2026-01-16
•2 min read
tragedy
monsters and myths
Freyr: The Unarmed God
Lord of the Vanir, god of peace and harvest. His tragedy is not malice, but love. To win the heart of a giantess, he gave away the only weapon that could save him.
norse-mythologyvanirgods+3
monsters and myths
Frigg: The Silent Seeress
She sits in her hall of Fensalir, spinning the clouds. She knows the fate of every god and man, but she speaks of none. Her tragedy is the burden of silence.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
norse-mythologygoddessesseeress+3
monsters and myths
Hone-onna: The Bone Woman
She visits you at night, warm and loving. But in the light of the peony lantern, the truth is revealed: you are not holding a woman. You are in love with a skeleton.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaighosts+3
monsters and myths
La Llorona: The Weeping Woman
If you hear a woman crying by the river at night, do not go to help her. She is looking for her children. And if she can't find them, she will take yours.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
mexican-folkloreghoststragedy+2
monsters and myths
Pontianak: The Vengeful Mother
If you smell flowers in the dead of night, do not enjoy the scent. The Pontianak is near. She is the ghost of a woman who died in childbirth, and she is looking for what she lost.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
malaysian-folkloreindonesian-folklorevampires+2
monsters and myths
Rusalka: The River Siren
She is the spirit of a woman who died a violent watery death. She sits on the riverbank, combing her green hair. She does not want to kill you. She just wants to play with you until you stop breathing.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
slavic-folklorewater-spiritsghosts+2
monsters and myths
Cheonyeo Gwisin: The Virgin Ghost
She died before her wedding day, and now she wanders in the dress she never got to wear. She is a virgin ghost consumed by the hunger for a life she was denied.
2025-02-28
•3 min read
korean-mythologyghostsvirgin-spirits+3