The HEX Files

The Morrígan or Mórrígan, also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology. The name is Mór-Ríoghain in Modern Irish, and it has been translated as "great queen" or "phantom queen".

Many a tale of intrigue start just steps from our own home. The Mothman, Bigfoot, Wedigos, and ghosts in abandoned buildings, but what happens when a whole region is cursed? Nathan tells the story of the Fernie Curse in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, a small coal mining town nestled in the Kootenay region of the Rocky Mountains.

In Japan there is a genre of story known as Kaidan that has existed for as long as there has been Japanese literature. Often confused for ghost or horror stories, this is not the case at all. Most Kaidan are not intended to be scary in fact many can be funny, but the most predominant theme is strange....

Prehistoric Sharks! They might not be as large as an oil tanker, and they definitely aren't terrorizing swimmers off the coast of New England, but these Megalodons were terrifying in their own right. Nathan talks about the few interesting facts that we know about the Megalodon, a massive shark said to have lived until about 2.6million years ago....

It looks like something from a child's drawing.

Hyenas get a bad rep, often portrayed as stupid, cowardly scavengers that heckle and antagonize our heroes. And they're my favorite mammal

It wasn't the hunger that finally drove Icarus to leave the Final Fantasy VII house. It wasn't the way the others took advantage of him, a 19-year-old trans kid with a love of art and a drinking problem. It wasn't even the abuse, or the ears listening in whenever he tried to communicate with the outside world. No-what really did...

Not your average Fairy God Mother, in fact, she's more of an Ogre God Mother granting wishes with dire consequences. Often seen fly around in a Mortar, wielding a Pestle and living in a ramshackle cabin on chicken legs, Baba Yaga is one of the more terrifying and intriguing tales of Slavic folk lore. While there isn't a ton of...

There's gold in them thar hills!

Originating in the hills of Iceland, Gryla the Witch was a 13th century fairy tale parents would tell to children to keep them in line. Likewise, the Yule cat and the Yule Lads were of similar origin and eventually they were portrayed as a family in the early 19th century. Nathan gives a brief overview of the history of this...