Traditional Legends

High in the deathly quiet of the Himalayas, where the air thins and the snow never melts, something watches. Something ancient.

Throughout history, humanity has been fascinated by spaces that exist on the boundaries—places neither fully here nor there, where the lines between reality and the unknown blur.

West Virginia’s motto has always been Wild and Wonderful. West Virginia’s alleged werewolves live at the blurry edge between folklore and fact.

In the ancient forests of Finland, lives a goddess whose presence predates history itself—Mielikki.

During the 1800s, vampire panics gripped communities. West Virginia, too, has its own lesser-known tales of vampires.

In the shadowy corners of Appalachian folklore lies a practice that sounds like it was pulled from a horror movie script—but it’s very real.

Deep in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains lies the Devil's Courthouse. It’s not subtle. It warns you.

Mourning rituals were rigidly structured. One of the most intriguing and personal expressions of grief came in the form of mourning jewelry.

The South has always been fertile ground for ghost stories, but few tales are as chilling and persistent as the legend of the Bell Witch.

The Appalachian Mountains are home to a deep and unsettling folklore, whispered from generation to generation.

The SoulTrackers Team Hades embarked on an in-depth investigation at Boxwood, a 232-year-old property dating back to the 1790s.

Hidden in the shadows of literary history is Uriah Derick D’Arcy’s The Black Vampyre: A Legend of St. Domingo.

Few writers have left an imprint on literature as haunting and indelible as Edgar Allan Poe.

When we think of Christmas figures, our minds often drift to Santa Claus, reindeer, or the Three Wise Men. Yet in Italy, a unique and fascinating character takes center stage during the holiday season: Befana, the Christmas witch.

Long before winter was a brightly lit jolly wonderland it was eternally cold and dark. A time in which people hid behind firmly closed doors and prayed they had enough food and heat to see them through to spring. Howls of hungry wolves cut through the chill air only to be outdone by howling frigid winds.

“The Green” in Dover DE is considered the oldest state park in the US.Many residents have reported seeing the apparition of a colonial judge

Ghostly figures roaming the shore, phantom ships appearing in the fog, and disembodied voices carried on the wind.

Granny was always drawn towards the unusual and mysterious as a young girl.

People often ask me what led me to the darker side of history and folklore. I always tell them that growing up, my family had far more in co

Cultures around the world have embraced two-spirit people for centuries.