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The Seven Gates of Hell feature is a popular piece of urban folklore, a series of portals in the Hellam Township which open an entrance to the fiery pit below. There are many different variations of the tale; though one of the more popular versions links the gates to a former insane asylum on the outskirts of the town.

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The Bunyip, in Australian Aboriginal folklore, is a legendary monster said to inhabit the reedy swamps and lagoons of the interior of Australia. The amphibious animal was variously described as having a round head, an elongated neck, and a body resembling that of an ox, hippopotamus, or manatee; some accounts even gave it a human figure.

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The banshee is a female spirit and they are considered to be an omen of death. Banshee are said to roam the countryside and can be heard wailing when she predicts a death. The word banshee comes from the Irish bean sí which translates as woman of the fairy mounds.

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Baba Yaga, also spelled Baba Jaga, in Slavic folklore, an ogress who steals, cooks, and eats her victims, usually children. A guardian of the fountains of the waters of life, she lives with two or three sisters in a forest hut that spins continually on birds’ legs. Her fence is topped with human skulls. Baba Yaga can ride through the air—in an iron kettle or in a mortar that she drives with a pestle—creating tempests as she goes. She often accompanies Death on his travels, devouring newly released souls.

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A black dog is a spectral or demonic entity found primarily in the folklore of the British Iles. The black dog is essentially a nocturnal apparition, in some cases a shapeshifter, and is often said to be associated with the Devil or described as a ghost or supernatural hellhound.

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When many people think of a “giant mythological bird”, the first thought that comes to mind is usually the highly colorful and powerful Phoenix, or its relative, the Thunderbird. Well, what if you learned that there is legend of a bird so large and ominous that its mere presence would cast shade on the land below it, and its flapping wings could create gusts of wind so strong that they are comparable to a cyclone? According to ancient mythology, the Roc is the largest bird that has ever existed.

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With just a small, wooden flute, they can hypnotize you with fantastic melodies. Hardly anyone can resist a Faun with a flute, and in truth, the power of their flutes has led some of them to act up, luring travelers into the forest, where they get lost, or stealing the hearts of beautiful maidens away from the rest of the world.

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Gremlins have become a staple of fiction and inspired many mischievious and/or malicious beings throughout the ages - the most famous of which are arguably the titular monsters of the comedy-horror Gremlins (though these monsters bared little in common with the folkloric creatures).

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For the first episode of the new year we are going to be discussing the Fountain of Youth. As a result of the episode's subject we also look into a bit of the life of the one and only Ponce De Leon due to how greatly he is tied into stories regarding the magic fountain, The Fountain of Youth is said to grant anyone who consumes or bathes in the waters eternal youth.

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