Fengdu: the Chinese Ghost City
High on the Ming Hill, Fengdu, or the “City of Ghosts,” is situated at the northern end of the Yangtze River, China. It attracts tourists from all over the world, […]
The mysterious 12th century story of green children of Woolpit
The legend of the Green Children originated in the village of Woolpit, in the county of Suffolk, England, in the early part of the 12th Century, during the reign of […]
La Pascualita: the Mystery of the “Corpse Bride” exhibited in a shop window in Mexico
Embalmed corpses are not an unusual tourist attraction. Several popes are on view at the Vatican, and it’s normal that visitors still flock to see Lenin’s preserved body in Moscow’s […]
Fontanelle Cemetery, Naples, and the cult of “pezzentelle” souls.
The Fontanelle cemetery is a place of worship located in in a cave in the tuff hillside in the Materdei section of the city of Naples, Italy. Inside there are […]
Hinnagami: the spirit that possess japanese dolls and grant their owners any wish
Hinnagami are powerful spirits from Toyama Prefecture, Japan, that live inside in dolls. In Japan dolls take on an important meaning, and this is why once they become old they […]
”The big fish” of Northern Ireland
We are in Northern Ireland, along the banks of the River Lagan in Donegall Quay, Belfast. “The Big Fish,” also known as “The Salmon of Knowledge” (Irish: bradán feasa), is […]
The mysteries of Colonel Jonathan Tyng House in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
If you’re looking for ghosts near Nashua, New Hampshire, or Tyngsboro, Massachuset (just south of Nashua), you can visit the haunted Tyng Mansion site. It’s just next to a haunted […]
Maneki Neko: history and legend of the Japanese lucky cat
Japan is a great country for cat lovers: there are, for example, islands with more cats that inhabitants, and the most popular is Tashirojima, or you can drink something in […]
The incredible Chinese Ghost Festival (Ghost Month) in Taiwan~
If you’ve ever been to China or Taiwan or read about Chinese society, you’ve probably come to realize that Chinese culture abounds with the most unusual and macabre customs and […]
Olgoi-Khorkhoi: the Mongolian Death Worm of the Gobi Desert
Deep within the shifting sands of the Gobi Desert, an area already popular due its unsolved mysteries and its legends, lives the elusive Olgoi-Khorkhoi, the Mongolian Death Worm. Or so […]
‘A Bella Mbriana: a love legend along the narrow streets of Naples
The history of Naples is full of legends and myths, which are lost between truth and fantasy, between streets and alleys, between lights and shadows. The love legend of ‘A […]
La Llorona: the legend of the weeping woman of Mexico and Southwest America
The legend of La Llorona, which literally means in Spanish language “Weeping Woman”, has been a part of Hispanic culture in the Southwest America and Mexico since the days of […]
Legends and origins of “O’ Munaciello”, the Neapolitan sprite.
A Neapolitan proverb reads: “O munaciello: a chi arricchisce e a chi appezzentisce“, which means something like “The munaciello or enriches or sends into poverty“. The munaciello, literally “little monk” […]
Miyoshi Mononoke Museum: the first museum dedicated to Japanese folklore monsters recently opened near Hiroshima
Demons, monsters and ghosts. Anyone who has even a minimum of familiarity with Japanese folklore knows that there are so many beings – or not beings – strange across the […]
The fool story of the Original “Gotham City” in England!
That’s true: Batman’s hometown wasn’t inspired by New York City, but this English village that pretended to be insane. We are near Nottingham, England, where is located the quiet town […]
Turnip Jack-o’-Lanterns Are the Root of Halloween traditions~
Of course, many people herald Halloween as an American festival of ghosts and ghouls, but most of the activities associated with this time of year are rooted in European folklore […]
