Member episode 25-Japanese Folklore: Together Forever
Sometimes love lasts forever...and that can be a horrible, horrible thing.
87-Werewolves: The Lost
Werewolves are people that turn into wolves. Or they don't. Maybe they just wear a fancy wolf belt. Or maybe part of a wolf skin. Or maybe they just like to think they're a wolf. Or maybe they're just people that like killing. Werewolf stories are simple ones, but there's no simple answer as to why [...]
86-Grimm: Clever (ad-free)
Clever Hans is clever
86B-Slavic Folklore: Hold on to Your Hat (ad-free)
The conclusion to the dwarf with the long beard, a story about a dwarf. And a long beard. And entering the ear canals of magic horses for fun and profit. We'll see the epic struggle between brothers come to an end, as well as a powerful argument in favor of facial hair. The creature this time [...]
85A-Slavic Folklore: For the Right Reasons (ad-free)
The story of the dwarf with the long beard
Member Episode 24-Grimm: Give Him the Finger
A story from the Grimm Brothers about the robber bridegroom...one in which a bridegroom is a robber...but that's really burying the lede, because there are so many more terrible things about him. Like his inability to keep plans. And his emotional distance from his fiancee. And cannibalism. The creature this time will answer the question of [...]
84-Three Bears: Rule of Three (ad-free)
Threes are everywhere in folklore, and today we look at stories where they feature the most prominently: The three bears, the three little pigs, and Cinderella. The tales told and adapted for children children, the three pigs and Cinderella, are extremely bloody and unforgiving, while the one that was originally for adults - the three bears [...]
83-Tale of Tales: Skin Deep (ad-free)
The "Tale of Tales" is a very famous, moderately deranged collection of folklore from 16th century Italy. It's by the author Giambattista Basile, a storyteller who traveled the Mediterranean region collecting stories. The collection known as "Tale of Tales" follows a similar framing narrative to "1001 Nights", with the storyteller telling the king stories in a [...]
82B-Arabian Nights: Show Me What You Got (ad-free)
Wrapping up the beginning of "Arabian Nights"
82A-Arabian Nights: I’ll Most Likely Kill You in the Morning (ad-free)
The story behind the stories of "Arabian Nights" is...troubling...