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In English Folklore, Wicked Jenny or Jenny Greenteeth is a river hag that would pull children into the water to drown.
(Brian Froud Art)

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2020-03-12

In French folklore, lutins are hobgoblins who make food go bad and like to steal things. They also entertain themselves by cutting off the hair of sleeping humans. The naughty lutin can be frightened off with a liberal sprinkling of salt. (Image: Godo)

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2020-03-12

In Japanese folklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge.
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2020-03-11

Hi! I'm Katrina Kunstmann from Los Angeles, formerly the central valley. I make the comic WARHEAD (& others), and I'm a freelance illustrator and storyboard artist. 32, pansexual, genderfluid. I like object heads, monsters, surreal things, mythology, folklore, oni, and cyberpunk.

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2020-03-11

Hi! I'd be VERY interested in working on this! I've done TTRPG illustration work for Black Armada, Nerdy Pup Games and Travis D Hill and I'm a huge fan of folklore, ethereal places, and supernatural goings on. I think I'd be a great fit for this project!
https://t.co/zbPRGDsQwS

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2020-03-06

In Catalan folklore, women deemed to be witches had the mark of the Devil on their buttocks. He would bite them, creating a mark in the shape of two crossed horns, a ram, a toad, or a circle.

Image: Dali

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2020-03-05

Heya
My name is Caterina and I am a Concept Artist & Illustrator (currently looking for work)!
I love ginger tea, videogames, podcasts, folklore, old castles and drawing weird goblin creatures.

🍃cate179.it
🍃https://t.co/zqld4pSI62

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2020-03-03

Hello day! I'm Kaley, a digital illustrator with a love for Irish folklore, lush color palettes, and powerful ladies. Here's some of my latest!

✨https://t.co/HusATuaSlG
✨https://t.co/0wlhDKxvrE
✨gillyvor.art.com

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2020-03-03

In Newfoundland, setting sail on a Friday is "universally feared", according to an article in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 10. [David Blackwood, 'Fire Down on the Labrador', 1980. Etching and aquatint.]

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2020-02-28

"It was formerly believed that the Fairies, for a little fun, carried men in mid air from place to place, and, having conveyed them to a strange neighbourhood, left them to return to their homes as best they could."
Welsh Folklore, 1887

Art: Alan Lee

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2020-02-27

In Finnish folklore, a hiisi is a forest spirit who is a danger to travellers.

He is said to own a hundred-horned elk.

Hiisi are so well known, they are used instead of goblins in the Finnish translations of Tolkien’s stories!



(Art by Jenni Saarenkyla)

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2020-02-27

Still collecting Irish myths and folklore, particularly north of the border, gimme a buzz if ya have any local/family tales for me ✨

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2020-02-26

PENPAL THREAD! GO! DO IT!

I’ll go first!
She/her, NZ. Made in Britain.
Drawing, Hisroric fashion, Lolita fashion, Harajuku fashion, costume, antiques, stationery, lace, tassels, Victoriana, Edwardiana, cats, Japanese culture, otaku stuff, absurd humour, folklore, spooks, femme.

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2020-02-16

Hello: We're Deer Dream Studios, working on our debut horror VN Cooking Companions!

With ties to Eastern European folklore, we will have NO jumpscares, memorable characters, and a story that stays with you.

Coming to Kickstarter THIS MONTH!

(Thanks Jared!)

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2020-02-14

In Pakistani folklore, love stories follow different pathways, but almost all arrive at a similar ending – the perishing of lovers while fighting for each other. (Image: Public Domain)

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2020-02-13

imagine this - a world where the supernatural are from space. Alien viruses and Species making up the many creatures from folklore, and one dorky alien obsessed girl is gonna find out the truth!

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2020-02-08

In Olde English folklore, Bluebells were said to ring when the fairies needed to gather, but if a human heard, it was said to be their death knell, and so its said to be unlucky to walk on a bed of bluebells, because it will anger the fairies resting there.

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2020-02-06

Some In Japanese folklore, the Iso onna are Siren-like vampires that sit by the sea waiting for fishermen. They appear as beautiful women in need. They drain the blood of their victims through their hair, which always appears wet. https://t.co/9nDHUyI8nB

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2020-02-06

Hello! My name is Ashe. I'm an L.A.-based illustrator, currently working on an original comic and doing freelance gigs in between. Sometimes I animate things too. Follow if you like Russian folklore, 80s music references and anime vampires. ~🦇

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2020-01-29