books Greek myths reimagined in stunning new art book Ellsworth Toohey

Funny Meet the Bonnacon: Medieval Europe's explosive diarrhea-spraying mythical beast Popkin

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

wales Llawgnychu! It's ok to Cymru to Welsh fairy porn Rob Beschizza

france Mythical French sword mysteriously disappears from stone Thom Dunn

neil gaiman Neil Gaiman answers Twitter's mythology questions Gareth Branwyn

Japan Mythological Japanese rock splits in half, potentially releasing evil demons Thom Dunn

africa Check out Africa's Godzilla Devin Nealy

photography Astonishing actual photograph of Neptune rising from the sea David Pescovitz

Science The many-headed hydra is a real creature that regenerates itself and can live "forever" David Pescovitz

Science Ancient civilizations' fascination with AI, robots, and synthetic life David Pescovitz

Japan Uncanny Japan: a podcast highlighting "all that is weird from old Japan" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Now in print: Neil Gaiman's "novelistic" book of Norse mythos Cory Doctorow

books East of the Sun and West of the Moon – Norwegian folklore intricately illustrated by artist Kay Nielsen Ben Marks