I’m spending the next couple of weeks camping among the redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Felton, California. And as beautiful as they are, I discovered the redwoods hold centuries of creepy legends. Ghost Tree Legend of Felton The redwoods of Felton do not simply grow—they loom. By day, they stand as ancient sentinels, […]
The Wendigo has become one of the most overused figures in modern horror. Movies reduce it to antlers and teeth. Video games turn it into a boss fight. And novels often strip it of its meaning until it becomes just another forest monster. Yet the original stories, however, were never about spectacle. They were warnings. […]
For a Nation Divided by Hate and Anger Author’s Note This piece is inspired by Nalusa Falaya, the Long Black Being from Choctaw tradition—a figure that feeds not on violence or spectacle, but on despair, isolation, and spiritual imbalance. In its original context, Nalusa Falaya is not a monster meant to be hunted or defeated. […]
