Myth and Folklore Blog

Image from Map Mania  Some interesting sources I may want to check out: Cryptids of North America The Monsters You Should Never Find Cryptid Database Research in Cryptozoology Episodes/ Stories to Include: My thought right now is focusing on North American Cryptids because there is a geographical aspect to this. I want to take the readers on a journey/ safari as we search for proof of Cryptids existing. I think the POV of the author is just a curious scientist or excited park ranger that wants to prove to their coworkers or the world that these creatures exist. A fun road trip vibe in a suburban car on the hunt of some truth. The pathing could be as follows:  -Bigfoot/Sasquach -Jersey Devil -Chupacabra  (Possibly the Oklahoma Lake Monster)  The overarching story is just the ability to prove that these creatures are real and how to find them, looking at what people have seen in the past, the lore behind the cryptids and what proof others have found of the existence or...

  Photo by  Matteo Badini  on  Unsplash      The topic I ended up wanting to focus on are Cryptids . I just find them absolutely fascinating and always have even as a kid. Going more in depth on this I will focus on three different Cryptids. Focusing in on specific stories that I enjoy will be difficult, but I figure you gotta start somewhere.  I could go three different routes with this specific topic. I could either pick one cryptic and find three different variations of the creature: for example, I could pick a lake monster specifically and focus on different tellings of that one cryptid. Two: I could pick a specific region of the world or country to focus on. For example: The west is very popular for cryptids including Bigfoot, Tahoe Tessie and Trinity Alps giant Salamander. Or the United State's cryptids specifically which there are many of. Websource for Lake monsters . Three: I could go on a sort of " cryptid tour " or expedition where I g...

Photo by  Darren Halstead  on  Unsplash  I have absolutely no idea how I am going to narrow this down so quickly, but I will start to attempt to do so. I am having a hard time since a lot of the topics seem very promising and I am interested to start with things that call my name. I think I am really interested in focusing on a Fairy Tale possibly, I like the idea of rewriting those and I did that last blog post. That was something I really enjoyed doing. I think the idea of focusing on a Fairytale and telling the story from a villain's perspective or giving a backstory similar to how the movie maleficent gives a backstory to the esteemed villain of the sleeping beauty story or similarly to Into the Woods the Sondheim musical that shows how the characters are flawed in some way and "happily ever after," isn't quite what it seems. Resources I looked at.   Another topic I may be interested in is urban legends, I didn't realize that was an option but I am super int...