
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.

A mortal woman marries a star and must journey between sky and prairie to find a way back to the earth she loves.

A widespread and terrifying folktale across many North American indigenous communities about a disembodied head that pursues and terrorizes its victims

A richly woven retelling of the powerful water spirit of Ojibwe and Anishinaabe lore, a feline force with horns, scales, and a tail that rules the deep

A deep, illustrated retelling of the Great Horned Serpent — water, rain, and the underworld in Mississippian cosmology

A richly detailed retelling of the Aztec belief that a loyal dog guides souls across Mictlan’s perilous river into the underworld.

A lyrical retelling of the Popol Vuh—how the gods molded people from maize dough and gave them life

A vivid retelling of the Hero Twins' deadly ball game against the lords of the underworld, woven with mythic detail and cultural resonance.

How four worlds perished and a fifth sun rose—an immersive retelling of Aztec cosmology

An evocative retelling of the Aztec myth where two lovers become the twin volcanoes that guard the Valley of Mexico

How mothers who died in childbirth became restless spirits haunting crossroads and stealing children in Aztec belief

Fearsome skeletal deities of Aztec cosmology who threatened to devour the sun during eclipses.

A vivid retelling of Tlaloc’s verdant afterlife for those claimed by water and thunder

A Panamanian retelling of La Llorona woven into the toil and tragedy of the Panama Canal's construction.

How the gods shaped a tiny miracle from leftover feathers and gave it a tongue like a whisper

Guabancex, the fierce Taíno goddess of storms, and her companions of wind and thunder who shape the fate of islands

An immersive tale of Taíno spirits, carved figures, and the island's living memory

A haunting Jamaican folktale of beauty and danger — the woman with one human foot and one cow's hoof who lures men into the island's shadows.

Jamaican tales of restless spirits, old protections, and the living wisdom that keeps them at bay

A deep, lyrical journey into the folklore of Trinidad and Tobago and the forest guardian who walks with hooves and wisdom

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

A Trinidad and Tobago folktale of transformation, moonlit sugarcane, and moral reckoning

How the West African trickster spider wove himself into Jamaican life, shaping stories, songs, and cultural memory across generations.

A Dominican tale of a demonic pact: how a creature called the Bacá brings wealth that devours what matters most

A Dominican folktale of backward feet, moonlit mountains, and the fragile border between human yearning and wild enchantment
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