The reality of magical creatures like fairies, elves, witches and more is often debated. Most of our cultural understanding and beliefs about fairies come from mainstream movies, TV shows and comics.

As they say in the Emerald Isle, 'Away with the fairies!' Here's the truth about leprechauns.

For ages, some people have believed in fairies — strange and otherworldly creatures often connected to nature. But that belief hasn’t always been mainstream in the United States. Andrew Warburton is ...

Rip Van Winkle slept, the Goblin King of Dunderberg plotted, and the Hudson Valley hummed with mischief in the tales written by Washington Irving. But long before Irving put pen to paper, New York’s ...

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A pretty mushroom is singled out from a fairy ring that popped up this summer on a Gulfport lawn. Kat Bergeron Special to the Sun Herald Are you among those who vehemently deny the superstition gene ...

Finally, the season is again swinging away from mostly cold weather to warmer weather. Don’t get me wrong, I had a heck of a great winter, skiing more than 40 days in the nearby, rolling Pocono ...

The reality of magical creatures like fairies, elves, witches and more is often debated . Most of our cultural understanding and beliefs about fairies come from mainstream movies, TV shows and comics.