The Story of the Popobawa
A modern Tanzanian legend of a bat-like night visitor and the ways communities reckon with fear and memory
Contemporary Stories , Page 4
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The Legend of the Mokele-mbembe
River whispers and living memory: the Congo's enduring tale of a water-dwelling giant
The Myth of the Bori Spirits
An immersive retelling of the Hausa spirit pantheon, possession rites, and the living tradition of Bori in Nigeria
The Story of the Obayifo
A haunting Ashanti tale of night spirits, community wisdom, and the thin boundary between body and shadow
The Tale of the Yaqui Deer Dancer
A Sonoran story of hunt, spirit, and the fragile covenant between hunter and deer
The Story of the Miskito Legends of Nicaragua
River spirits, forest creatures, and the living folklore of the Mosquito Coast
The Myth of the Garifuna: Tales of Central America
An immersive telling of Garifuna myths from Honduras—ancestral spirits, drumming, and survival across sea and forest
The Myth of the Sauman Kar (Shadow People)
Yupik whispers of the corner-of-eye shadows that trace the edge of human life
The Legend of the Ogopogo (Okanagan Lake, Canada)
A modern retelling of the Syilx lake guardian and the stories that ripple along Okanagan shores
The Story of the Jumbies (Caribbean Ghosts)
Jamaican tales of restless spirits, old protections, and the living wisdom that keeps them at bay
The Myth of the Papa Bois (Trinidadian Father of the Woods)
A deep, lyrical journey into the folklore of Trinidad and Tobago and the forest guardian who walks with hooves and wisdom
The Legend of the Douen
A richly detailed retelling of the Douen — the spirits of unbaptized children, with backward feet and wide hats — and their place in Trinidad and Tobago folklore
The Myth of the Anansi in the Caribbean
How the West African trickster spider wove himself into Jamaican life, shaping stories, songs, and cultural memory across generations.
The Legend of the Bacá
A Dominican tale of a demonic pact: how a creature called the Bacá brings wealth that devours what matters most
The Tale of the Ciguapa
A Dominican folktale of backward feet, moonlit mountains, and the fragile border between human yearning and wild enchantment
The Myth of the Cipitio
El Salvador's eternally young trickster, son of the Siguanaba, and the tales that keep a culture laughing and wise
The Legend of the Siguanaba
A Guatemalan shape-shifting spirit who wears beauty like a mask and night like a dress
The Tale of the Cadejo
A Guatemalan folktale of guardian spirits: the white protector and the treacherous black dog
The Legend of the Tata Duende
A Belizean forest guardian, a small old man who watches the trees, animals, and children who wander the jungle paths
The Myth of the Luz Mala (Evil Light)
A luminous whisper across the Pampas — the restless soul and the night that remembers
The Legend of the Pincoya
How a sea spirit's dance decides the fate of fishermen along the Chilote shore
The Tale of the Corpo-Seco
A Brazilian legend of the dried corpse whose wickedness even the earth refused to bury
The Myth of the Headless Mule
A Brazilian folktale of a cursed woman who becomes a fire-breathing, headless mule every Thursday night—a story of secrecy, sorrow, and the search for redemption.
The Tale of the Cuca
A Brazilian folktale of an alligator-headed witch who listens to the river and teaches caution to the restless and the reckless.
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