Mavka Mythology, The Strange Ukrainian Folklore
Mavka mythology is one of those subjects I stumbled across while looking into Slavic folklore, and honestly, the more I read about…
The Huldra, The Strange Presence in the Woods
The Huldra in Swedish folklore is one of those figures that makes an ordinary walk through the woods sound a little less…
Hedley Kow, The Strange Shapeshifting Creature
Rural Durham and Northumberland have no shortage of strange local legends, but few are quite as odd as the Hedley Kow. Unlike…
Cursed Book Titles: 10 Books With Mysterious Histories
Some cursed book titles are hard to forget. You read the name once, look up the story behind it, and suddenly you’re…
Mothman Sightings List, The Encounters Behind the Legend
I started putting together a mothman sightings list after getting drawn into one strange story after another, eventually finding myself reading eyewitness…
The Gumberoo: The Strange Monster of Logging Camp Legends
The Gumberoo was completely new to me. I found it by accident while hopping from one strange folklore story to another, following…
Creatures in the Woods, List of Strange Creatures and Legends
Creatures in the woods have always felt a little different from other monster stories. Maybe it’s because forests already have a way…
J’ba Fofi Sightings, Encounters With the Huge Spider
J’ba Fofi means “giant spider” and pops up mostly in stories from the Congo region, especially among the Baka people. And these…
20 True Scary Stories in the Woods You Won’t Forget
The woods can feel peaceful during the day, but everything changes when the sun goes down. Strange sounds seem to come from…
Rokurokubi Story, The Strange Japanese Legend
The first thing that makes a rokurokubi unsettling is how ordinary it can look. During the day, it might be a woman…