folklore

European medieval architecture tended towards the ornamented. For centuries an enormous amount of the productivity…

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s…

In the secluded hills of 18th-century France, a monstrous terror lurked. Known as the Beast…

A vampire hunter kit seems like something out of fantasy fiction, but such things apparently…

And now for something deeply worrying from our Icelandic cousins. These are the necropants, and…

The allure of immortal shapeshifters has captivated human imagination across generations, yet these tales of…

Gravity hills present a peculiar spectacle where objects seemingly move uphill, defying the gravitational pull.…

Brownies, the mischievous and dangerous creatures of Scottish folklore, have been captivating the imagination of…

Golems, creatures brought to life through Jewish ritual, have captivated audiences for centuries with their…

When local governments or private citizens want to build a road or add an extension,…

In the modern era we consider the world around us to be basically fully mapped…

The British Isles are rich in fairy stories, and there are many tales of the…

We have all been kept awake as children fearing a boogie man or a vampire…

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, no pirate was more feared in the…

Russian folklore is filled with strange characters. Heroes are pitted against evil monsters, strange spirits…