Yōkai are supernatural beings like kappas, demons, and even haunted household objects that have appeared in Japanese art and folklore for centuries. It’s difficult to define yōkai in simple terms.

The final result feels like a blend of a traditional haunted house movie and Japanese folklore - think Amityville Horror meets Dark Water. But how much of the movie is based on real mythology or ...

This year’s Folklore festival is celebrating 30 years of democracy, over 30 days in three cities- Tshwane, Johannesburg and Cape Town. In 1846 British writer William John Thoms was reportedly ...

It has also been claimed that he was inspired by the poetry of Seamus Heaney, particularly his poems about the Northern Ireland bogs and the folklore of the people who live there. Heaney wrote a ...

These characters, like Birbal and Abhimanyu, continue to inspire generations Birbal, a wise, witty advisor in Emperor Akbar's ...

The story of the Wendigo (sometimes spelled windigo or windago) comes from Algonquian Native American folklore, and the exact details vary depending on who you ask. Some people who have claimed to ...