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Japan has a lot of stories of weird creatures in their collection. These folklore creatures may be identified with many names such as Yokai or bakemono or even ayakashi. This list will talk about 5 scary women in Japanese folklore. 5. Jorogumo Which could mean either binding bride or whore spider. In the Edo period, […]
Do you want to know how to summon Toire no Hanako-san? Hanako-san is a very old urban legend found in Japan. A little girl ghost that haunts the toilet is what she is. She is always wearing the old styled red school uniform and her hair is usually in a bob. If you have heard of […]
Yokai are creatures found in Japanese folklore. They may be scary, funny or just plain weird. Here are 5 Yokai that are pretty well known and always makes its appearance in anime and manga. 5. Kappa Most of you who frequent twitch would think of a different Kappa when you hear that name. But for […]
Folklore and mythological creatures exists all around the world. But this article will talk about 5 Korean mythological creatures from both the South and North Korea. Note that the mythology in Korea, Japan and China usually coincide with each other. So you may get a few similarities in their mythology.
Izanami-no-mikoto and Izanagi-no-mikoto. These two deities are said to be the creators of Japan and other gods. So while in the Takamagahara a.k.a the heavens of that time; they were assigned to make something out of the chaotic mass known as earth and to create a few other gods for the newly made lands. So […]
Here are 5 Germanic mythical creatures. Most of these creatures would kill you. So aren’t you glad they are only mythological and not a common occurrence? 5. Alp The Alps are creatures that appear in nightmares in the middle of the night. This mythical creature would appear in the dreams of men and women but […]
The Giant’s Causeway If you go to the coast of Ulster or Staffa the nearest isle of Scotland, you would see the rock formations consisting of hexagons. According to folktales, these rock formations were made by a giant called Finn McCool. The story: A long time ago when giants and physically strong men was a norm, […]
Odin, Vili and Ve are brothers. It is said that these 3 gods were the one that made the world. Though, Odin seems to be the most famous one among the 3 because, he was the eldest, definitely the strongest and he ruled Asgard. They made earth by killing Ymir. Ymir was a hermaphroditic frost giant […]
Ghosts and Supernatural Beings in the Malay Culture To start off with, Malay is a race in south east Asia that are mostly found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Now the ghosts that I’m going to talk about are mostly known in the Malay regions but similarities may be found around other parts of […]
The amount of French folklore creatures are surprisingly scarce but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any around. Here are 5 creatures I managed to find some information and details on:
When we think of Ireland or the Irish mythology, we would think of Leprechauns. This post will show you that there are more to Ireland than the Leprechauns and the lucky charms.
Attention! Mermaids in this video are part fish part human. Which part is fish and which part is human does not matter. 🙂 Now that that’s out of the way, here are 5 mermaid legends from around the world: