Myths and Legends

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399: Canadian folklore: Wild Night
December 31, 2024

At a bad New Year's party?It has to be better than little Joe and Baptiste's New Years, in the frigid Canadian wilderness. But they're going to change that. By making a deal with the devil. The creature: The YaleThe Yale, or the Centicore, is a su

398: Nordic Christmas: In the Bleak Mid-winter
December 18, 2024

Trolls, zombies, and evil housecatsIt must be Christmas in the Nordic countries. Today, a young officer is stuck in the city after being in a brief coma. At least there are some tales to keep him company. The Creature: Frau GaudenThe creature this

397: Monkey King: King of Hearts
December 11, 2024

Monkey and Co. are really hoping this city is differentI mean, it has to be, right? Not every city can be full of monsters...can it? We're back in the Journey to the West with Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. The Creature: CacusA half spider man that

396: Greek Myths: Hades, Too
December 04, 2024

Hades is taking the long way homeAfter dropping Persephone off in the world of the humans, Hades makes the long walk back down to his palace at the heart of his realms, giving us a tour of the greek underworld and all the things that creep within. T

395: Breton folklore: Darkest Knight
November 27, 2024

Why maybe you should pass on dating that person with the dad who murders everyone trying to date them The tale of Degarr is a story of knights, chivalry, violence, and grappling with what it means when the person you've idolized and sought your whole

394: Danish folklore: Heartless
November 20, 2024

How a Scientist Becomes a WizardTwo stories from Denmark about people dealing with their neighbors in very different ways. One loves and accepts them. The other just wants to get away so he tears out his own heart. The Creature: Abumi-guchi (

393: 1001 Nights: Let it Be(ak) (part 2 of 2)
November 13, 2024

A Cavern Full of Snakes is apparently a Great ClassroomHasib is still stuck in the room with the Queen of Serpents and twelve thousand snakes, and the QoS a story to tell. Two of them, actually. Long ones. Two years' worth of stories of guys lost in th

392: 1001 Nights: The Unthinkable (part 1 of 2)
November 06, 2024

Hasib wants to avoid a freak library accidentSo he will avoid learning anything. Ever. This week, it's the story of Hasib and the Queen of Serpents, the snake woman with a cistern full of honey...and a secret.--- The Creature: ChameleonBad news

391: Japanese Horror: Handsome Bad Man
October 30, 2024

If you can't be with the one you love...Love the one you're with? What? No. Kill everyone in your way until you get what you want. This week: a ghost story from Japan about what happens when a ronin, a masterless samurai, has nothing to lose in a quest

390: Hans Christian Andersen: Swan Song
October 23, 2024

Let them eat sand A story from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen about a witch who wants to take over the kingdom and the twelve kids who stand in her way. Just kidding, they have no idea what's going on.--- The Creature: WalekYou no longer