The Legend of the Amarok (Giant Wolf)
An Inuit tale of a colossal wolf, the dangers of night hunting, and the balance between people and the Arctic wild
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The Legend of the Water Babies of Pyramid Lake (Paiute)
A Paiute tale of small, eerie spirits whose cries drift across Pyramid Lake on moonlit nights
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 Legend of the Star-Husband (Plains Tribes)
A mortal woman marries a star and must journey between sky and prairie to find a way back to the earth she loves.
The Legend of the Dog's Spirit in Mictlan (Aztec Afterlife)
A richly detailed retelling of the Aztec belief that a loyal dog guides souls across Mictlan’s perilous river into the underworld.
The Legend of the Crying Woman of the Canal (Panama)
A Panamanian retelling of La Llorona woven into the toil and tragedy of the Panama Canal's construction.
The Legend of the Zemi
An immersive tale of Taíno spirits, carved figures, and the island's living memory
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 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 Legend of the Siguanaba
A Guatemalan shape-shifting spirit who wears beauty like a mask and night like a dress
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 Tale of the Negrito del Pastoreo
An Afro-Brazilian legend of an enslaved boy who becomes a benevolent spirit guiding people to lost things
The Legend of the Chonchon
A Mapuche tale of a sorcerer's head turned into a night bird, an omen that drifts across the Andean foothills and the vales of southern Chile
The Legend of the Pincoya
How a sea spirit's dance decides the fate of fishermen along the Chilote shore
The Legend of the Teju Jagua
Paraguay's first and most feared of the seven legendary monsters: a giant lizard crowned by seven dog heads
The Tale of the Corpo-Seco
A Brazilian legend of the dried corpse whose wickedness even the earth refused to bury
The Story of the Lobisomem
A Brazilian legend of a man called to the moon, cursed to become a monstrous wolf and seeking atonement beneath the sertão sky
The Legend of the Muki
Small, goblin-like spirits of the Peruvian Andes who dwell in mines and can either help or hinder miners
The Story of the Pishtaco
An Andean legend of fear, survival, and the strange hunger for human fat
The Legend of the Chullachaqui
A forest spirit from Peruvian folklore with one human foot and one animal foot, who imitates people to lead travelers astray
The Legend of the Hombre Caimán (Alligator Man)
A Colombian folktale of magic, transformation, and the river's long memory
The Legend of María Lionza
A Venezuelan folk goddess of harmony, love, and peace who walks between river and mountain
The Tale of the La Sayona (Vengeful Spirit)
A Venezuelan legend of love, betrayal, and a beautiful spirit who haunts the unfaithful
The Legend of the La Llorona (Weeping Woman)
A luminous, haunting retelling of Mexico’s river-borne ghost whose tears ripple through memory and landscape.
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