5B-Slavic Folklore: The First Horcrux

5B-Slavic Folklore: The First Horcrux

As it turns out, Koschei the Deathless is very, very hard to kill, a fact one could probably guess from his name. This episode explores his tragic origins, as well as the ludicrously complex way he's hidden his soul (a Russian nesting doll situation that's unpleasant for everyone involved). He'll prove his name incorrect as he finally meets his demise in what amounts to the most heart-wrenching egging of all time.


In the creature this week, despite forests being kind of the only place where forest fires can take place, this sticky giant thinks nothing of tapping the ashes from his giant cigars into the dry leaves.

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73-Japanese Folklore: I will find you

73-Japanese Folklore: I will find you

A young woman's father is taken, and she decided to go to the edges of the known world to get him back, to a faraway island harboring a dark and terrible secret.  The creature this week is skunk ape!...

28 Kesä 201741min

72-Kelpie: Party Horse

72-Kelpie: Party Horse

A sea horse (but not that type of sea horse) that haunts the coasts of Scotland, the kelpie is a legendary cryptid that represents the dangerous unknown of the water...as well as new guys stopping by ...

21 Kesä 201738min

71C-Sinbad: There and Back and There and Back Again

71C-Sinbad: There and Back and There and Back Again

If you've ever wondered about giving that strange old man a piggy-back ride in the woods, the philosophical nuances of way too much grave robbing, or how many people are necessary to take down a four-...

14 Kesä 201743min

71B-Sinbad: Snake Eyes

71B-Sinbad: Snake Eyes

Whether it's deadly literary references, sticky cows, or extremely inappropriate eulogies, the stories of Sinbad have it all...as long as by "it all" you're looking for a story of how a rich (and, let...

7 Kesä 201736min

71A-Sinbad the Sailor: Venture

71A-Sinbad the Sailor: Venture

Sinbad (no, not that Sinbad) is probably the 3rd most famous story from a collection titled "One Thousand and One Nights". It's a story of loss, hardship, and redemption...and then partying so hard th...

31 Touko 201732min

70-Ugly Duckling: Fowl Play

70-Ugly Duckling: Fowl Play

It seems like with a lot of fairy tales someone looked at the original, thought that there was absolutely no way they could tell that to a child, and re-wrote it to get rid of the shocking violence an...

24 Touko 201731min

69-Midas: You Got the Touch

69-Midas: You Got the Touch

Don't, under any circumstances, trust the Midas touch. The king of unforced errors, Midas is a well-known figure in mythology mainly because of horrible decision-making and lack of foresight. They say...

17 Touko 201735min

68B-Morgan le Fay: Her Majesty

68B-Morgan le Fay: Her Majesty

Wrapping up this two-part series on Morgan le Fay, we'll see her devious schemes within schemes come to fruition with one aim in mind: killing King Arthur and seizing the throne for herself.  The cre...

10 Touko 201743min

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