The Stories We Carry," now on view at USC Pacific Asia Museum, has gathered together works from the institution's permanent ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...

As the story goes, a gigantic snake or serpent once roamed the remote region near the Connecticut border. It had a giant red ...

We all want to believe that magical creatures exist. When the world feels too heavy, fantasy offers a world where anything is possible. Humans have not changed much over the centuries, and perhaps ...

As a Potterhead, there’s nothing you can teach me about mythical creatures, magic, and fantasy. But it turns out the many creatures of Hogwarts are just the tip of the iceberg. Let’s look at 17 of the ...

The enchanting world of Hungarian folklore, full with mythical creatures, dark magic, and epic battles. Explore tales of ...

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 ...

Anastasiia and Gleb are the founders of Gift of Mercury, a handmade-toy company that specializes in whimsical "Mercurians." These are fantasy creatures such as ...

Dragons, double-headed rats and blood-drinking sword-wielding tigers; Black Myth: Wukong is filled with fantastical creatures, known as Yaoguai, who have their origin in Chinese Mythology, and ...