Long before calendars were agreed upon and long before Epiphany had a name, there lived an old woman in the hills of Italy known simply as Befana. She was not feared, nor was she celebrated. She was respected. Her humble inn was immaculate beyond reason, scrubbed so clean that even dust seemed afraid to linger. Floors gleamed like still water, shelves were aligned with obsessive precision, and every tool had its place. Cleanliness was not merely...
Folklore
The Whispering Shadows of Hawaii In the heart of the Hawaiian Islands, where mist curls around volcanic peaks and waterfalls tumble into hidden valleys, the legends speak of the mystical Menehune. A secretive race of small, elf like supernatural beings. They are the guardians of forests, builders of impossible structures, and tricksters of the night. To the modern skeptic, they are myths meant to explain ancient stoneworks. But to those attuned to the paranormal, the Menehune...
Ancient Shapeshifters of the Southwest Deep within the vast expanses of the American Southwest, where red mesas pierce endless skies and ancient winds carry secrets older than memory, dwells one of the most feared supernatural entities in Native American lore. The skin-walker, known in Navajo as yee naaldlooshii (literally with it, he goes on all fours), represents a dark corruption of traditional spiritual practices. An alarming entity that has forsaken natures sacred path to embrace malevolent...