Korean media effortlessly swings between gut-wrenching intensity and laugh-out-loud humor, but when it comes to horror, they take it to an entirely different level. Korean horror is much more than ...

At some point during their grade school years, lots of kids go through a big mythology phase -- they can't get enough of stories about gods, goddesses ... Chinese, and Korean myths. For more great ...

Experts note that South Korean society has rigid age-based milestones ... Worshippers, mostly dressed in red tops, stood in long lines to pray to the gods, some carrying bags of offerings such ...

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China drawn to the White Snake Temple dragon puppets and drum displays ...

One well-known ancient legend speaks of Nian, a hideous monster that feasted on human flesh on New Year’s Day. Because the beast feared the color red, loud noises and fire, people put up red paper ...

Legend has it that a god beckoned all animals to bid him farewell ... venomous snakes are associated with darkness. But in Chinese mythology, snakes are also known as “little dragons,” and ...

Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent ...