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Daniel Storm covers demons, monsters and horror lore for Morbid Index — grimoire and folklore figures, cryptids and the fictional universes built around them — with a focus on naming primary sources and keeping documented tradition separate from modern invention.
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150 entries
Lore & Explained · Literature
Why does Jekyll's potion fail, and who dies? Read the ending of Stevenson's 1886 novella, including the impurity, Hyde's smaller body and Jekyll's choices.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained
Discover the kappa's water-filled head bowl, bowing trick and cucumber lore, with historical Japanese illustrations and explanations of local variants.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained
Separate Inari's fox messengers from shapeshifting fox tales, Tamamo-no-Mae and nine-tailed imagery, using shrine explanations and historical art.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained
Is Mammon a demon in the Bible? Follow the name from Matthew's warning about wealth to Milton's Paradise Lost and later personifications of greed.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained
Explore Marchosias's winged wolf form, marquis rank and hope of returning to Heaven, with a comparison of the Goetia and earlier demon catalogues.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained · Literature
What is the third wish in The Monkey's Paw? Follow the £200, Herbert's death and the unseen visitor, separating Jacobs's actual words from later additions.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained
Read the recorded Orkney tale of the nuckelavee, its horse-and-human body and Tammas's freshwater escape, with the legend clearly separated from fact.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained
Who is Orobas? Read the grimoire account of his horse form, prince's rank, truthful answers and seal, and distinguish textual claims from later lore.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained
Explore selkie folklore through the stolen seal-wife story and The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry, including transformation, captivity and divided families.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained
Is Stolas an owl or a raven? Compare the Goetia, Weyer's catalogue and Le Breton's illustration, including the prince's seal and attributed powers.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained
Why do tengu have bird faces or long noses? Explore their changing mountain roles, historical masks and the warrior imagery in Japanese prints.
Oct 26, 2026
Lore & Explained · Literature
What happens to Miles at the end of The Turn of the Screw? Examine Quint, the governess's account and the evidence for competing readings of James's novella.
Oct 26, 2026
The Index
Burke and Hare killed people for Edinburgh’s anatomy trade. Examine the 1828 murders, Margaret Docherty’s case, Hare’s immunity and the Anatomy Act.
Oct 24, 2026
Lore & Explained · Games
Hunter’s Moon draws on English witch-hunting history. Separate its fictional Yorkshire village from Matthew Hopkins’s East Anglian campaign and methods.
Oct 24, 2026
News · Literature
Ryū Murakami, author of Audition, died October 17, 2026. His publisher announced it October 23. Explore his novels and their psychological horror legacy.
Oct 24, 2026
Lore & Explained · TV & Streaming
Yaga began as Kat Sandler’s three-actor 2019 play. Compare its roles, missing heir and Baba Yaga themes with the expanded AMC+ and Crave adaptation.
Oct 24, 2026
The Index · Historical Folklore
Two medieval chroniclers described green-skinned children in Suffolk. Compare the accounts, St Martin's Land, and the evidence behind the legend.
Oct 13, 2026
News · Movies
Hammer owner John Gore Studios has acquired Susan Hill rights. What the deal covers, which ghost stories it opens up and what remains unannounced.
Oct 13, 2026