When Robert Weil, the editor-in-chief and publishing director of Liveright, approached Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar with the idea of putting together “The Annotated African American Folktales ...

If you’re hoping to find a magic lamp containing an all-powerful genie, be careful what you wish for. Despite what Aladdin, I Dream of Jeannie or modern paranormal pop culture promise, tapping into ...

Agyemang is the author and illustrator of Fibbed. She writes about magic, history, folklore, love, and fairy tales, and draws from elements of her Ghanaian heritage and faith Legacy and the driving ...

When you think of Christmas, most think of Santa Claus. Although the legendary character Santa is part of Christmas, it hasn’t always been like that. In fact, Santa Claus is the product of the merging ...

It's the time of year when Halloween decorations are out in full force, and, of course, that includes jack-o'-lanterns. We wanted to know more about the origins of this holiday tradition, so we carved ...

Explore the folklore behind the Christmas stocking and get ideas for filling yours to the brim for kids, grown-ups, and ...

(WTAJ) — The kissing plant, more commonly known as mistletoe, is something you’ll probably see hung in entryways and above doors this holiday season, but why exactly do we use it as an excuse to give ...

On any given Wednesday, at around 7:30 p.m. in a basement room of Ida Noyes, the University of Chicago Folklore Society is hard at work. The handful of students, alumni, and community members that ...

Thanks to films like Ben Wheatley’s Kill List, Corin Hardy’s The Hallow, Robert Eggers’ The Witch, and Ari Aster’s just-released Midsommar, folk-horror tales have definitely enjoyed a revival in ...

Historic and haunted tours and walks are popular throughout the Buffalo area as anyone interested in history, folklore, mysteries and the paranormal can join an expert on tours through historic areas ...

For more than six decades, the University of Chicago Folk Festival has brought together an array of musicians and performers from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds—all united through a love for ...