Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

One-horned creatures are found in myths around the world. Although unicorns in different cultures have little to do with one another, they have multiple associations in European thought. In southern ...

In African folklore, humans are always the hunters, perched at the top of the food chain and feared by all common characters in folktales. Their ability to start a fire, an entity that consumed all ...

West African mythology is an integral facet of Nikyatu Jusu’s filmmaking. Whether in her directorial stint on an episode of The CW’s Two Sentence Horror Stories or the melanated day-walking vampires ...

Folklore has served as the basis for so many of the world’s most famous stories. Whether it is pure folklore or fairy tales, many include mystical or mythical creatures that help in world-building and ...

Elephants are land animals that have roamed the earth for nearly 56 million years! And though they are mighty creatures who appear domineering, giant and imposing, they are quite peaceful, generous, ...