Tales from the Enchanted Forest
@fromenchanted.bsky.social
Podcasters and Storytellers dedicated to sharing fairy tales, myths, legends, folktales from all around the world! Tune in for folklore!
Show notes and research on our website: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com
Show notes and research on our website: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com
#BookologyThursday I love the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden and how it weaves so many figures from Russian folklore and storytelling into the trilogy.
Illumicrate special edition cover by @rudebeetle on Instagram
Fanart by Rosiethorns88 on Instagram (@rosiethorns88.bsky.social)
Illumicrate special edition cover by @rudebeetle on Instagram
Fanart by Rosiethorns88 on Instagram (@rosiethorns88.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#BookologyThursday I love the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden and how it weaves so many figures from Russian folklore and storytelling into the trilogy.
Illumicrate special edition cover by @rudebeetle on Instagram
Fanart by Rosiethorns88 on Instagram (@rosiethorns88.bsky.social)
Illumicrate special edition cover by @rudebeetle on Instagram
Fanart by Rosiethorns88 on Instagram (@rosiethorns88.bsky.social)
She'll turn into a hare and haunt you, the baby you tried to murder will be saved and return one day, your wife will die, your legitimate son will spurn you and the witch-Lady of Godolphin you marry will try her best to sleep with said son...leading in lots of murder and magic at Pengersick Castle!
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
She'll turn into a hare and haunt you, the baby you tried to murder will be saved and return one day, your wife will die, your legitimate son will spurn you and the witch-Lady of Godolphin you marry will try her best to sleep with said son...leading in lots of murder and magic at Pengersick Castle!
What happens when you seduce a "far east" Princess, abandon her during her country's civil war, return home to your WIFE and son and then try to toss said Princess and her baby (your bastard child) off a cliff when she comes knocking on your door? Well...
Pengersick Castle, Cornwall
Pengersick Castle, Cornwall
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
What happens when you seduce a "far east" Princess, abandon her during her country's civil war, return home to your WIFE and son and then try to toss said Princess and her baby (your bastard child) off a cliff when she comes knocking on your door? Well...
Pengersick Castle, Cornwall
Pengersick Castle, Cornwall
I love a good fireside spooky story telling (bonus points if its during a summer camp scene). Of course, we have Gravity Falls and What's New Scooby-Doo as our classic October rewatchs, and we've got The Sisters Grimm lined up, but any other good suggestions out there?
October 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I love a good fireside spooky story telling (bonus points if its during a summer camp scene). Of course, we have Gravity Falls and What's New Scooby-Doo as our classic October rewatchs, and we've got The Sisters Grimm lined up, but any other good suggestions out there?
Looking for a haunted house tale that isn't spooky? Well, Alee of Cairo chooses to spend the night in a house haunted by a Jinn, but instead of breaking his neck like it did to the previous dwellers, the Jinn gives him gold and solves all of his money problems. The end.
🎨 William Harvey, 1001 Nights
🎨 William Harvey, 1001 Nights
October 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Looking for a haunted house tale that isn't spooky? Well, Alee of Cairo chooses to spend the night in a house haunted by a Jinn, but instead of breaking his neck like it did to the previous dwellers, the Jinn gives him gold and solves all of his money problems. The end.
🎨 William Harvey, 1001 Nights
🎨 William Harvey, 1001 Nights
Just discovered Weird Tales magazine and I'll be in a spooky rabbit hole for the rest of the month!
October 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Just discovered Weird Tales magazine and I'll be in a spooky rabbit hole for the rest of the month!
Just look at all the different versions! How can each cover be so lovely?
🧚 Fairyloot
🦉 Owlcrate
🌸 US First Printing
🧚 Fairyloot
🧚 Fairyloot
🦉 Owlcrate
🌸 US First Printing
🧚 Fairyloot
September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Just look at all the different versions! How can each cover be so lovely?
🧚 Fairyloot
🦉 Owlcrate
🌸 US First Printing
🧚 Fairyloot
🧚 Fairyloot
🦉 Owlcrate
🌸 US First Printing
🧚 Fairyloot
Fiction Friday: I've just finished Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross and I gotta say, the myths and legends she writes are as gorgeous as the covers of her books. The concept of a Goddess coming into her own power and navigating the world of the Gods was enticing. Also can be read as a standalone!
September 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Fiction Friday: I've just finished Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross and I gotta say, the myths and legends she writes are as gorgeous as the covers of her books. The concept of a Goddess coming into her own power and navigating the world of the Gods was enticing. Also can be read as a standalone!
In Greek myths we have Theseus and Pirithous' attempt to kidnap Persephone, Heracles' labour to get Cerberus, Psyche's trials for Aphrodite and Odysseus' mission to get as much tea as possible. Then of course, Orpheus' journey to bring back his wife Eurydice by appealing to Persephone and Hades.
