Item: Me: “Did you ever go to the house in person?” Informant: “It was on the bus route which was somewhat long, so it wouldn’t have made sense to. But I don’t think anyone would have wanted to anyway…” A house on the informant’s elementary school bus route in southwest Ohio had a very eerie… Continue Reading »
Item: “I remember my grandma always talking about some Chinese monk and I never really pieced together until like… until I was much older that the show I watched was exactly that.” The legend of Xuanzang, a Chinese buddhist monk who traveled from China to India on a pilgrimage, lead to many stories, authored works,… Continue Reading »
Item: Me: “Wait you seriously don’t take Advil or Motrin or anything?” Informant: “No not that I know of haha. I drink really bad tasting herbal concoctions instead.” The informant grew up with her parents telling her the story of Shennong, who was once a ruler of China. He extremely influential in Chinese agriculture, and… Continue Reading »
Item: “The lengths people were going to to try to find this thing were so extensive, I didn’t even bother trying to look since I felt like there wouldn’t be a chance I’d find it.” In Dice Entertainment’s recently released video game, Battlefield 4, there was rumor of a secret hidden somewhere in it that… Continue Reading »
Item: “Eventually it got super boring and some dad drank too much and they had to take care of him, so we left.” The informant’s hometown had a tradition on Halloween catered toward fathers in the neighborhood. Mothers would typically stay home, passing out candy to kids, while fathers would take the children out for… Continue Reading »