Myth
-
Josiah and Zoe Latimer are no strangers to the unexpected. When you’re the kids of famous ghost hunters in a family with a legacy for paranormal policing, you learn pretty quickly that things aren’t always what they seem. But when their parents meet a violent end, Josiah and Zoe’s sheltered lives are about to explode…
-
In response to the controversial Shark of Darkness: Wrath of Submarine, which kicked off the Discovery Channel’s celebrated Shark Week on Sunday night, it’s time to deal with not only the suspect science represented in the annual curtain-raiser, but also the persistent myths that still float around about sharks… read more News – ‘Shark of…
-
The Coco or Cuco, Coca, Cuca, Cucuy is a mythical ghost-monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in many Hispanic and Lusophone countries. He can also be considered a Hispanic version of a bugbear, as it is a commonly used figure of speech representing an irrational or exaggerated fear. The Coco is a male being while…
-
There are more than 80 different wooden carvings in a forest in Juodkrante, Lithuania called the Hill of Witches “Raganu kalnas”. The project started in 1979 and is now a public trail that takes walkers through a collection of myths and legends from Lithuanian folklore.On June 24th, each year, people sing and dance to bring…
-
To homeless children sleeping on the street, neon is as comforting as a night-light. Angels love colored light too. After nightfall in downtown Miami, they nibble on the NationsBank building — always drenched in a green, pink, or golden glow. “They eat light so they can fly,” eight-year-old Andre tells the children sitting on the…
-
The study of Sumerian culture introduced by the present volume, Sumerian Mythology, is to be based largely on Sumerian literary sources; it will consist of the formulation of the spiritual and religious concepts of the Sumerians, together with the reconstructed text and translation of the Sumerian literary compositions in which these concepts are revealed. It…
-
As TV’s Fargo begins its Channel 4 run, a film based on the mysterious story of a Japanese woman who froze to death in Minnesota – in pursuit, allegedly of the Coens’ original kidnap ransom – debuts at Sundance London read more: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter – Fargo’s urban myth made into movie | Film…
-
The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in Britain, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Built on centuries of shared tradition, a characteristic body of folklore has thrived and endured well into the present day. Folklore of Yorkshire chronicles such beliefs throughout the whole county, identifying distinctive common themes, placing…
-
Baltimore, Md., July 20. The statement that Captain E. J. Smith, commander of the ill-fated Titanic, was not drowned in the disaster, but was seen safe and sound Friday morning in Baltimore, was made to-day by a retired mariner, who claims to have been a shipmate of Captain Smith for more than 17 years. Read…
-
Among the stories surrounding the sinking of the luxury liner Titanic in 1912 was a tale about an unlucky mummy whose curse was as responsible for that accident as that floating island of ice the tore open the ship’s hull. Though the story had been around for years, it spread rapidly in the wake of…
-
The most primeval reference to a human figure with fish’s tail dates far back into 5000 BC. Latest archaeological findings reveal that there was a freaky god with fish’s tail among the range of gods workshipped by Babylonians. This god called “Owannesse” was characterised by a strange body with an upper part of man and…
-
The jackalope is an antlered species of rabbit, unfortunately rumored to be extinct, though occasional sightings of this rare creature continue to occur, suggesting that pockets of jackalope populations continue to persist in its native home, the American West. read more: The Jackalope.