Recently I noticed a hashtag going around twitter, #DiverseDecember. Turns out it’s a celebration of books by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic writers (aka BAME), for this month!
It even has it’s own twitter account, which you can find @DiverseDecember!!! The account mainly retweets posts with the hashtag, so it’s worth having a look through if you want some diverse books to add to your to-read list, or if you still haven’t bought a Christmas or Hanukkah gift.
The original poster of this post has now deactivated their account, so I can’t credit them for their work. 😡 I just thought it was such a great master post of diverse spookies and creatures that more people had to know about it!!
Under the Read More, there is a MASSIVE list of links showing you the immense diversity that exists for fantasy creatures! From Inuit mythology to Filipinx Ghouls, Persian fairies to Nigerian water spirits.
DIVERSITY IS NOT A MYTH FOLKS!
EVEN IN MYTHOLOGY ITSELF!!
GO FORTH AND DIVERSIFY YOUR FANTASIES AND NIGHTMARES!!!
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“Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations”
– Vulcan Philosophy
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🐉 DRAGONS
- Alphabetical List of Dragons Across Myths – Good place to start!
- The Chinese Dragon
- The Japanese Dragon
- The Korean Dragon
- The Vietnamese Dragon
- The Greek Dragon
- The Indian Dragon
- The Polish Dragon
- The Austrian Dragon
- The British Dragon
- The Ancient Dragon – Egypt, Babylon and Sumer
- The Spanish Basque Dragon
- Of the Cockatrice – Creature with the body of a Dragon
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🙊 LITTLE CREATURES WITHOUT WINGS
- The Legend of the Leprechauns
- The Leprechaun
- Chanaque /Alux – The equivalent of Leprechauns in Aztec/Mayan folklore
- Elves
- Elves in Mythology and Fantasy
- Elves in Germanic Mythology
- Kabeiroi or Cabeiri – Dwarf-like minor gods in Greek mythology
- Norse Dwarves
- The Myth of Loki and the Dwarves
- Ten Types of Goblins
- Goblins
- Tengu: Japanese Goblins
- Gnomes
- More on Gnomes
- Pooka: an Irish phantom
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👼 CREATURES WITH WINGS (NOT DRAGONS!)
- Fairies
- All sorts of Cultural Fairies
- Fairies in Old French Mythology
- A Fairy List
- Bendith Y Mamau – Welsh fairies
- Welsh Fairies
- Peri – Persian fairies
- Yü Nü – Chinese fairies
- The Celtic Pixie
- Angels in Judaism
- Angels in Christianity
- Hierarchy of Angels
- Angels in Islam
- Irish Sylph
- Garuda – Bird-like creature in Hindu and Buddhist myths
- Bean Nighe – Scottish fairy; the equivalent of a banshee in Celtic mythology
- Harpies
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👹 SPIRITED CREATURES
- Druids
- Jinn – Genies in Arabic folklore
- Types of Djinns
- Aisha Qandisha and Djinn in Moroccan Folklore
- Oni – Demons in Japanese folklore
- Nymphs
- Spirits in Asturian Mythology
- Valkyries
- Lesovik
- Boggarts: The British Poltergeist
- Phantom black dogs (the Grim)
- Demons in Babylonian and Assyrian Mythology
- Demons in the Americas
- European Demons
- Middle-East and Asia Demons
- Judeo-Christian Demons
- Nephilim, more on Nephilim
- Mahaha – Demon in Inuit mythology
- Flying Head – Demon in Iroquois mythology
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👻 GHOSTS
- Toyol – Dead baby ghost in Malay folklore
- Malay Ghosts
- Yuki-onna – Ghost in Japanese folklore
- The Pontianak – Ghost in Malay mythology
- Funayurei – Ghost in Japanese folklore
- Zagaz – Ghosts in Moroccan folklore
- Japanese Ghosts
- Mexican Ghosts
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🐎 HORSE LIKE CREATURES
- Chinese Unicorns
- Unicorns
- The Kelpie – Also a Sea Creature
- The Centaur
- The Female Centaur
- Hippocamps – Sea horses in Greek mythology
- Horse-like creatures
- Karkadann, more on the Karkadann – Persian unicorn
- Ceffyl Dwfr – Dairy-like water horse creatures in Cymric mythology
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💀 THE UNDEAD
- Vampires A-Z
- The Medical Truth Behind the Vampire Myths
- Folklore Vampires Versus Literary Vampires
- The Melanesian Vampire
- The Ewe Myth : Vampires
- The Germanic Alp
- The Indonesian Vampire
- Asanbosam and Sasabonsam – Vampires from West Africa
- The Aswang: The Filipino Vampire
- Callicantzaros: The Greek Vampire
- Vampires in Malaysia
- Loogaroo/Socouyant: The Haitian Vampire
- Incubi and Sucubi Across Cultures
- Varacolaci: The Romanian Vampire
- Brahmaparusha: The Indian Vampire
- Genesis of the Word “Vampire”
- The Ghoul in Middle East Mythology
- Slavic Vampires
- Zombies in Haitian Culture
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🔃 SHAPE SHIFTERS + HALF HUMAN CREATURES (NOT MERMAIDS!)
