Tag Archives: folklore

Monster Month: Kurage-No-Hinotama

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I debated giving a day to this monster, but I really liked the concept.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t find much in the way of lore.  It definitely stems from Japanese mythology and seems to be a yokai.  Yet, I found more … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Kawuso

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This creature comes from Japan and it is what they call river otters.  These fall into the category of yokai, which are Japanese demons.  Known to be tricksters, they are similar in habits to kitsune (foxes) and tanuki (coming on … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: The Hodag

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This one comes straight out of Rhinelander, Wisconsin.  I was surprised about how big and popular this monster was after I starting looking around.  So, what is a Hodag? First, let’s talk about the Hodag’s origin.  It is considered a … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Olitiau

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m almost tempted to put this under ‘Animal Posts’ because it’s really a giant bat.  This creature is found in Cameroon and is associated with the Kongamato, which is a pterodactyl cryptid.  Only because they both fly and tend to … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Zilant

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

As you can tell from the picture, this is some kind of dragon.  It has been the symbol of Kazan, Russia since the 1730, so it has a solid reputation.  Although, it has changed over the years from what I’ve … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Skolopendra

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a headache to research because ‘Scolopendra’ is the family of large tropical centipedes.  Considering this creature is a sea monster, you can imagine how tough it was to find a semi-decent picture.  Everything was centipedes until I added … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Akhlut

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Starting off October’s monster theme, I’m going with a creature from the frozen north.  It is part of Inuit mythology and not the easiest thing to find a picture of.  To be honest, I got all of these monsters off … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Indus Worm

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are at the final day of monsters.  I remember stumbling onto this guy years ago, but promptly forgot.  For any fans of modern fiction, the Indus Worm might make you think of the Graboids from ‘Tremors’ or the … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Oozlum Bird

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Pretty hard to find a picture of this creature that was clean enough for the blog.  You’ll see why later.  The above is actually the Oozlefinch, which I’ll get into later too.  So, what’s an Oozlum Bird? Coming from the … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Yale a.k.a. Centicore

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Let’s get the obvious out the way.  Yale the college is named after this heraldic beast and they have a few around the campus.  Most notably, it shows up on the banner for the University President and above the gateway … Continue reading →

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