Some mythical creatures from totally different parts of the world look similar, and we can't always explain this with ...

There is no shortage of books about creatures unknown to science. Here are a few more for young (at heart) readers to try.

Journey to the West’s most well known character is arguably Sun Wukong, the monkey king who joins the monk on his pilgrimage to retrieve sacred buddhist texts in the Chinese novel. For English ...

From ancient tales of Banshees and goblins to modern depictions of teenage vampires and werewolves on television and in movies, mythological creatures have always intrigued humankind. The best fairy ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Maine author Chris Packard joins TV5 to talk about his book “Mythical Creatures of Maine” Fantastic Beasts from Legend and Folklore. For ...

The Roman historian Sallustius, also known as Sallust, hit on a crystalline formulation to describe concepts that we know to be fictional and unreal but that nevertheless loom large in our ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever since we started telling stories, mythical creatures have fascinated and terrified humans with their ...

In these title close-ups, authors and editors share their thoughts on creating books within the burgeoning middle grade subgenre of mythology-inspired fantasy-adventures. For more insights on this ...