September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In Greek myths we have Theseus and Pirithous' attempt to kidnap Persephone, Heracles' labour to get Cerberus, Psyche's trials for Aphrodite and Odysseus' mission to get as much tea as possible. Then of course, Orpheus' journey to bring back his wife Eurydice by appealing to Persephone and Hades.
In modern media, we have so many sources to pull from including Supernatural (what with the Winchesters journeying in and out of hell every other season), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hadestown, The Good Place, and the games Hades I and II.
September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In modern media, we have so many sources to pull from including Supernatural (what with the Winchesters journeying in and out of hell every other season), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hadestown, The Good Place, and the games Hades I and II.
With R.F Kuang's Katabasis starting so much discourse around the concept of the journey to the underworld, naturally we had to jump on the bandwagon. Add in Supergiant Games' Hades II coming out today and what a perfect time to retell the story of Orpheus and Eurydice!
September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
With R.F Kuang's Katabasis starting so much discourse around the concept of the journey to the underworld, naturally we had to jump on the bandwagon. Add in Supergiant Games' Hades II coming out today and what a perfect time to retell the story of Orpheus and Eurydice!
In modern media, we have so many sources to pull from including Supernatural (what with the Winchesters journeying in and out of hell every other season), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hadestown, The Good Place, and the games Hades I and II.
September 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In modern media, we have so many sources to pull from including Supernatural (what with the Winchesters journeying in and out of hell every other season), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hadestown, The Good Place, and the games Hades I and II.
And then I am also reminded of Achilles disguised as a woman on Skyros.
Achilles dressed as a woman: 😇💖☺️🌸 *whoops*🤰
Thor dressed as a woman: 💥🍽️🐂🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🍺🔨
Achilles dressed as a woman: 😇💖☺️🌸 *whoops*🤰
Thor dressed as a woman: 💥🍽️🐂🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🍺🔨
September 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
And then I am also reminded of Achilles disguised as a woman on Skyros.
Achilles dressed as a woman: 😇💖☺️🌸 *whoops*🤰
Thor dressed as a woman: 💥🍽️🐂🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🍺🔨
Achilles dressed as a woman: 😇💖☺️🌸 *whoops*🤰
Thor dressed as a woman: 💥🍽️🐂🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🍺🔨
Every now and then I remember the story of Thor dressing up as Freyja to trick-marry Thrym after the Giant stole his hammer and I am reminded of these glorious illustrations (including the SMITE Thor Valkyrie Bride skin)
September 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Every now and then I remember the story of Thor dressing up as Freyja to trick-marry Thrym after the Giant stole his hammer and I am reminded of these glorious illustrations (including the SMITE Thor Valkyrie Bride skin)
Food and Folklore in Children's Books: Recipes and Stories have a lot in common especially how they are transferred and transplanted as people move away from home. Just as every country has a dumpling recipe, they have a cinderella tale! Read more about food folklore on our latest blog post!
August 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Food and Folklore in Children's Books: Recipes and Stories have a lot in common especially how they are transferred and transplanted as people move away from home. Just as every country has a dumpling recipe, they have a cinderella tale! Read more about food folklore on our latest blog post!
Nabeshima Naotaka after seeing a play about a Bakeneko terrorizing his ancestors.
The Bakeneko, a cat yokai, turned vengeful after his owner committed suicide following the murder of her son by the ruler of the Nabeshima clan. The cursed story became a popular play & Naotaka did file a complaint!
The Bakeneko, a cat yokai, turned vengeful after his owner committed suicide following the murder of her son by the ruler of the Nabeshima clan. The cursed story became a popular play & Naotaka did file a complaint!
August 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Nabeshima Naotaka after seeing a play about a Bakeneko terrorizing his ancestors.
The Bakeneko, a cat yokai, turned vengeful after his owner committed suicide following the murder of her son by the ruler of the Nabeshima clan. The cursed story became a popular play & Naotaka did file a complaint!
The Bakeneko, a cat yokai, turned vengeful after his owner committed suicide following the murder of her son by the ruler of the Nabeshima clan. The cursed story became a popular play & Naotaka did file a complaint!
This trope type also famously includes Shakespeare's King Lear since Cordelia is punished for saying she loves her father "according to her bond" and refuses to join her deceitful sisters, Goneril and Regan, in lavishing him with falsehoods.
Cordelia's Farewell by Edwin Austin Abbey
Cordelia's Farewell by Edwin Austin Abbey
August 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This trope type also famously includes Shakespeare's King Lear since Cordelia is punished for saying she loves her father "according to her bond" and refuses to join her deceitful sisters, Goneril and Regan, in lavishing him with falsehoods.
