WAUKESHA, Wis. - Prosecutors say two 12-year-old southeastern Wisconsin girls stabbed their 12-year-old friend nearly to death in the woods to please a mythological creature they learned about online.

From Brothers Grimm to Neil Gaiman, folklore and mythology continues to be celebrated and enjoyed to this day. Because there is so much symbolism involved with each fantasy being, it’s time to discuss ...

The girls read about the mythical creature on the Internet and planned to kill the girl, then live with the “Slender Man.” Police say they invited another girl to a sleep over and took her into the ...

Which Mythical Creature Represents You, Based on Zodiac Sign originally appeared on Parade. For centuries, mythical creatures have captivated our imaginations through enchanting tales woven into the ...

Girl meets mythical creature in fantasy adventure 'The Legend of Ochi' Helena Zengel plays a girl taught by her dad (Willem Dafoe) to hunt and fear a mythical creature until she meets one in "The ...

A 12-year-old girl accused of plotting to kill a friend to curry favor with a fictional character she read stories about online shows signs of mental illness and should be in a hospital, her defense ...

Smartphone users may soon see new gender-neutral figures, a citrus fruit and a mythical creature in their emoji list. Unicode, the nonprofit behind emoji creations, drafted “four new gender-neutral ...

Many legendary creatures may have surprisingly ordinary origins rooted in misunderstood animals and fossils. The basilisk ...