Other Folklore Facts

Here you will find various articles that don’t fit into Werewolf or Vampire Facts, including and especially much longer works focused on very specific topics. Many will be folklore or at least partially folklore-inspired without explicitly being werewolves or vampires.

Facts in the same spirit as the Werewolf and Vampire Facts, but not of specifically werewolves and vampires; generally other creatures and legends.

Bear Shapeshifters/”Werebears” – A look into all things “werebear” – where the term came from and what bear shapeshifters and other bear beings are like in folklore. Also featured in The Hunt Never Ends.
The Headless Horseman/Dullahan – A look at a very old Irish legend about a headless rider: one that featured in one of my books, The Hunt Never Ends.
The Asrai – A look at a mysterious water spirit likely hailing from Scotland, also featured in The Hunt Never Ends.
Hjúki and Bil / The Man in the Moon / the Bilwis / Jack and Jill – A look at how all these many legends, obscure and otherwise, are connected.
Christmas trees – A look at where Christmas trees may have come from.
Gryphons/Griffins/Griffons – An overview of gryphons and their depictions throughout history.
Wyverns – What is a “wyvern,” exactly? Did they ever actually appear in legend or only in heraldry?