The Legend of the Klabautermann: The Baltic Sea's Watchful Spirit
A stirring 19th-century German legend of the Klabautermann, a benevolent water sprite guarding the Baltic's sailors.
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The Legend of the Manananggal: A Viscera-Hunter’s Curse in the Philippine Night
In the shadowed jungles of the Visayas, a young woman faces the terror of the Manananggal—a creature that splits in two to hunt for hearts under the full moon.
The Legend of the Aswang: Shadows Over Visayas
A chilling Filipino legend of shape-shifting monsters, rural fear, and the courage to fight evil
The Story of Si Pitung: Batavia’s Legendary Robin Hood
Discover the tale of Si Pitung, Jakarta’s folk hero who fought injustice with courage and compassion.
The Legend of Mae Nak Phra Khanong: The Eternal Spirit of Devotion
A haunting Thai legend of love, loss, and the undying bond between a devoted spirit and her husband.
The Tale of the Silkie: Love and Loss on the Wild Scottish Shore
A haunting romance between a fisherman and a mysterious seal-woman on the windswept Hebridean coast.
The Legend of Spring-heeled Jack: Terror of Victorian London
Unraveling the mystery behind Spring-heeled Jack, the blue-flame-breathing leaper haunting Victorian London.
The Legend of the Bell Witch: Haunting Shadows on the Tennessee Frontier
A chilling American legend of the Bell family’s battle with a relentless, unseen force in rural Tennessee.
The Legend of Lorelei: The Siren of the Rhine
A captivating retelling of Germany's most enchanting river legend: the mysterious Lorelei and her eternal song.
The Legend of the Flying Canoe (La Chasse-galerie)
A French-Canadian Voyageur Tale of Daring, Temptation, and the Devil’s Bargain
The Legend of the Loup-Garou: Shadows Over Saint-Éloi
A French-Canadian legend of a cursed man, faith, and the moonlit forests of Quebec
The Headless Horseman
A spectral rider haunts the moonlit roads of Sleepy Hollow, bound by a tragic curse and searching for his missing head.
Clockwork Kingdom: The Tinker’s Rebellion
A gifted inventor risks everything when his creation sparks a revolution and a forbidden romance
Samurai Quest: Honor, Vengeance, and Forbidden Love in Edo Japan
An immersive journey with a wandering ronin torn between the sacred code of bushido, retribution, and a forbidden love beneath cherry blossoms.
The Forest of Mist: A Herbalist’s Journey to Cure the Plague
A magical journey through illusions and shadows where a determined herbalist seeks the cure to a deadly plague.
The Fisherman and the Sea
A Russian fable of greed, the restless sea, and the price of a heart unquenched
The Outcasts of Poker Flat: Survival and Redemption in the Sierra Nevada
Driven from Poker Flat, a motley group faces nature and their pasts to survive in the cold Sierras.
The Shot
A Tale of Honor, Revenge, and Unrequited Love in 19th Century Russia
The Duel at Dawn: A Clash of Ideals and Hearts
Amid the frost of a Russian winter, two nobles face a pistol’s report and the stirrings of forbidden desire
Spring Torrents
A Russian Novella of First Love Amid the Thawing Rivers
The Prussian Officer
A tale of duty, discord, and an unspoken bond between a stern captain and his devoted orderly in the British Army.
The Mystery of Marie Roget
C. Auguste Dupin’s pursuit of justice in a haunting unsolved New York City murder
The Phantom Rickshaw
A Ghostly Encounter in Colonial Calcutta by Rudyard Kipling
The Oblong Box
A Chilling Mystery at Sea and the Secrets Hidden Within
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