- Satyrs – Half-man, half-goat
- Sirens in Greek Mythology – Half-woman and half-bird creatures
- The Original Werewolf in Greek Mythology
- Werewolves Across Cultures
- Werewolf Syndrome: A Medical Explanation to the Myth
- Nagas Across Cultures
- The Kumiho – Half fox and half woman creatures
- The Sphinx
- Criosphinx
- Scorpion Men – Warriors from Babylonian mythology
- Pooka: an Irish changelings
- Domovoi – Shape-shifter in Russian folklore
- Aatxe – Basque mythology; red bull that can shift in a human
- Yech – Native American folklore
- Ijiraat – Shapeshifters in Inuit mythology
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🐙 SEA CREATURES
- Selkies
- Mermaids in many cultures
- More about mermaids
- Mermen
- The Kraken
- Nuckelavee – Scottish elf who mainly lives in the sea
- Lamiak – Sea nymphs in Basque mythology
- Bunyip – Sea monster in Aboriginal mythology
- Apkallu/abgal – Sumerian mermen
- An assemblage of myths and legends on water and water creatures
- Slavic Water Creatures
- The Encantado – Water spirits in Ancient Amazon River mythology
- Zin – Water spirit in Nigerian folklore
- Qallupilluk – Sea creatures in Inuit mythology
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👿 MONSTERS THAT FIT NOWHERE ELSE
- Aigamuxa – More details on Aigamuxa
- Amphisabaena
- Abere
- Bonnacon
- Myrmidons – Ant warriors
- Troll – More on Trolls
- Golems
- Golems in Judaism
- Giants: The Mystery and the Myth – 50 min long documentary
- Inupasugjuk – Giants in Inuit mythology
- Fomorians – Irish divine race of giants
- The Minotaur
- The Manticore, The Manticore and The Leucrouta
- The Ogre
- The Orthus – Two-headed serpent-tailed dog
- The Windigo
- The Windigo Psychosis
- Rakshasa – Humanoids in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
- Yakshas – Warriors in Hindu mythology
- Taqriaqsuit – “Shadow people” in Inuit mythology
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🌐 FOLKLORE + MYTHOLOGY REFERENCES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE
- Creatures of Irish Folklore
- Folklore and Fairytales
- An Overview of Persian Folklore
- Filipino Folklore
- Myths, Creatures and Folklore
- Alaska Folklore
- Spanish (Spain) Mythology
- Mythical Archive
- Mythology Dictionary
- List of Medieval and Ancient Monsters
- Native American Animals of Myth and Legends
- Native American Myths
- Bestiary of Ancient Greek Mythology
- Mythology, Legend, Folklore and Ghosts
- Angels and Demons
- List of Sea Creatures
- Yoruba Mythology
- Ghosts Around the World, Ghosts From A to Z
- Strange (Fantastic) Animals of Ancient Egypt
- Egyptian Mythology
- Creatures from West Africa
- On the Legendary Creatures of Africa
- Myths, Creatures and Folklore
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