books "Weird Ireland" offers a wonderfully whimsical tour of the Emerald Isle Thom Dunn

Japan Strange statues and folklore haunt Japan's Yokai town Popkin

Delightful Creatures A handsome and rare deep sea creature washed up onto the shores of La Jolla this August Popkin

poetry Erotic Serbian folktales from the 19th century Natalie Dressed

gender Unofficial mascot not welcome at Japan's annual Iron Penis Festival Mark Frauenfelder

Cryptozoology Mexican president posts photo proving existence of mysterious Mayan elf David Pescovitz

Cryptozoology The cryptid complications of Wikipedia's editing policies Thom Dunn

trolls The Troll Hole Museum Popkin

makers Turning a life-size animatronic wizard into Krampus Gareth Branwyn

books Take a creepy cross country roadtrip with The United States of Cryptids Thom Dunn

History The fascinating history and traditions of the Jack-o-Lantern Gareth Branwyn

bees Palace beekeeper's most solemn task: telling the bees about Queen Elizabeth II's death Jennifer Sandlin

Monsters PBS takes a look at Siren Head, an eldritch folk monster for the internet age Gareth Branwyn

war Viral ode to the Bayraktar drone being used by the Ukrainian army Gareth Branwyn

christmas Krampus, the origins of a Yuletide monster Gareth Branwyn

kickstarter Kickstart this cool new comic of North American folktales by Indigenous artists Thom Dunn

COVID-19 My Life on the Road: The Jinn Séamus Bellamy

language The origins of the word "monster" Gareth Branwyn

folklore Murder ballads were the original true-crime media Clive Thompson

Monsters A brief history of gargoyles Gareth Branwyn