Folklore

The terrifying teyollohcuani is a shape-shifter of ancient indigenous lore, dark colonial history, and pop culture.

Tales of strange, nocturnal people haunt the region—and so do theories about who they were, from a lost Welsh "tribe" to aliens.

All-natural monster repellent for spooky season might lurk in your kitchen.

The classic creepy story—a driver offers a lift to a stranger who is not of this world—has deep roots and a long reach.

These ancient terrors, from Australia’s bunyip to Brazil’s capelobo, still haunt—and hunt—us.

In Sardinian folktales, an older woman gives those at death's door a nudge. But was she real?

Trickster, mentor, probable goddess—Slavic folklore's most famous villain is so much more than a witch.

It's the season of harvest-guarding stones and cities of squash.