THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER

Rumours, myths and tall tales have long swirled around the vast Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. But what’s the real, verifiable history of the legend? It might be surprising to learn that ‘Nessie’ is a relatively recent addition to world folklore, only really entering public consciousness in the 1930s. Of course, it did have

Family Creates Board Game Inspired by Costa Rican Legends

Rescuing Costa Rican legends, as well as promoting popular culture, led an enterprising family to create “Pura Vida Monsters,” a card game that includes 21 characters, as well as artistic illustrations of Costa Rican “monsters”. The characters are divided into 63 cards that are mixed to form fun figures, inspired by El Pisuicas, La Tulevieja,

The Myth of the Werehyena and the Fear of the Other in the Horn of Africa

Also known as “bouda,” their scary stories could also be used to marginalize and dehumanize. IN THE VILLAGE OF ATUGA, Ethiopia, on any given night in late October, the local farmers make sure to return from tending their livestock well before the sun sets. Markets close up and mothers beckon their children home from play,