1. In France, children have their “tooth mouse” which apparently was based on a fairy tale. It seems that a good queen needs a little help defeating an evil king and a fairy comes by to help. She changes into a mouse and knocks out all of his teeth. Whether this is really the connection [...]
Black Dragons:
Black dragons are the largest of dragon species. They are four legged with an evil temperament and they often feed on other species of dragons, humans and elves. Both male and female are super aggressive when breeding, during gestation and when protecting their young. If females are not submissive, males often force them to [...]
Monsters-both imagined and real-conjure up ghastly images of fangs and cauldrons, murky lakes and fiery caverns, forked tongues and evil eyes. The following facts concern monsters from various cultures around the world.
First fact of monsters - they’re ugly. Take the gorgon sisters of Medusa fame. Apparently they were so ugly, anyone who looked at their [...]
In Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos, one of the main fictional characters is of course Cthulhu himself. The deity first appeared in Lovecraft’s story, “The Call of the Cthulhu,” which concerns a dangerous cult that worships the Great Old One.Â
Originally from the Outer Cosmos, Cthulhu presently resides in the sunken city of R’lyeh at the bottom of [...]
The myth of the Vampire can be found in many countries around the world but the legends most of us know come from the European cultures.
Different cultures even within Europe had different beliefs as to what caused Vampirism but some were also remarkably similar. Causes ranged from the most known; being bitten by a Vampire, [...]
Lincoln’s former bedroom in the White House is reported to be the most prominently haunted spot in the President’s mansion. This former President’s ghost has been spotted by guests, staff and even Sir Winston Churchill, who was sleeping in the room. He absolutely refused to stay there any longer and on later visits, asked for [...]
The myth of dragons
Dragons, in there many forms, have existed in myth and legend for many thousands of years. Even today, in this advanced era we live in, dragons make regular cameo appearances in cartoons, comics and even films. Smoking dragons are used as incense burners, dragons in flight hung around our neck or snaking [...]
