Tag: folklore

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Māori myths hit the digital age

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LINK: Digital comics commissioned by the Māori Language Commission

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New Video Game Connects Indian-American Kids to Asian Culture

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LINK: Silicon Valley-based Gamaya Inc launches “Gamaya Legends”

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Listen to a Podcast About the Scary, Legendary Latino Folklore Icons

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#POCtober: Your International, Intercultural Guide to Ghosts, From A to Z

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Read at Tor.com.

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#POCtober: Site Rec- @MultoGhost: Ghost stories from around the world

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Multo: Ghost stories from around the world

“Ghosts of story, myth, or anywhere else…” Nina Zumel blogs about folklore and weird fiction, reading, writing and more.

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#POCtober: The Aswang Phenomenon (2011) A Documentary

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“What would happen if a country of 97 million people were taught at a young age that the boogie man was real? In the Philippines, for the last 400 years, the ‘aswang’ has been used as propoganda and social control by Spanish Colonizers, the Catholic Church, the Philippine government, and even the CIA.”

~Read More At IMDB

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#POCtober: Ghost Stories & the Supernatural of the Pacific Islands

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Websites

☀ Haunted Hawaii
Embraces the blending of the many tales and cultural traditions that come from having such a richly diverse population.

☀ Paranormal New Zealand
Paranormal New Zealand is the home of Haunted Auckland, a Paranormal Investigation and Research group.

☀ Malaysia’s Most Haunted
Malaysia’s Most Haunted. Haunted Houses, Supernatural Sightings, and Ghosts Stories in Malaysia are always heard of but rarely experienced.

Web Pages

☀ National Parks of the Pacific Islands: Ghosts in Polynesia

☀ Victoria University of Wellington: Myths and Legends of Ancient Samoa

☀ Haunted Island Tales: Guam

☀ Top 10 Haunted Spots in New Zealand

☀ 5 real haunted places in Bali you may not want to visit

☀ 10 Legendary Monsters of Australasia and Antarctica

☀ Ghosts and Spirits in Māori Culture

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#POCtober: Vampires Beyond the Mythology of Europe

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Thanks to Bram Stoker’s Dracula and all the eventual Hollywood adaptations of that prim, Victorian body horror, much of the west sees vampires from a very narrowly European perspective. But the living dead and tales of feinds lapping up the blood of mere mortals are recurring fixtures through out the world’s folklore and popular cultures. Below are listed but a few of the world’s many and varied takes on these creatures and the lore that makes them a global trope in supernatural story telling.

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• Vampires Throughout Asia

• Native American Vampires of Myth and Legend

• African Vampire Mythology

• Bloodthirsty Vampires Of India

• Bats in South American Folklore and Ancient Art

• Enchanted Doorway: Vampires in Japanese Myth

• Algul: The Arabic Vampire

• The Camazotz of Mayan Legend

• True Vampires of the Philippines and Malaysia

• Beyond Twilight: 9 Lesser-Known Vampires

• Vampire Legends from around the World: Australia & Asia

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#POCtober: “Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai” Japanese Ghost Stories & More

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Site Rec: 百物語怪談会 Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai aka Translated Japanese Ghost Stories & Tales of the Weird and the Strange

This blog showcases work translated by @ZackDavisson- who, in and of himself, is pretty impressive.

“Zack Davisson is an award winning translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. He is the author of Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, The Ghost of Oyuki, and The Secret Biwa Music that Caused the Yurei to Lament (Chin Music Press). He has also contributed to Weird Tales Magazine, Japanzine, Metropolis Magazine and the comic book Wayward (Image comics).”

And that’s just the headlines.

Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai brings together Japanese folklore, art, history, ghost stories and other mythic and mystical aspects of Japanese culture. Presented in an engaging style that both informs and delights, Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai also accepts inquiries from readers looking to track down and identify “yōkai” and discover the stories behind them.

Big ups.

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#POCtober: 20 Haunted Places in India to Avoid If You’re a ‘Fattu’ (Coward!)

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LINK: Fattus are people who get scared easily.

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