‘folklore’ Archives
While I was out…
I've been away from the blog for a while. Needless to say, lots going on. One of those things, I'm sad to admit, has been video games. When there is a lot going on in your personal life that you don't want to deal with might need a break from dealing with, it's not uncommon to seek some escapism in a fantasy world. It's why entertainment still [...]
I’m too busy playing video games to do a Thursday post
So instead go check out this new MMO under development by Funcom (the folks who brought us the Age of Conan MMO). Set in the modern world, it's based on the premise that, besides the everyday world we all know, a Secret World of demons, monsters, and shadowy secret societies and conspiracies exists and exerts a very real influence on the "real" [...]
On the road again
So, not much to share this Thursday. I'll spend most of the day on airplanes today until I land in Columbus, OH, jump in my mom's van, and head south toward Kentucky. I'll be in the Ohio River Valley for the extended weekend with my family. The same "neck of the woods" that's home to Mothman, the Serpent Mound, the Tremper Mound effigy pipes, [...]
African Witch Stories
Some of my favorite news stories come out of sub-Saharan Africa. When looking at African newspapers (or news sites in our modern digital world) it isn't uncommon to see a story on the development of environmentally friendly technology solutions like solar powered laptops and cooking stoves that run on recycled paper pellets sharing space with [...]
Feral Child found in Siberia
Reuters is reporting that Russian authorities have assumed custody of a five year old girl who has spent the majority of her life locked in an unheated flat in the Siberian city of Chita with a group of dogs and cats. The child, who authorities assume to be around five years old despite stunted growth that makes her appear to be around two years [...]
Because it’s Thursday
I'm going to try and start a new tradition around here. Every Thursday we're going to post random links to strange tid-bits in the news that you may have missed, may have seen elsewhere, or may know more about than any of us could begin to. I'll need your help to keep on task. Sometimes there will be a theme. If I can't come up with a [...]
Southern Fried Bigfoot premieres tonight
While the word Bigfoot usually conjures images of the deep forests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest, there is also a rich tradition of southern hominid sightings. Often known by various local names, the southern Bigfoot doesn't get as much attention (or respect) as his northwestern cousins, but his impact on the local people and their lore [...]
Documentaries & Comic Books & Bigfoot, Oh My!
The latest issue of the cryptozoologically themed Image Comics title Proof (issue # 18, on stands now) features a short interview with Sean Whitley, the writer/director of the forthcoming documentary Southern Fried Bigfoot, which discusses sightings of the Skunk Ape, Honey Island Swamp Monster, the Fouke Monster, and other southern [...]
Dan Aykroyd’s spirits
Somehow this has flown under my radar for a couple of months, but Dan Aykroyd is marketing his own brand of boutique vodka sold in a skull shaped bottle. What does this have to do with anomalous phenomenon you ask? Everything! In his online video explaining the liquor, an oddly sweaty Aykroyd almost seems to be parodying himself in some [...]
Beware Gingerbread Houses
In addition to the various folk tales and fairy stories they collected in their publications, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm also collected supposedly true stories of tragedy, such as the infamous Children Play at Hog Killing, from the first edition of their book and dropped from later editions as too grisly. In these types of stories a group of [...]
