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After a quiet December of very little posting, we've returned with a gift for the holidays as we read The Wooden Shoes of Little Wolff.Suggested talking points: Gordiesmas, Golfception, Pulp Fiction: ...

23 Des 20251h 6min

Content Warning: The story this week revolves around the central plot point of a dog's death.This week on WTFolklore, we read The Dog and the Sparrow, another Grimm tale that has somehow yet alluded o...

2 Des 20251h

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Lambikin, originally an Indian story, retold as an Irish story, that we then wrestle into the shape of a Thanksgiving story.Suggested talking points: Gordie's Hous...

25 Nov 202557min

This week on WTFolklore, we read Vukub-Cakix, a Mayan tale that purports to be about "Twin Hero-Wizards". We purport they are neither.Suggested talking points: Make N' Shake, Forgive Me For the Blow D...

11 Nov 20251h 1min

It's back to business-as-usual this week on WTFolklore as we re-calibrate our fairy tale senses with some good ol' fashion eastern european fare, The Glass Mountain, which stars a guy dressed as Hugh ...

4 Nov 20251h

DISCLAIMER: Gordie lost about half of his audio recording this week, so we had to improvise. See if you can guess the parts that got re-recorded!Spooklore 2025 draws to a close this week, and we have ...

28 Okt 202551min

Spooklore 2025 continues this week, with a bit of a twist. Rather than continually avoiding every instance of a "This is a THING, and here are it's SCARY FEATURES" type stories, Carman has elected to ...

21 Okt 202550min

Spooklore begins in earnest this week, as we read what may well be the earliest-recorded Found Footage ghost story, The Haunting of Athenodorus, or as we elected to call it, "Ghost Hunters: Ancient At...

14 Okt 202557min