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Today’s is all about animals, so I did my take on the Shug Monkey, a monkey-headed doglike creature that haunted Slough Hill Lane in Cambridgeshire folklore.
It could be related to the more common Black Shuck.

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“running like water" edition deluxe:

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“stolen lullabies” edition deluxe:

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“betty's garden" edition deluxe:

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fuck your star sign, which version of folklore are you picking

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“meet me behind the mall” edition deluxe:

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In the ancient world the tiny Echeneis had a number of properties. In love potions it stopped sound judgement, during pregnancy it prevented miscarriages, and when alive it was strong enough to stop ships by attaching itself and holding them back.

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In Scottish Folklore the 'Each-uisge' is a mythological water horse akin to a Kelpie with supernatural powers that inhabits the coastal waters around the Highlands & Islands.

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Bats flying playfully or before twilight are considered a sign of good weather to come.

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The 15thc word Caterpillar may derive from Old French, meaning "a hairy foraging cat"...

🖌Arthur Rackham

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Reynard the Fox: tawny prince of European animal folklore. Witty, treacherous, charming, an anti-hero for the downtrodden, his tales demonstrated that even the greatest of kings can be tricked and defeated with wit & an understanding of the weaknesses of power.

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Still in bed, still too sick to work so heres a for Hate being sick, missing my studio.

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Celtic lore speaks of a magical named Grimalkin. had many works of art dedicated to him. mentions him in Macbeth 1:1, when one of the three witches answers her familiar: "I come, graymalkin!"

🎨Drury Lane Theatre Grimalkin

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In Irish mythology Badb is a war goddess who takes the form of a Crow. Also known as Badb Catha (Battle Crow) she is also known to cause terror and confusion upon the battle field to the advantage of her own side.
Image - John McCambridge.

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Scottish folk said magpie carried a drop of the devil's blood under its tongue...

🎨Xu Beihong

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Very long-lived bats can transform into yokai called yamachichi. This pointy-faced monster visits people when they are sleeping & sucks the life force from their mouth before tapping them on the chest, causing them to die the very next day.
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As it’s I’d like to remind people of and French folklore story in issue 2 of Trompe la Mort.

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In Romanian mythology, Strigoi are spirits that transform into an animal, become invisible, and to gain vitality from the blood of their victims. Strigoi possibly originated from the Latin terms strix and striga, the root of which later has been related to owls

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The Cheval Gauvin is an evil horse that haunts eastern France & the Jura Mountains of Switzerland. According to legend, it is a harbinger of death that is found in forests & cemeteries and kills those who ride it by drowning or tossing them off into chasms.

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In folklore & legend crows & ravens are often regarded as harbingers of doom, but they can also be the means of divination & prophecy bearing messages from the gods. The Celtic goddess Morrigan often appears in the form of a crow or raven.
🎨Jessica Galbreth

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