folklore
I Tracked America’s Cryptid Obsession, From Bigfoot to Sentient Pants
Says author J.W. Ocker, “The pursuit of cryptids is the pursuit of wonder. We’re hoping for something new.”
The Best Thing in Skateboarding Right Now Is This Old Green Bench
A 300-pound hunk of steel keeps getting stolen and taken to different cities. It's quickly becoming skateboarding legend.
Photos of France's Weird and Wonderful Festivals
From medieval fest celebrating spoons to colourful carnival parties, these traditional events have been going strong for centuries.
DJs, Swords, Goblin People: Everything We Saw at Greece’s Narthex Festival
Founded by two Berlin-based DJs and held at the base of an active volcano, Narthex is where medieval fantasy and hard-style Sugababes edits unite.
This Malaysian Horror Movie Is a Quiet Foray Into Southeast Asian Forest Folklore
The story starts with a bloodied little girl who brings a terrifying message.
Taylor Swift Super Fans Are Furious About a Good Review
Pitchfork's positive review took Folklore from a 90 to an 89 on review aggregator Metacritic. For some fans, that's unforgivable.
Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Cover Is Accidentally Hella Black Metal
Ihsan of Emperor notes some major similarities between the covers of 'Telemark' and 'folklore,' but he's cool with it.
Searching the Peak District for 'The Lord of the Roaches'
The British eccentric and his beauty queen wife fought a 12-year war against the modern world from their hut in the wilderness.
The Witches That Terrified Me as a Kid Are Actually Feminist Heroes
In South Asian folklore, the witch-like churail with her backward feet is actually based on women who died at the hands of their husbands and came back to haunt them.
This Is Why We Still Tell the 'Dead Dog in a Suitcase' Urban Legend
You know the one, about a thief stealing a suitcase with a dead dog inside it. But what does the spread of this story tell us about urban life?
'Don't Wake the Night' Tackles Morality Better Than Any AAA Game
Inspired by Paraguayan folklore, it's a game about the intersection of community and consequences.