The Myth of the Aigamuxa: Shadows in the Kalahari
When night falls on the Kalahari, the legend of the Aigamuxa—man-eating monsters with eyes on their feet—awakens.
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When calm seas are split by darkness: an original retelling of the fearsome Umibozu legend from Japanese folklore.
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A Japanese Folktale of Courage, Nature, and the Haunting Tsurube-otoshi
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A Japanese myth of divine rivalry, lost treasures, and the harmony between mountains and sea
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