Not All Fairy Tales End With A Kiss

 Amphisbaena Snake with a head at each end   Many theories suggest the symbolic significance of the serpent imagery. It has been proposed that the serpent was a symbol of rebirth because of its ability to shed its old skin and appear as a reborn snake. It may have been a representation of the earth and underworld with each head representing one.   The creature is alternatively called the amphisbaina, amphisbene, amphisboena, amphisbona, amphista, amfivena, amphivena, or anphivena (the last two being feminine), and is also known as the "Mother of Ants"

 Alicia’s_Ghost : The Alicia Trilogy Book 1   If you’re seeking a delightfully naughty and frightful read that’s just in time for Halloween, you can’t go wrong with Alicia’s Ghost. Professor Carlos Mann is still mourning the death of his beloved wife, the stunningly gorgeous Alicia. They were married for only three short years before she was brutally murdered, leaving Carlos in a perpetual state of shock and overwhelming grief. Now he is trying to pick up the pieces and resume a normal life as best he can. But it’s not easy; he still has terrifying nightmares of her murder that cause him to wake up dripping in a cold sweat. His teaching position at Leland University gives him some respite, at least. That’s soon about to change, however; after he befriends one of his students, the shy and charming Amy Joy, he suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a sex trafficking ring run by a masochistic dominatrix. As he tries to save his new friend from almost certain torture, he’s now got

 Amarok  is a gigantic wolf in Inuit mythology, said to stalk and devour any person foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Unlike wolves who hunt in packs, amaroks hunt alone. In the 19th century, Danish geologist and Greenlandic scholar Hinrich Johannes Rink reported that the Greenlandic Inuit hold the word amarok exclusively for this specific, legendary wolf, whereas other Arctic peoples use it to refer to any wolf. Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo, by Hinrich Johannes Rink and it recounts several folk legends that feature the amarok.

 Sasquatch_and_the_Bear   A Rogue River Tall Tale    as told by Captain Tim Brueckner collected by Me   Take a look over at this gravel bar on our left.  It's called Bony Point, and we saw something here the other day that I thought was kind of interesting so I thought I’d mention it.   You see where the gravel bar meets the tree line up there and how it forms those shadows?  Well, standing back there in those shadows was a big old Sasquatch.  And, this isn’t unusual, because we have a lot of Sasquatches down here.  But, we had some people on board who had never seen one, so we idled down to watch.   Well, as we watched, after a little while, this old Sasquatch wanders across the gravel bar, wades out about hip deep in the water, grabs about a six foot sturgeon by the tail.  He drags it up on the gravel bar, thumps it in the head with a big old rock and kills it.   Now, I don’t know why they do that.  I’ve seen them do that before.  Whether they actually eat the fish, or if it’s ju

 Aigamuxa  - Human-like mythical creatures with eyes on their feet or Aigamuchab, are African humanoid man-eating creatures from khoikhoi mythology with eyes on their feet. The Aigamuxa usually wander the deserts of Africa until they spot prey. They have razor-sharp teeth that can easily slice through flesh.

 Saint_Nicholas   270–310   Saint Nicholas , 270–310   December 6   Saint Nicholas was a bishop. One night, he went to the house of a poor family and threw a bag of gold coins in an open window. The family wanted to thank Nicholas, but he told them to thank God instead. Nicholas liked giving gifts in secret. People still give gifts on his feast day. Saint Nicholas is the patron Saint of children.   Discuss: What are some gifts that you can give to family members and friends today? Think of some things that don’t cost anything.    Saint Nicholas was a bishop. He lived in what is now Turkey. One night he tiptoed to the house of a poor family. The family was asleep. Nicholas threw a bag of gold coins in an open window. The next day, the whole family was very happy. They wanted to thank Nicholas, but he told them to thank God instead. Nicholas liked giving gifts in secret. He was so kind that people still talk about him today. Some people give gifts on his feast day, December 6.   The stor

 Abominable_Snowman Giant human-like body, white shaggy fur, big feet   or Yeti   the Yeti is a monstrous creature. The entity would later come to be referred to as the Abominable Snowman in western popular culture. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their folk beliefs.   The name Abominable Snowman was coined in 1921, the year Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Howard-Bury led the 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition which he chronicled in Mount Everest The Reconnaissance, 1921.   A famous snowman character is Frosty, the titular snowman in the popular holiday song "Frosty the Snowman" (later adapted into film and television specials), who was magically brought to life by the old silk hat used on his head.