Our imagination has always been our greatest ally, and our worst enemy. In the face of the unknown, we populated it with creatures of all shapes and sizes, from minuscule spirits to gigantic cosmic monsters. These entities have shared our world ever since we earned the capacity to wonder.
Their stories are told here.
WARNING: May contain sex, violence, and divine retribution.
I love your amazing work on this project. It introduces me to creatures not even I knew about.
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Awesome blog 😀
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Thanks for introducing me to new creatures that I, CreatureMaster5000, did not know about!
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Happened upon this site while doing research of my own, and I must say, it is a true delight. Great illustrations and text, and a wonderful selection of creatures that stay off the typical beaten path.
Keep the entries coming, and I’ll continue to check in faithfully (even through the downtime due to life getting in the way and all that jazz). Great, great stuff! A real inspiration. 🙂
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I would love to see the nuckelavee,the Yule lads,and the two other fish mothers.Keep going with the good work😄
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Ok this might be dumb but I’m still not 100% sure. Are these actual cultural creatures, from legends and folklore? Or are they just your own creations derived from your imagination/books? I’ve never heard of any of these (but obviously I can’t know everything). Anyway, fascinating site. Glad I stumbled upon it.
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You have my guarantee that they are all actual cultural creatures, my imagination comes in when I paint the pictures. All the references are right there. 🙂
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I was just wondering but can anyone make suggestions for some creatures on this site that you haven’t already, if not then that’s alright.
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Of course! Suggestions welcomed on Facebook, tumblr, and email. 🙂
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Could you please make an article on the nue or umi-bozu? I just enjoy the yokai articles and I would love to see more!
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More yokai coming soon! They’ve just been lower priority. ^^
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Wow this work is amazing I don’t know how you find them because I can’t even find them on Internet, these are amazing keep up the good work.(I particularly like the bakunawa
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Thanks! Will try 🙂
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Excellent project!
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I love this website. could you do more birds and strange mammals?
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I would sure love to!
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Simply fabulous, as a lifetime D&D game master I can’t believe I haven’t stumbled on this before. A wonderful resource that I foresee myself returning to again and again. Splendid stuff, ABC!
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Ahh thank you so much!
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Do kei Mushi
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Thank you so much for your help; blessings xxx
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I have trouble finding any trace of some of these creatures outside this website.
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Which ones? Each entry has references, and those are what you should be looking up.
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love this website! however, there’s a huge difference between Romani culture and Romanian culture. Romani are travelers that left India sometime around 500 BCE (if i remember correctly). Romanians are, obviously, from Romania.
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