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87-Werewolves: The Lost

By |2017-10-25T04:06:38-04:00October 25th, 2017|Categories: Member Post|

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 [...]

Member Episode 24-Grimm: Give Him the Finger

By |2017-09-30T20:53:46-04:00September 30th, 2017|Categories: Member Post|

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)

By |2017-09-26T23:40:16-04:00September 26th, 2017|Categories: Member Post|

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)

By |2017-09-20T02:03:55-04:00September 20th, 2017|Categories: Member Post|

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 [...]

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