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Man, You Should Have Seen Them Kicking Edgar Allan Poe

What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher – This is an adaptation and expansion of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which I read in preparation for this. It contains other references as well, with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Beatrix Potter, Book Reviews, Conspiracy Theories, Language, Magic, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Persian, Prejudice, Relationships | Tagged anthony hope, at the earth's core, bloody rose, colonialism, dragons, edgar allan poe, edgar rice burroughs, hollow earth, inkwitch, jack vance, kings of the wyld, necromancers, nicholas eames, pellucidar, rhialto the marvellous, satyrs, shamans, simurgh, t. kingfisher, tarzan, the dying earth, the fall of the house of usher, the prisoner of zenda, what moves the dead |

When Are They Going to Get to Canterbury?

The Spirit Glass, by Roshani Chokshi – The author of the Aru Shah series now turns to Philippine mythology, and she has that kind of ancestry as well as Indian. Corazon Lopez is from a family of babaylans, basically the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Arthurian Legend, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Christianity, Fairy Tales, Gender, Greek Mythology, History, Humor, incryptid, Language, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Philippine, Piers Anthony, Relationships, Religion, Rick Riordan, Roman, seanan mcguire, Xanth | Tagged alice price-healy, aru shah, babaylans, backpacking through bedlam, binidbuds, chanticleer, chaos, cryptozoology, demons, dragons, eugene j. crook, genghis khan, geoffrey chaucer, heaven cent, mercury, patient griselda, persephone, philosopher's stone, pluto, prosperpina, puns, reynard the fox, ronald l. ecker, roshani chokshi, sarah zellaby, shamans, skeleton key, the canterbury tales, the mysteries of the stolen god and where his waffles went, the spirit glass, theseus, thomas healy, verity price |

This Human Form Where I Was Born, I Now Repent

Since it’s been cold outside lately, I might as well look at some Inuit mythology. While of course there are many different Native American religions, it seems that one fairly common aspect is the presence of animal deities who are … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Inuit, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Religion | Tagged amarok, bears, caribou, nanook, polar bears, qailertetang, seals, sedna, shamans, tekkeitsertok, ursa major, wolves |

Remora ‘Bout It

Since Chris mentioned the remora in the comments for this post, I thought it might not be a bad idea to dedicate a post to this fascinating fish. The remora is a real animal, but it’s one of those animals … Continue reading →

The Order of Merlon

Since Merlin can make his way into pretty much any fictional universe, it’s not too surprising that he’d infiltrate the Mushroom World as well. At least, a character BASED on Merlin did. In the Paper Mario series, there’s a hooded … Continue reading →

Posted in British, Cartoons, Mario, Mythology, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged king mario of cramalot, merlee, merlin, merlon, merlow, merluvlee, mervin the magician, nolrem, paper mario, shamans, super mario rpg, super paper mario, waldo the wizard, wizards |