And that love can continue through the teen years. There's more than just Greek and Roman mythology, too. The fantastic (in every sense of the word) books on this list draw from Indian, Norse, ...

The best movies on Max reflect some of the best that mainstream streaming services have to offer. That’s because it used to be called HBO Max, and we all like HBO. Now it’s just Max, but the ...

Recent appearances of the rare oarfish near Baja California Sur, Mexico have ignited discussions on social media. Often called the 'Doomsday Fish,' this creature’s sightings are thought to ...

Or you might buy a cooking pot that screamed when you put it on the fire and revealed itself to be a tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog), badly burnt and probably dead. (Tanuki are rather inept shape ...

In Japanese folklore, the oarfish is known as Ryūgū no tsukai, meaning Messenger of the Sea God, and is often associated with signs of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

This superstition was bolstered when 20 oarfish washed ashore along the Japanese coast shortly before the nation’s infamous magnitude 9.0 earthquake in 2011, which was followed by a devastating ...

Players will take on the role of Naomi Montgomery, a young woman who travels to the village of Kirisame Mura to meet with a music producer. However, Naomi will soon find herself facing sinister ...

Japanese mythology is full of amazing stories and characters — from the gods that rule over nature to the monsters that dwell in the depths of hell. You probably read bedtime stories about these ...

While some are a threat to living things, other yokai can be crucial allies for certain missions. Within Japanese folklore ... tanuki legends,” Kimura said. Nekomata spirits are famous for ...

Even so, the initial choice to approach the futuristic set through a Japanese lens was driven by an unofficial desire to see Kamigawa return. "I think some of us secretly wanted it to be Kamigawa ...

A 16-year-old female high school student from Saitama Prefecture sporting the costume of a “yokai” Japanese folk monster was one of only a handful visitors who dressed up for the occasion. “ ...