana than anywhere else in the US.

That said, I'm glad people enjoy the story :D

I keep meaning to go through and edit bits of phrasing ("Like, off the hinges, open" bothers me now, no idea what I was thinking back then) and spelling errors ("eleven of twelve"), but I'm really lazy about it. Kinda surprised nobody complained about it, actually.