Palavra-chave Folklore

Séc. XIX. Heinrich Faust é um filósofo e alquimista que vive frustrado pelas limitações do conhecimento humano. Tudo o que mais anseia é conhecer a natureza do mundo e o verdadeiro sentido da vida. Até que conhece Moneylender, que lhe dá a conhecer um lado mais obscuro e sórdido da realidade. É então que o seu novo amigo lhe propõe algo irrecusável: a sua alma em troca do amor de Margarete, a mulher que Faust deseja. E, claro, o conhecimento supremo.

Perseu tem de lutar contra a Medusa e o Kraken para salvar a princesa Andrómeda.

Uma jovem aprendiz de caçadora e o seu pai viajam para a Irlanda para ajudarem a acabar com uma alcateia. Mas tudo muda quando se torna amiga de uma menina de espírito livre que pertence a uma tribo que à noite se transforma em lobos.

La Llorona, ou a Mulher Que Chora... Uma horrenda aparição, que se encontra entre o Céu e o Inferno, aprisionada num destino terrível que ela própria originou. Ainda em vida, num ataque de fúria provocado por ciúmes, La Llorona afoga os próprios filhos num rio revoltoso, lançando-se de seguida atrás deles. Quem ouvir o seu choro, durante a noite, ficará amaldiçoado. La Llorona persegue crianças, numa tentativa desesperada de substituir as suas. Ignorando o inquietante alerta de uma mãe perturbada que se suspeita maltratar os filhos, uma assistente social e a sua família depressa se veem envolvidos num assustador mundo sobrenatural. A única esperança de escapar à sua cólera mortífera parece estar nas mãos um padre desiludido e do misticismo que pratica para manter o mal à distância. Mas nada a demoverá da sua missão de os arrastar até à penumbra.

Saoirse é uma criança que é a última das Selkies, mulheres que, de acordo com lendas irlandesas e escocesas, podem se transformar de focas para humanas. Ela escapa da casa de sua avó para viajar pelo mar e libertar criaturas mágicas que estão prisioneiras do mundo moderno.

Lutando pela sobrevivência num local de pesca isolado, Eva e sua tripulação são amaldiçoados após fazerem a escolha de não ajudar um navio que está afundando na costa. Enfrentando as consequências, uma escuridão os consome, criando caos e morte a cada passo.

Mavka, alma e guardiã da floresta, enfrenta uma escolha impossível entre o amor e o dever, quando se apaixona por um humano - o talentoso músico Lukas.

Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.

Yamishibai is a picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.

An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem.

The series exhibited several stories based on folklore and mythology , with characters such as Cuca, Saci Pererê and Iara from Brazilian folklore and then later with several characters from fairytales, fables, literature and greek mythology. The residents of Sítio, Emília, Narizinho, Pedrinho, Dona Benta and Tia Nastacia live several adventures with a lot of the mystery and dangers that haunt the remote town of Arraial do Tucanos.

Two half-brothers spend a summer with their grandma in Monte Macabre, a small and mysterious town, where the myths and legends of Latin American folklore come to life.

Hōzuki is the aide to the great king of Hell, King Enma. Calm and super-sadistic, Hōzuki tries to resolve the various problems in Hell, including a rampaging Momotarō and his companions. However, he also likes spending his free time on his hobbies, such as fawning over cute animals and raising "Goldfish Flowers."

Myths are not dead: they are among us! With his mischievous eye and the art of diversion which is the trademark of "Flint and the city" and his cult comic strip "The Planet of the Wise", Jul revisits in 50 shades of Greeks the mythological heritage by humor and lag, in thirty episodes.

Nino is a 300-year-old boy who lives with his uncle, Dr. Victor, a sorcerer and scientist, and his great-aunt Morgana, a 6,000-year-old witch. The three of them live in a castle in the middle of the city of São Paulo. Apprentice sorcerer, Nino has never attended a school, because of the unusual age of 300 years. His parents left him living with Victor and Morgan, because they needed to travel on an expedition into outer space, taking their two younger brothers. In spite of having animal and supernatural friends in the Castle, Nino, feeling lack of friends like him, decides to do a spell he learned with his Uncle Victor, and ended up bringing to the Castle, three children who had just left school. Free of loneliness, Nino receives the visit of the three daily.

A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.

Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her exceptional mind to solve difficult mysteries.

A 16-year-old boy named Shurato and his friend Gai happen to be drawn into a gigantic ball of light while competing in the final match of a martial arts tournament. When they regain their senses, they find themselves transferred to a mystic heavenly sphere with a divine atmosphere. It's soon discovered that Shurato used to be the governing king of this world and that he has only been brought to his original state. Shurato is shocked as Gai suddenly turns hostile. After this unfortunate incident, a spectacular yet fantastic drama develops involving the two.

Loving, loyal and unafraid, the daughter of a wanted robber chief makes a secret friend in her father's magical and treacherous forest.

Ryōko Ōkami is a spunky high school girl who is a member of a "fixer" club called the Otogi High School Bank. She fixes the school's problems with her partner Ringo Akai ("Akazukin-chan").

Kuzumi Hiroshi moves with his crippled sister and his father to the remote city of Jouga, which is famous for its hassaku citrus and the rumors that a species of enormous wolves once lived in the area. While some of the residents are more than friendly, when people begin to vanish suddenly, it becomes apparent that something sinister is afoot...

The story takes place in an age where "Ajin" (demi-human), more casually known as "Demi," have slowly started to become accepted into human society. Tetsuo Takahashi is a biology teacher who ends up teaching three such Demi, hoping to understand more about them while also managing to catch their attention.

An environmental police officer uncovers a hidden world of mythological entities from Brazilian folklore when he finds a connection between the mysterious appearance of a dead river dolphin on a Rio de Janeiro beach and the death of his beloved wife.

Momoko is a beautiful young sword fighter who was born inside a peach. She lives with her constant companions—the dog god Inugami, the monkey god Sarugami, and the pheasant god Kijigami—in a peaceful paradise. However, a demon army led by devil king invades the paradise and steals the precious treasure that protects Momoko's land. To retrieve the treasure and save the people, Momoko embarks on a great adventure with her three companions.

The (mis)adventures of João Grilo and Chicó in Brazil's Northeastern region. The four-chapter miniseries original version of O Auto da Compadecida.