The modern world has not abandoned its myths. While few of us ponder Tiamat the dragon who created the seas or Icarus straining to reach the sun, we have plenty of contemporary myths we use to explain ...

In 2014, two 12-year-olds lured a friend into the woods in Waukesha, Wisconsin, claiming it was to appease the fictional Slender Man. The victim survived, and the case drew global attention. Michigan ...