305-Turkish folklore: Angry Bird (ad-free)
The story of the Bird of Sorrow, from Turkish folklore, has love, loss, gratitude, people messing up coffeehouses, genie girlfriends, and elaborate pranks involving not being able to take off your pants.
304-Celtic Folklore: Among Us (ad-free)
Two stories from Celtic folklore of the things that lurk among us: witches that live in our home town, trolls that hold dance parties on the frozen wastes, and tiny, 1000-year-old fairy creatures who are buying drinks after work. The creature this week is the Giant of Smeeth, who would really like you to watch your [...]
303-Japanese Folklore: Rice and Means (ad-free)
Two stories from Japan about samurai (and wannabe samurai) following their dreams. Too bad it takes fights with giant creatures and a little bit of murder to do so. The creature this time is ao nyōbō, and she doesn't want you to stop by her beautiful, horribly dilapidated mansion. -- Creature page: https://yokai.com/aonyoubou/ Fart spray: https://myths.link/ohfarts [...]
302-Jewish Folklore: Losing Hares (ad-free)
This week, we learn where you shouldn't kiss a rabbit (it's exactly where you think), and how a dance party can save a city.
Member Episode 79-Icelandic Legends: New Year’s Elves
When all you want to do on New Year's Eve is go to church, but you have to deal with all those elves that want to party. On the CotW: Happy New Year to everyone but the wren, the king of birds, who has to die.
301-Japanese Folklore: After Sundown (ad-free)
The story of a family and the monsters that are coming for them - monsters that they might know better than they realize. The creature is snow snake! It's a snake that lives in the snow, and if you're thinking, "that's ridiculous, snakes are cold-blooded!" Well, while you were being all clever it bit you and [...]
300-Norse Christmas: A Slaying Song Tonight (ad-free)
An abbot spends Christmas surrounded by outlaws in the dark forest, so he can listen to mysterious, otherworldly music. A farm has a fun Christmas tradition where employees end up dead on Christmas morning. It must be the holidays in Swedish and Icelandic folklore. The creature is draugr of the sea, Norse sea zombies, who are [...]
299-Korean Folklore: Long Con (ad-free)
The spies are coming. Governor Sim has gone too far and earned the attention of the king, who's sending people to see what's going on in Sim's district. The only thing? Sim is four steps ahead of the king and those spies don't know what they're walking into.
298-Finnish Folklore: Footsteps in the Dark (ad-free)
A home improvement project 800 years in the making that includes way too many wolves, rat parts, and beards. It's the story of the Tomten of Åbo Castle, from Finnish folklore. The creatures are women with varying degrees of faces from British folklore. The one thing they have in common? Drunk, possibly concussed guys are the [...]
297-Monkey King: Up in Smoke (ad-free)
We're back in the story of the Monkey King as he and the crew continues their journey to the west. Xanzang, the monk, of course gets captured again, but this time, it's by the son of an old friend of Monkey's from back in his pillaging days! He figures things should go well. Because, of course, [...]