Welcome to Creature Tavern, Adventurer! Every Thursday, we dive headfirst into the lore of beasts, spirits, and legends from every corner of the world. Each episode, we uncover three new creatures, their origins, appearances, behaviors, and how you might protect yourself against them.
So while you rest your feet and enjoy a drink, let me share a few things that might just keep you alive on your next journey.
This week we're exploring the lore around Nekomata, Yara ma yha who & Lucsa from Japanese, Australian Aboriginal and Caribbean folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said…
This week we're exploring the lore around Old Stinker, Baba Yaga & the Ozark Howler from Yorkshire, Slavic and North American folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said…
This week we're exploring the lore around Bean Nighe, Owlman & Wendigo from Scottish, Cornish and Algonquian folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, the str…
This week we're exploring the lore around Bake Kujira, Hoop Snake & Bloody Bones from Japanese, American and English folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt…
This week we're exploring the lore around Nixie, Manananggal & Jorogumo from Scandinavian, Filipino and Japanese folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, the…
This week we're exploring the lore around Drekavac, Snallygaster & Ya Te Veo from Slavic, German and South African folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, t…
This week we're exploring the lore around Pombero, langsuyar & Bunyip from Argentinian, Malaysian and Australian folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, the…
This week we're exploring the lore around Tenjōname, Imbunche & Buratsche-al-Ilgs from Japanese, Chilean and Swiss folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, …
This week we're exploring the lore around Onocentaur, Dokkaebu & Huallipén from Greek, Korean and Argentinian folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, the s…
This week we're exploring the lore around Abhartach, Kuchisake-onna & Minhocão from Irish, Japanese and Brazilian folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, t…
This week we're exploring the lore around Pukwudgie, Nguruvilu & Jenny Greenteeth from Wampanoag , Chile, and British folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to hau…
This week we're exploring lore around Mandragora, Huma & Nuckelavee from European, Arabian, and Scottish folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, the strang…
This week we're exploring lore around Loup Garou, the Kludde & Squonk from French, Dutch, and US folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, the strange ways …
This week we're exploring lore around Iwana Bōzu, Tikbalang, and the Afanc from Japanese, Filipino, and Welsh folklore.
We’ll uncover their mysterious origins, the places they’re said to haunt, the …
This week we're looking into Hinqumemen, Mahaha and the Lampong from Coeur d'Alene, Inuit and Philippine folklore.
We’ll dive into their origins, where they lurk, how they behave, what tricks they’ve…
This week we're looking into Qiqirn, Hidebehind and Tatzelwurm from Inuit, American and Alpine folklore.
We’ll dive into their origins, where they lurk, how they behave, what tricks they’ve got up the…
This week we're looking into Shojo, Wisht Hounds and the Hvcko capko from Japanese, British and Seminole folklore.
We’ll dive into their origins, where they lurk, how they behave, what tricks they’ve …
This week we're looking into Black Annis, Gashadokuro and the Empusa from British, Japanese and Greek folklore.
We’ll dive into their origins, where they lurk, how they behave, what tricks they’ve got…