Before the films, before the bedtime tales, there were the true stories. The ones our ancestors told to explain the night. We found them again.
Every people on Earth invented monsters. Not to frighten. To survive what they could not understand. These stories are real. They are our memory. And they are disappearing.
Zero invention. Every tradition is sourced, dated, placed. The chill comes from the real, not the fake.
From the legends of Japan to the witches of Europe: ten tales, ten corners of the world, told as immersive audiobooks. The opening of every story is free to listen to — no account, no email.
At the root of fear: why nearly every people on Earth dreamed up, then dreaded, the same creature of fire and scales.
Region : World · Culture : Founding myths · Creature : Dragons · Length : ~52 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
In the mist of the shrines, the ryu guard no treasure: they guard the border between the living and those who refuse to be dead.
Region : Japan · Culture : Yokai folklore · Creature : Spirit-dragons · Length : ~48 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
When her wail crosses the moor at night, it is not a threat. It is a warning. Someone in the house will not see the dawn.
Region : Ireland · Culture : Celtic · Creature : Banshee · Length : ~45 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
Before Dracula, there were the real ones: the dead who came back, and the villages that dug open the graves to be sure.
Region : Eastern Europe · Culture : Slavic · Creature : Vampires · Length : ~54 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
The spirit of hunger that never stops. The forest knows it. And it warns you only once.
Region : North America · Culture : Algonquian · Creature : Wendigo · Length : ~50 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
A creature of clay to protect its own. But what happens when the protector no longer wants to stop?
Region : Prague · Culture : Czech Judaism · Creature : Golem · Length : ~47 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
A horror escape game where YOU are the trapped character. At every crossroads, you choose. You are the one who must get out alive before dawn.
Illustrated eBooks and audiobooks. Each volume: one culture, one creature, one forgotten truth.
At the root of fear: why nearly every people on Earth dreamed up, then dreaded, the same creature of fire and scales.
Region : World · Culture : Founding myths · Creature : Dragons · Length : ~52 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
In the mist of the shrines, the ryu guard no treasure: they guard the border between the living and those who refuse to be dead.
Region : Japan · Culture : Yokai folklore · Creature : Spirit-dragons · Length : ~48 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
When her wail crosses the moor at night, it is not a threat. It is a warning. Someone in the house will not see the dawn.
Region : Ireland · Culture : Celtic · Creature : Banshee · Length : ~45 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
Before Dracula, there were the real ones: the dead who came back, and the villages that dug open the graves to be sure.
Region : Eastern Europe · Culture : Slavic · Creature : Vampires · Length : ~54 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
The spirit of hunger that never stops. The forest knows it. And it warns you only once.
Region : North America · Culture : Algonquian · Creature : Wendigo · Length : ~50 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
A creature of clay to protect its own. But what happens when the protector no longer wants to stop?
Region : Prague · Culture : Czech Judaism · Creature : Golem · Length : ~47 min · audiobook available. Full book : 6,90 EUR (PDF + ePub).
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ScaryTraditions is a collection of real scary legends and traditions from around the world, published as audiobooks and illustrated ebooks. The catalogue holds 10 legends from 8 cultures, 7 of which are already available as audiobooks, in 6 languages. The opening of every story can be heard for free, with no account and no email, and the full book costs EUR 6.90 as PDF + ePub delivered instantly by email.
ScaryTraditions is a collection of 10 real scary legends and traditions from 8 cultures worldwide, published as audiobooks and illustrated ebooks. The rule of the brand is simple: nothing invented. Every tradition told is sourced, dated and geographically located.
The most widespread tales revolve around seven figures: the dragons of founding myths, the ghost dragons of Japan (ryu), the Irish banshee whose wail announces a death, Slavic vampires, the wendigo of North American forests, the golem of Prague and the djinn of the desert. ScaryTraditions devotes a full audiobook to each of these seven traditions.
They are real in the sense that they were genuinely believed, told and passed on by identified peoples at identified periods. ScaryTraditions invents no creature and no folklore: every story starts from a documented tradition and then tells it in narrative form.
Yes. The opening of every story can be heard for free on the site, with no account and no email address. The sample runs about three minutes; the full book picks up exactly where the sample stops.
A book costs EUR 6.90. It is delivered instantly by email as PDF plus ePub, readable on e-reader, tablet, phone and computer. Payment is handled by Stripe.
The site and the stories exist in 6 languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. The 7 audiobooks produced exist in those six languages, which is 42 audio files.
GRIMVEIL is the ScaryTraditions horror escape game: an interactive story played straight in the browser with no app to install, where the player is the trapped character and must get out before dawn. It contains puzzles, codes hidden inside videos and a storyline personalised with the player's first name.