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Sup, /lit/? Axel the Possum Mon Nov 15 15:35:42 2010 No.1284930 [Reply] [Original]

Hey, /lit/. I'm working on a little project of my own at the moment and I need spooky folk tales to draw from, preferably from international sources. They need to be brief, I'm writing for TV here, and I'm looking more for old folk tales than anything.

Think Brothers Grimm, basically.

Anyone got any recommendations?

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 15 15:36:42 2010 No.1284933 I think American McGee beat you to it.

>>	Harashaw !!WbZAoG5fpOX Mon Nov 15 15:38:42 2010 No.1284938 The Erlking is awesome creepy fae shit. It's well known enough that most people will get it, but it's obscure enough to make your balls feel big.

>>	Axel the Possum Mon Nov 15 15:45:42 2010 No.1284946 >>1284933 I said TV, not video games... >>1284938 Awesome, I'll take a look into this. My search is turning up the tale of a Nigerian tribal king, is that the right one?

>>	Harashaw !!WbZAoG5fpOX Mon Nov 15 15:48:42 2010 No.1284952 >>1284946 The one I'm thinking of is a German faerie who lives in the forest and steals children. Goethe did a poem about said stealing of children.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 15 16:13:42 2010 No.1284993 File: 744 KB, 821x1163, Bilibin._Baba_Yaga.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] As well as Der Erlkönig (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XP5RP6OEJI&feature=related)) Try Baba Yaga

>>	Axel the Possum Mon Nov 15 16:19:42 2010 No.1285013 >>1284993 I was actually looking her up a few days ago. Fascinating stuff. Her chicken leg house is a favourite bit of mine. Thanks for the suggestion. Damnit, /lit/ is helpful...

>>	Axel the Possum Mon Nov 15 16:20:42 2010 No.1285015 >>1284952 Good stuff. Thanks for the suggestion.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 15 16:22:42 2010 No.1285024 >>1284946 And you're in /lit/

>>	Axel the Possum Mon Nov 15 16:27:42 2010 No.1285035 >>1285024 So are you

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 15 16:27:42 2010 No.1285039 File: 87 KB, 656x430, Struwwelpeter.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Struwwelpeter is always fun but might be too modern for your needs.

>>	Axel the Possum Mon Nov 15 16:29:42 2010 No.1285047 >>1285039 It's also a bit too short for them too, I think. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

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