Section of the Chapter Seven frontispiece Natalie created for Enchanted Creatures showing curiosity cabinet specimens Source: Natalie Lawrence I've always thought that nonhuman animals (animals) are ...

The Roman historian Sallustius, also known as Sallust, hit on a crystalline formulation to describe concepts that we know to be fictional and unreal but that nevertheless loom large in our ...

Journey to the West’s most well known character is arguably Sun Wukong, the monkey king who joins the monk on his pilgrimage to retrieve sacred buddhist texts in the Chinese novel. For English ...

Although Irish folklore is littered with legendary ghoulish water creatures, few are as scary as the Dobhar Chú (pronounced do-war coo). Considered by some to be Ireland’s version of the famous Loch ...

Every state in America has its own local legends, and thanks to Barbara Davidson, we now have an illustrated guide to the most well-known mythical creatures lurking in each one. From Bigfoot’s many ...

Ask historian Brooks Blevins his favorite Halloween story, and you won't get the kind that raises goosebumps around a campfire. He calls it "tame and unremarkable." "I suppose I hold on to it because ...