While cannibalism has occurred ritualistically in temperate climes and cultures, the idea of being driven to eating human flesh because one is stuck in the freezing cold… Read more “The Dead of Winter: the Wendigo is Hungry”
Category: Folklore and Fairytale
A Ukrainian Folk-song About Love, Murder and Ghosts: Karchata
Somewhere in my web meanderings, I came across a music video from a band I’d never heard. Called Folknery, I pulled this self description off of their… Read more “A Ukrainian Folk-song About Love, Murder and Ghosts: Karchata”
Catfish and Earthquake Predictions; the Mythology of Namazu.
In Japanese mythology lives a giant catfish, Namazu. For thousands of years he swum around in the underground rivers and lakes that ran beneath the earth, but… Read more “Catfish and Earthquake Predictions; the Mythology of Namazu.”
Hebrew Folk Magic and Lilith
Even if you casually read the first few pages of the Biblical book of Genesis, you’ll notice something. There isn’t just one creation account – there are… Read more “Hebrew Folk Magic and Lilith”
Werewolves Versus Witches: the Peculiar Trial of Theiss of Kaltenbrun
Imagine this: the year is 1691, and you are a judge for the Swedish town of Jürgensburg. Recently, there was a theft from the local Lutheran Church,… Read more “Werewolves Versus Witches: the Peculiar Trial of Theiss of Kaltenbrun”
She Swallows the Stars: the Day of the Dead
There are days for the living… And there are days for the dead. The Aztecs had a peculiar fascination with death, which is obvious from both their… Read more “She Swallows the Stars: the Day of the Dead”
White Woman Creek: A Kansas Ghost Story
Western Kansas is desolate, even today. Imagine what it was like over a century ago. Yet, white settlers pushed on through it… They pushed through, but it… Read more “White Woman Creek: A Kansas Ghost Story”
