The Rougarou: Louisiana’s Cursed Werewolf
Deep in Louisiana’s bayous, an old French legend took on a life of its own. But behind the terrifying figure of the…
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Every legend begins somewhere.
From the bayous of Louisiana to the mountains of Japan and the villages of old Europe, folklore reveals what communities feared, celebrated, and hoped to understand.
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Nobody seems quite certain how long the Wayfarer has been on the road. He has listened to countless legends, and never tires of sharing another beside the fire.
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