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  • Fritz knows a terrible secret, and only he can act upon it, for Fritz had learned that the headquarters had not been randomly named, as Hitler himself had chosen the designation … chosen it because the Fuhrer himself was a lycanthrope, a ravenous loup garou.

    We Love You! 2009

  • But Burton soon realizes that there is some connection between Speke's abductors and the rumors about strangely predatory criminals, dressed in scarlet cloaks and hoods, who have been slashing throats and kidnapping young boys in the East End. When the artist Gustave Doré -- making drawings of London's underclass -- glimpses one, he sketches what appears to be a "loup-garou," a werewolf.

    "The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack," steampunk by Mark Hodder Michael Dirda 2010

  • The medieval spell of the loup-garou appeared often in tales, but in only one real grimoire that he had ever discovered.

    red dust Ryn Cricket 2010

  • But Jason was proud of his power, certain of his ability, and had foolishly attempted the old French spell of the lycanthrope, the loup-garou.

    red dust Ryn Cricket 2010

  • It had been the werewolf, the loup-garou, and she did not know it at all.

    red dust Ryn Cricket 2010

  • Three years ago a werewolf attacked Anna; she changed into a loup-garou.

    Cry Wolf-Patricia Briggs « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008

  • Yes, "loup-garou" otherwise known as French-Canadian werewolf.

    Beast of Gevaudan - A Hyena? 2009

  • Yes, "loup-garou" otherwise known as French-Canadian werewolf.

    October 2009 2009

  • Tommy affectionately refers to Loup as lou garou french for werewolf, and she is stronger, faster, etc., but from genetic mutation rather than any sort of supernatural means.

    The Road Not Taken · Santa Olivia 2009

  • Yes, "loup-garou" otherwise known as French-Canadian werewolf.

    Beast of Gevaudan - A Hyena? 2009

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