Cordelia's Farewell by Edwin Austin Abbey
Cordelia's Farewell by Edwin Austin Abbey
Have you listened to our latest episode? It features the "Love like Salt" Trope which is when a princess gets exiled for telling her father she loves him like salt. One of our inspirations came from @anooshasyed.com's retelling of the Pakistani version in her book "The Salt Princess."
August 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Have you listened to our latest episode? It features the "Love like Salt" Trope which is when a princess gets exiled for telling her father she loves him like salt. One of our inspirations came from @anooshasyed.com's retelling of the Pakistani version in her book "The Salt Princess."
It's in the same vein as Aisha Aseed's "Bilal Cooks Daal" and Toba Adina-Jao's "Me, Mommy, Mantu." Food is folklore and heritage and history. It is a way to connect not just through your own country but through entire continents.
Just like Cinderella, every country has their own dumpling or daal.
Just like Cinderella, every country has their own dumpling or daal.
July 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It's in the same vein as Aisha Aseed's "Bilal Cooks Daal" and Toba Adina-Jao's "Me, Mommy, Mantu." Food is folklore and heritage and history. It is a way to connect not just through your own country but through entire continents.
Just like Cinderella, every country has their own dumpling or daal.
Just like Cinderella, every country has their own dumpling or daal.
We were recently given an ARC of "Curry Means More by Maria Marianayagam, illustrated by Geeta Ladi" and I am in love. As someone who has unfortunately heard "you smell like curry," I love picture books that showcase the smells of food as love and comfort instead of something shameful.
July 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We were recently given an ARC of "Curry Means More by Maria Marianayagam, illustrated by Geeta Ladi" and I am in love. As someone who has unfortunately heard "you smell like curry," I love picture books that showcase the smells of food as love and comfort instead of something shameful.
The movie's story artist, Radford Sechrist notes that the tiger is a symbol of warding off evil while the magpie means good news. However, through Minhwa, the duo soon became satirical and that is where they got the inspiration behind the "derpy" idiot tiger. #FolkloreSunday
July 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The movie's story artist, Radford Sechrist notes that the tiger is a symbol of warding off evil while the magpie means good news. However, through Minhwa, the duo soon became satirical and that is where they got the inspiration behind the "derpy" idiot tiger. #FolkloreSunday
Fictional Folklore: Did you know that Jinu's Tiger and Magpie pet duo from Kpop Demon Hunters are based off of the Korean folk art style of Minhwa? The art style which wasn't referred to as such until much later, was considered the art of the people. #FolkloreSunday
July 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Fictional Folklore: Did you know that Jinu's Tiger and Magpie pet duo from Kpop Demon Hunters are based off of the Korean folk art style of Minhwa? The art style which wasn't referred to as such until much later, was considered the art of the people. #FolkloreSunday
Syou Ishida crafts each short story with characters that have to deal with their inner turmoil - all with some feline assistance. That's because the wacky doctor at Kokoro Clinic for the Soul in Kyoto won't solve your problems with medicine but with a cat!
The translated sequel is out Sep 2025!
The translated sequel is out Sep 2025!
July 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Syou Ishida crafts each short story with characters that have to deal with their inner turmoil - all with some feline assistance. That's because the wacky doctor at Kokoro Clinic for the Soul in Kyoto won't solve your problems with medicine but with a cat!
The translated sequel is out Sep 2025!
The translated sequel is out Sep 2025!
Welcome to the Chinineko Kitchen where a remembrance meal can give you one last chance to speak to some one who has passed away. Yuta Takahashi makes us feel the grief and anguish of each character in the time it takes for their meal to get cold.
Book two's translated version releasing 2026!
Book two's translated version releasing 2026!
July 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Welcome to the Chinineko Kitchen where a remembrance meal can give you one last chance to speak to some one who has passed away. Yuta Takahashi makes us feel the grief and anguish of each character in the time it takes for their meal to get cold.
Book two's translated version releasing 2026!
Book two's translated version releasing 2026!
It's Caturday and which means sharing some of our favourite cat-related books that you can read in a day (or over the weekend)!
These stories take you through the lives of different characters as they deal with loss, anger, sorrow, love and regret with elements of magical realism to them!
These stories take you through the lives of different characters as they deal with loss, anger, sorrow, love and regret with elements of magical realism to them!
July 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's Caturday and which means sharing some of our favourite cat-related books that you can read in a day (or over the weekend)!
These stories take you through the lives of different characters as they deal with loss, anger, sorrow, love and regret with elements of magical realism to them!
These stories take you through the lives of different characters as they deal with loss, anger, sorrow, love and regret with elements of magical realism to them!