Why Do Witches Wear Pointy Hats? The History Behind the Costume

America’s obsession with witches is older than the country itself. At first, it was rooted in fear, fueling false accusations of witchcraft, including those that led to the Salem witch trials. Beyond the courtroom, witches have been a steady presence in American culture through folk legends and local lore, fairy tales, Halloween traditions, and eventually,

What Is a Wendigo? A Look at the Supernatural Creature

In order to fill 320 episodes, Supernatural writers got to explore all sorts of terrifying creatures. So what is a wendigo and when did it get featured on the show? To understand the monster, we need to take a look at its origin story. The Algonquian tribes saw the Wendigo as more than a mythical

Forget Hades and Loki, who was the Celtic god of death?

The names of the ancient Celtic gods are much less known than those of their Greek and Norse counterparts. Thanks to modern retellings of ancient myths in books and movies, names such as Hades, the Greek god of the Underworld, and Loki, the Norse trickster god, are well known. But the gods and goddesses of

Release the Trolls: The Norse Mythology Prevalent in Popular Culture

Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings series, which New Zealand’s taxpayers contributed US$114m towards just to keep in the country, reaffirms the fact that the world loves high fantasy. J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic was a fixture of pop culture long before Peter Jackson brought it to life on the big screen. But its permanence in the

Mermaid Museum exploring mythical creature set to open in Berlin this weekend

BERLIN, Md. — Berlin’s newest attraction, a mermaid museum, is set to open this weekend. The museum will give visitors an in-depth look into the worldwide lure of the mermaid, according to the museum’s creator. Mermaids have fascinated the ages bringing seafaring tales that mixed with art and pop culture. The Ocean City area has

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,

8 Crazy Cryptids That Could Exist

Cryptozoology is the study of animals whose existence has not yet been confirmed by science. This does not mean, however, that they are not real. Creatures that fit this category are commonly known as cryptids. Stories about these creatures can be found all over the world, from the UK to the Congo. Many famous cryptids