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Campfire Tales: The Murder Maggot of Minnesota
The Murder Maggot of Minnesota Listen to our Campfire Tales now! Imagine you’re a teenager sitting around a campfire, it is a dark and stormy night. Your teenage counselor begins a story that makes the hair on your arms stand up and sends shivers down your spine. They hold a flashlight under their face, casting eerie shadows as they reach the scariest part- and then suddenly, you hear something rustling in the trees. Everyone lets out a collective scream! That is precisely the feeling we want to embody in our campfire tale today! Of course, fairytales and folklore may be…
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Yokai, Yocat: Cat Yokai from Japanese Folklore
Yokai, Yocat! Yokai are the backbone of Japan’s mythology and folklore scene. There are so many to choose from and many of the monsters have short folktales associated with them, so to help us choose we perused Thersa Matsuura’s book of Japanese Folklore and settled on a monster we know best- cats! Over the years on this podcast, we have covered a few Japanese stories, including The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and The Tale of the Boneless Jellyfish, as well as referenced Japanese storytelling traditions and yokai whenever they were relevant to other tales we were…
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The Shamans and Swords of K-Pop Demon Hunters
The Shamans and Swords of K-Pop Demon Hunters Welcome to Tales from the Box Office where Fox and Sparrow moonlight as TV and Movie reviewers who focus on the myths and monsters behind the fictional folklore fanfare! In this part, we will focus on Shamanism and Huntr/x. K-Pop Demon Hunters is the blockbuster of the summer and it was only just released in June! The movie which was produced by Sony Pictures Animation and co-directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans features a fictional K-Pop girl group called Huntr/x who just so happen to also be demon hunters. This post…
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Festive Folklore Figures
Festive Folklore Figures Various, 10 minute read Folklore Figures in January? Have we missed the memo or are we just recovering from the bliss of Folklore Festivities? No! It’s January 6th which marks Perchtatag and the end of the “Rauhnächten” (the time between the solstice and Epiphany). So in the spirit of Frau Perchta, here is our list of some monstrous creatures of Yuletide! We have previously covered many different types of Christmas tales so look at the list below if you are searching for something specific: If you are interested in Christmas ghosts and the Victorian obsession with them,…
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Running Deer and the Wampus Mask
Today, we are going to settle in with a story from the Appalachians, more specifically, with a from the Cherokee First Nations. Snuggle in and get ready for the thrilling story behind the nightmare creature- the Wampus Cat. The Wampus cat, the Whistling Wampus or the Gallywampus as it is called, is a half-dog/half-cat creature that lurks in dark places, piercing the hearts and souls of those it comes across. However, the Wampus stories’ potential origin could be the story of Running Deer. So, before we run out of time, here is our story for today, Deer Travellers. The Spirit…
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Aicha: The Demon Slayer
This incredible, globe-trotting heroine’s story is full of Ghouls, Sea-Lions, and Cowardly Princes! Presenting, Aicha the Demon Slayer from Algerian and Moroccan Folklore!
Tales from the Enchanted Forest 