Welcome back to another installment of Things That Never Were, the series where we pull back the curtain on the world’s most fascinating myths, legends, and monsters. This blog’s focus is on the Adze, the blood-sucking vampires of the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. Yes, I know, I keep coming back to vampires. But honestly, it is so crazy how many variations of this monster there are around the world. As we all know, most vampires in folklore are tall, brooding figures with pal

As a superfan of the TV series Supernatural, I loved the episodes that featured the hellhounds—some of the best-crafted tales in the series, if you ask me. This fascination has led me to ponder the ultimate hellhound: Cerberus. A legendary figure in Greek mythology, Cerberus stands as the formidable guardian of the underworld, ensuring that the dead remain in their realm and the living stay out, devouring anyone who dares to cross that threshold. Cerebus guarding the gates