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Mysterious Creatures

Legendary animals, supernatural beings and mysterious creatures from the folklore of Britain and Ireland.

The Morrigan: Ireland’s Darkest Goddess

Mysterious Creatures

Ireland · Northern Ireland

The Morrigan: Ireland’s Darkest Goddess

Martin Mere’s Strange Tales Of Mermaids

Mysterious Creatures

Lancashire · Mermaids · North-West England

Martin Mere’s Strange Tales Of Mermaids

Dobhar Chu, Ireland’s Vicious Supernatural Crocodile Otter Monster

Mysterious Creatures

Connacht · Ireland · Leitrim · Sligo

Dobhar Chu, Ireland’s Vicious Supernatural Crocodile Otter Monster

Mermaid Of Zennor, Cornwall’s Mysterious Maritime Tale

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Cornwall · Mermaids · South-West England

Mermaid Of Zennor, Cornwall’s Mysterious Maritime Tale

What is Will o’ the Wisp?

Mysterious Creatures

What is Will o’ the Wisp?

Evil Fairies Bewitch Ploughman On Bennachie

Mysterious Creatures

Aberdeenshire · Fairies · Scotland

Evil Fairies Bewitch Ploughman On Bennachie

Did Welsh Giants Once Roam the Valleys?

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Giants · Wales

Did Welsh Giants Once Roam the Valleys?

England’s 6 Most Terrifying Vampires in History

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England · Vampires

England’s 6 Most Terrifying Vampires in History

Have you ever seen a Black Dog or Hound from Hell?

Mysterious Creatures

Black Dogs · London · West London

Have you ever seen a Black Dog or Hound from Hell?

Cryptid Worms: Legend and Lore

Folklore · Cryptozoology · Mysterious Creatures

County Durham · Dragons · North-East England

Cryptid Worms: Legend and Lore

The Brag, Don’t Ride Shape-Shifting Devil Horse!

Mysterious Creatures

The Brag, Don’t Ride Shape-Shifting Devil Horse!

Eight Disturbing True Tales of Welsh Changelings

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Eight Disturbing True Tales of Welsh Changelings

Where to Visit Black Shuck Sightings in East Anglia

Cryptozoology · Mysterious Creatures

Black Dogs · East of England · Norfolk · Suffolk

Where to Visit Black Shuck Sightings in East Anglia

England’s Obsession With Black Dogs And Other Demon Hounds of Hell

Mysterious Creatures

Arthur Conan Doyle · Black Dogs · England

England’s Obsession With Black Dogs And Other Demon Hounds of Hell

Halloween monsters crawl out from real Irish folklore

Mysterious Creatures

Halloween · Ireland

Halloween monsters crawl out from real Irish folklore

The Wrekin Giant Who Hated The People Of Shrewsbury

Mysterious Creatures

Giants · Shropshire · Wales · West Midlands

The Wrekin Giant Who Hated The People Of Shrewsbury

Black Dogs and Other Terrifying Warnings of Death

Cryptozoology · Mysterious Creatures

Arthur Conan Doyle · Black Dogs

Black Dogs and Other Terrifying Warnings of Death

The Art of Co-Operating With Fairies

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Fairies · Scotland

The Art of Co-Operating With Fairies

What is a Selkie or Seal Bride?

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Fairies · Orkney · Scotland

What is a Selkie or Seal Bride?

Arthur Conan Doyle and the Cottingley Fairies

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Arthur Conan Doyle · Fairies · West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

Arthur Conan Doyle and the Cottingley Fairies

The Ying and Yang Of Scottish Fairy Queens

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Fairies · Scotland

The Ying and Yang Of Scottish Fairy Queens

Hell Hounds of Jersey and Guernsey

Ghosts and Hauntings · Mysterious Creatures

Black Dogs · Channel Islands · Guernsey · Jersey

Hell Hounds of Jersey and Guernsey

The Dark Side of Magic: Witches and the Sidhe

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Fairies · Witchcraft

The Dark Side of Magic: Witches and the Sidhe

6 Strangest Beings From Scottish Highland Folklore

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Fairies · Scotland

6 Strangest Beings From Scottish Highland Folklore

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