Cuvânt cheie Folklore

Mavka, Zâna Pădurii, se confruntă cu o alegere imposibilă între dragoste și datoria ei de gardian față de Inima Pădurii, atunci când se îndrăgostește de un om, tânărul muzician Lucas. O animație plină de amuzament, aventură și magie, producția este perfectă pentru întreaga familie.

Legenda hispanică prinde viață în acest film terifiant. La Llorona este femeia care plânge și cei care îi aud plânsul mortal din noapte sunt blestemați. Ea se ascunde în umbră și îi urmărește pe copii, fiind disperată să-i înlocuiască pe ai ei. În Los Angeles, în anii 1970, La Llorona bântuie nopțile și pe copii. Ignorând avertismentul înfiorător al unei mame tulburate, care e suspectată că și-a pus copilul în pericol, o asistentă socială și copiii ei sunt târâți într-o lume supranaturală înspăimântătoare. Singura lor speranță de supraviețuire ar putea fi un preot deziluzionat și misticismul pe care îl practică pentru a ține departe maleficul, la limitele întâlnirii dintre frică și credință.

Povestea se concentrează pe Chen Xuan Zang, un tânăr călugăr budist, care încearcă să protejeze un sat de trei demoni. Este chinuit între sentimentele lui pentru domnișoara Duan care îl ajută în mai multe rânduri și întâlnirea lui fatidică cu Regele Maimuță.

Pentru a câștiga dreptul de a se căsători cu dragostea sa, frumoasa prințesă Andromeda și pentru a-și îndeplini destinul, Perseu, jumătate zeu, jumătate muritor, trebuie să îndeplinească diferite sarcini, inclusiv îmblânzirea lui Pegas, capturarea capului gorgonei Medusa și lupta cu temutul Kraken.

După ce a scăpat cu greu de ororile războiului din Sudanul de Sud, un cuplu de tineri refugiați se străduiește să se adapteze noii lor vieți într-un orășel englezesc, unde o forță sinistră se ascunde în umbră.

O văduvă din secolul al XIX-lea are sarcina de a face o alegere imposibilă atunci când, în timpul unei ierni deosebit de crude, o navă se scufundă în largul coastei satului ei de pescuit islandez sărac. Orice încercare de salvare a supraviețuitorilor riscă să epuizeze în continuare proviziile sătenilor înfometați.

Un emigrată sârbă din Manhattan crede că, din cauza unui blestem străvechi, orice intimitate fizică cu bărbatul pe care îl iubește o va transforma într-o prădătoare felină.

Un geolog străbate o zonă împădurită în căutarea unei colege dispărute, dar totul devine terifiant când acesta descoperă partea întunecată a Mamei Natură.

Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.

The series exhibited several stories based on folklore and mythology , with characters such as Cuca, Saci Pererê and Iara from Brazilian folklore and then later with several characters from fairytales, fables, literature and greek mythology. The residents of Sítio, Emília, Narizinho, Pedrinho, Dona Benta and Tia Nastacia live several adventures with a lot of the mystery and dangers that haunt the remote town of Arraial do Tucanos.

An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

Two half-brothers spend a summer with their grandma in Monte Macabre, a small and mysterious town, where the myths and legends of Latin American folklore come to life.

Yamishibai is a picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.

Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.

Nino is a 300-year-old boy who lives with his uncle, Dr. Victor, a sorcerer and scientist, and his great-aunt Morgana, a 6,000-year-old witch. The three of them live in a castle in the middle of the city of São Paulo. Apprentice sorcerer, Nino has never attended a school, because of the unusual age of 300 years. His parents left him living with Victor and Morgan, because they needed to travel on an expedition into outer space, taking their two younger brothers. In spite of having animal and supernatural friends in the Castle, Nino, feeling lack of friends like him, decides to do a spell he learned with his Uncle Victor, and ended up bringing to the Castle, three children who had just left school. Free of loneliness, Nino receives the visit of the three daily.

Momoko is a beautiful young sword fighter who was born inside a peach. She lives with her constant companions—the dog god Inugami, the monkey god Sarugami, and the pheasant god Kijigami—in a peaceful paradise. However, a demon army led by devil king invades the paradise and steals the precious treasure that protects Momoko's land. To retrieve the treasure and save the people, Momoko embarks on a great adventure with her three companions.

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem.

A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.

Hōzuki is the aide to the great king of Hell, King Enma. Calm and super-sadistic, Hōzuki tries to resolve the various problems in Hell, including a rampaging Momotarō and his companions. However, he also likes spending his free time on his hobbies, such as fawning over cute animals and raising "Goldfish Flowers."

Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her exceptional mind to solve difficult mysteries.

Ryōko Ōkami is a spunky high school girl who is a member of a "fixer" club called the Otogi High School Bank. She fixes the school's problems with her partner Ringo Akai ("Akazukin-chan").

The story takes place in an age where "Ajin" (demi-human), more casually known as "Demi," have slowly started to become accepted into human society. Tetsuo Takahashi is a biology teacher who ends up teaching three such Demi, hoping to understand more about them while also managing to catch their attention.

A 16-year-old boy named Shurato and his friend Gai happen to be drawn into a gigantic ball of light while competing in the final match of a martial arts tournament. When they regain their senses, they find themselves transferred to a mystic heavenly sphere with a divine atmosphere. It's soon discovered that Shurato used to be the governing king of this world and that he has only been brought to his original state. Shurato is shocked as Gai suddenly turns hostile. After this unfortunate incident, a spectacular yet fantastic drama develops involving the two.

Loving, loyal and unafraid, the daughter of a wanted robber chief makes a secret friend in her father's magical and treacherous forest.

An environmental police officer uncovers a hidden world of mythological entities from Brazilian folklore when he finds a connection between the mysterious appearance of a dead river dolphin on a Rio de Janeiro beach and the death of his beloved wife.

Kuzumi Hiroshi moves with his crippled sister and his father to the remote city of Jouga, which is famous for its hassaku citrus and the rumors that a species of enormous wolves once lived in the area. While some of the residents are more than friendly, when people begin to vanish suddenly, it becomes apparent that something sinister is afoot...

Mythos is a three-part documentary that consists of a series of lectures given by Joseph Campbell. Campbell conceived of the original lectures, filmed over the last six years of his life, as a summation of what he had learned about the human mythic impulse, in terms of psychology, ethnology and comparative mythology—what he called "the one great story of mankind."

The (mis)adventures of João Grilo and Chicó in Brazil's Northeastern region. The four-chapter miniseries original version of O Auto da Compadecida.