Dragon Soldiers (2020) reviews and overview
‘Hell came from above’ Dragon Soldiers is a 2020 American fantasy horror feature film about a group of elite mercenaries employed to rid a small town of a legendary local …
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Mermaid: Lake of the Dead – Russia, 2018 – reviews
Mermaid: Lake of the Dead is a 2018 Russian supernatural horror feature film directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy (Baba Yaga: Terror of Dark Forest; The Bride; Queen of Spades: The Dark …
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Ogopogo – mythical creature
In Canadian folklore, the Ogopogo or Naitaka (Salish: n’ha-a-itk, “lake demon”) is a lake monster reported to live in Okanagan Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. The Ogopogo has been allegedly seen by First Nations people since the 19th century. The most …
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Bonnacon – mythical creature
The bonnacon – also known as bonasus; bonacho or vilde kow – is a legendary creature described as a bull with inwardly-curving horns and a horse-like mane. First described by Pliny the Elder, medieval bestiaries usually depict …
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Big Legend – USA, 2018 – reviews
‘The myth is true’ Big Legend is a 2018 American Bigfoot action horror feature film written and directed by Justin Lee (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City TV series). The …
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The Mimic – South Korea, 2017 – reviews
A woman, whose son has been missing for some time, moves to the countryside with her husband, daughter and sick mother-in-law.
Out walking one day near Mount Jang, a mysterious mountain where there appears to have existed a mythical creature which mimics the voices of humans, the woman meets a seemingly lost, and mute, young girl by a cave.
The girl reminds her so much of her son that she takes her in, until such time that she can locate her parents or guardian. It is not long before the girl begins to mimic the voice of her own daughter and strange and sinister events start to happen around the house…
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The Barn – USA, 2016 – reviews
‘On Halloween night the legend of The Barn awakens’ The Barn is a 2016 American supernatural horror feature film directed by Justin M. Seaman from a screenplay with additions by Maggi …
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Killer Mermaid aka Nymph (2014) reviews and overview
‘Mysterious. Irresistible. Deadly.’ Killer Mermaid – aka Killer Mermaids; Nymph; and Mamaula – is a 2014 Serbian horror feature film directed by Milan Todorovi from a screenplay by Barry Keating (Downhill; Nightworld). The movie …
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The Loch Ness Monster – mythology/folklore
The Loch Ness Monster, also called Nessie, is a cryptid that reputedly inhabits the Loch Ness lake in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in …
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Nachzehrer – folklore
A nachzehrer is a form of vampire found in Germanic and Polish regions including Silesia and Bavaria, which also exhibits behaviour displayed by ghouls. The name translates as “after (nach) …
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El Silbón – folklore
El Silbón – English translation: “The Whistler” – is a character appearing in both Colombian and Venezuelan folk tales, famed for terrorising men, women and children, especially the latter whom he …
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Baba Yaga – folklore
“That’s not my mother’s voice I hear. I think that Baba Yaga’s near!” Baba Yaga is a recurrent figure in East European folklore, usually as a single entity though sometimes …
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Jack-O’-Lantern – Halloween folklore and tradition
A Jack-o’-lantern is a carved pumpkin or similarly-sized gourd or turnip, associated chiefly with the holiday of Halloween, and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, …
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The Jersey Devil – folklore and mythology
The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature or cryptid said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey in the USA. The creature is often described as a flying …
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El Sombrerón – folklore and legend
El Sombrerón is a fictional character and one of the most famous legends of Guatemala, told in books and a 1950 film. El Sombrerón is also a bogeyman figure in Mexico and is …
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The Entrance to Hell – mythical location
The entrance to Hell – or more accurately, entrances – has been designated at various locations on the surface of the Earth from ancient times right up to the present day. They have acquired …
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H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos – article
Cthulhu is a fictional deity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft and first introduced in the short story “The Call of Cthulhu”, published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. …
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The Devil’s Footprints Mystery of 1855 – folklore
In February 1855, Satan took a stroll through Devon, England. At least that’s what many locals thought at the time, and despite assorted explanations for the series of mysterious footprints left …
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The Mythical Demons of Hell: Who’s Who in Satan’s Underworld – article
From the earliest ignorant times, mythical demons have inhabited all superstitious faiths and religions but it was Christianity that really grasped the thorny nettle wholeheartedly, with various hellbent writers recording …
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The Beast of Bodmin – urban legend
The Beast of Bodmin, also known as the Beast of Bodmin Moor is a phantom wild cat purported to live in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. Bodmin Moor became a centre of these sightings with occasional reports of mutilated …
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Jeepers Creepers 3 – USA, 2017 – reviews
‘Third time’s the charm’ Jeepers Creepers 3 is a 2017 horror feature film written and directed by Victor Salva (Dark House; Jeepers Creepers and sequel; Clownhouse). It stars Meg Foster, Gina Philips and Jonathan Breck. …
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Owlman of Mawnan – folklore
The Owlman, sometimes referred to as the Cornish Owlman, or the Owlman of Mawnan, is a purported cryptid that was supposedly sighted around mid-1976 in the village of Mawnan, Cornwall. The Owlman is sometimes compared to the Mothman, first seen …
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Baron Samedi, Haitian Loa and Voodoo – article
Baron Samedi (the slightly less impressive Baron Saturday, translated into English), and also Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi, or Bawon Sanmdi, is one of the Loa of Haitian vodou, the spirits of the dead. Samedi is a Loa of the dead, along with …
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Headless Horseman – USA, 2007 – reviews
Headless Horseman is a 2007 American supernatural horror film directed by Anthony C. Ferrante (Sharknado films; Boo) from a screenplay co-written with Zachary Weintraub. It stars Richard Moll and Billy Aaron Brown. The film aired …
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The Ghoul – UK, 1933 – reviews
‘Weird happenings in a house of mystery…’ The Ghoul is a 1933 British horror feature film starring Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, and renowned thespian, Ralph Richardson, making his film debut. Although often mentioned in the …
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The Mummy – USA, 1932 – reviews
‘A love that defied time drives a beautiful girl to her doom’ The Mummy is a 1932 supernatural horror film from Universal Studios directed by former cinematographer Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff (billed as ‘Karloff the …
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Spring-heeled Jack – folklore character
Spring-heeled Jack is a character in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. Later …
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