Eighteenth century French-Canadian folklore will come to life during Fort Fright at Colonial Michilimackinac, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6-7.

CREOLE'S COLLECTION OF FOLK TALES; LOUISIANA FOLK TALES. In French Dialect and English Translation. Collected and edited by Alcee Fortier. 8vo. New-York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. $2.

In 1697, he published a collection of fairy tales pulled from French oral folklore, which was in vogue among intellectuals of the age. Legend has it that he was inspired by the Chateau d’Uss ...

Instead of being sentenced to the stake, Jean Grenier was confined to a monastery as a mentally ill person, in a ...

Once Upon a Time’ appears in many fairy tales and stories. The phrase has a long history and a practical narrative purpose.

The stories, originally collected in the 19th century by François-Marie Luzel (1821-1895), have been edited, translated and introduced by British folklore expert Michael Wilson.

St. George Ghost Tours leads spooky 90-minute stroll through downtown St. George, where you'll uncover eerie stories while soaking in the haunted sights.

The Chinese designer likely referenced the protagonist in the cult 1987 Hong Kong horror film "A Chinese Ghost Story," with a ...

Stories of leprechauns have existed for hundreds of years, ... Lutins originate in French folklore and have spread with French settlers to areas such as Quebec and Cajun territory.

Alice French, under the pseudonym Octave Thanet, was a leading writer of local color stories and journalistic essays whose work was published in such national periodicals as the Atlantic Monthly ...

Studio Ghibli films are rich with folklore references that enhance their magical storytelling. From kodama tree spirits in Princess Mononoke to the shape-shifting tanuki in Pom Poko, Ghibli’s ...