folklore

New Yorkers should beware of the Flying Head from Iroquois folklore, a massive disembodied head with bat wings that eats people.

Unlike its western counterpart, which spews fire and destroys villages, the eastern dragon is a divine being that brings prosperity and happiness.

Tam Lin is an old Scottish folktale that was published in 1769 which makes its proactive female lead all the more surprising.

Biringan City lies hidden in the forests of Samar, kind of like Wakanda but with fae creatures that lure lost tourists to enter and never leave.

Deep in the heart of the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey lurks the Jersey Devil, a monster cursed by its own mother that haunts the forests.

The Namazu is a giant catfish from Japanese mythology that lives underground and causes earthquakes.