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Villains of fairy tales (part 1)
Big bad wolfOne of the most scariest villains of fairy tales is the Big Bad Wolf. Not only does this creature appear in a number of fairy tales, but in most of them the "big bad wolf" is always...
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Villains of fairy tales (part 2)
Wicked stepmotherThe most clever and cruellest women of fairy tales are always stepmothers. This theme shows up in a lot of fairy tales, including the most popular stories. She is always on the scene...
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Villains of fairy tales (part 3)
BluebeardThis is a story by Charles Perrault and is one of the most darkest fairy tale stories made for children. To be brutally honest, there is nothing magical about Bluebeard as a narrative. It's a...
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Villains of fairy tales (part 4)
Rumpelstiltskin This is a strange character, a villain who was a friend. This is based on the story by the Brothers Grimm. The main character of the story is a young woman who is the daughter of a...
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Villains of fairy tales (part 5)
TrollsQuite a number of villains that appear in stories are trolls. They are often huge and compared with giants, although sometimes confused with ogres. Traditional legend has it that trolls turn to...
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Villains of fairy tales (part 6)
Baba YagaThis is the sixth and last of my Villains of Fairy Tales topic. I often save the best until last although in this subject's series, I saved the most creepiest last!Ever since I was a kid...
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Creepy Christmas characters (part 1)
The White WitchOf all the creepiest characters of Christmas/Yule/Winter, the White Witch appears on top. She appears in the Chronicles of Narnia series, written by C. S. Lewis. And before anyone asks,...
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Creepy Christmas characters (part 2)
Yule CatThere is a legend in Iceland of a monstrous cat who lives in the forests and mountains. It's called the Yule Cat because it looks for people to eat over the Yuletide season. If people have not...
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Creepy Christmas characters (part 3)
Art by Phineas Jones Gryla The owner of the Yule Cat is a troll giantess called Gryla. This is part of a very big family linked to the Yule tradition in Iceland, so I shall focus on the matriarch....
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Creepy Christmas Characters (part 4)
Yule LadsThey are the children of the frightening giantess troll Gryla. In total there are thirteen of them. In the past, centuries ago, there was a lot more of them, but since then they've been...
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Creepy Christmas characters (part 5)
KrampusThis is a sinister figure of the season. It's a scary version of Santa, with large horns, sharp teeth and cloven hooves. Its long tongue is often outside of its mouth. It's part of the Alpine...
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Creepy Christmas characters (part 6)
Mari Lwyd I was almost going to finish this Creepy Christmas Characters topic at part 5 but I plan to keep going until part 8. It was brought to my attention, which I almost forgot, some more subjects...
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Creepy Christmas characters (part 7)
La BefanaThis is a Christmas witch who delivers gifts to children, and comes from Italian folklore. She appears after the Yule feasts have done, when Santa has returned home after travelling all over,...
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Creepy Christmas characters (part 8)
StraggleDuring the Yule season from December and into January, across much of Europe, it's a dark and sinister season. It isn't full of the benign magical and friendly elves, tree fairies, reindeer and...
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Happy New Year
Art by KagayaShe Wolf Night girls want to wish everyone a happy New Year. 2021 is the year of the bull, which is a strong animal symbol. We hope this year brings hope, promise and health. In reflection...
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Magical white hair (part 1)
This is the first of five posts all about magical people with otherworldly white hair. I shall begin this topic with the Lotus Eaters. Who are they? In Greek mythology, the Lotus Eaters are a...
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Magical white hair (part 2)
This is the second of five posts about otherworldly people with white hair. They can be from legends, myths and folklore, even from the realms of literature. The Epimeliads are a type of dryads from...
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Magical white hair (part 3)
This is the third of five posts about mystical people with white hair. Often white hair is mostly a sign of being aged, traumatised, sick or (if they're young and healthy) otherworldly. The latter is...
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Magical white hair (part 4)
This is the fourth of five posts about magical white coloured hair. It doesn't mean grey hair, white hair of ageing, white hair of shock and trauma, or bleached hair. The mystical white hair that...
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Magical white hair (part 5)
This is the fifth and last post on the subject of white magical locks. I could've covered a lot more examples including the Marie Antoinette syndrome, where people's hair turn white very quickly after...
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