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402: Japanese folklore: Misconceptions
Love means never having to say I'm sorry (I poisoned you)"...or something like that. This Valentine's Day there are three love stories from Japan. On the first, a man moves on after becoming a widower (kind of), on the second, two frogs fall out of lov
401: Chinese Zodiac: Rat Race
It's Race DayToday, we tell the story of how the animals in the Chinese Zodiac got their years: a race that's terrible for all involved. The Creature: NianWhy you want to dress in red to avoid long, unpleasant runs on New Year's Day, though any ru
400: Celtic folklore: The Baddies
Our princess is in another castle! Two stories from Ireland where it's unclear who the villain is...and how it might just be among the people we least suspect. The creature: le cheval BayardA horse who just wants to make you feel bad about your r
399: Canadian folklore: Wild Night
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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