Ayomide Adekilekun

Ayomide Adekilekun

Parchment-style artwork of La Diablesse, Trinidad devil woman, luring traveler on forest path.

La Diablesse: Trinidad Folktale of the Devil Woman

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October 29, 2025
In the twilight shadows of Trinidad, travelers whisper of a figure both alluring and terrifying: La Diablesse, the devil woman. Tales of her have passed down through generations, blending African, French-Creole, and plantation-era folk traditions into a singular legend of caution and fascination. She is a woman of dual faces. At times, she appears as an old crone, her twisted
Parchment-style illustration of faceless Douen spirits in a Trinidad forest at twilight.

Douen: Trinidad Folktale of the Forest Spirits

Deep within the dense forest and winding by‑ways of Trinidad, there lurk spirits unlike any other. These are the Douen, sometimes called Duenns, the lost children who never received baptism and now wander between the worlds of the living and the dead. Their presence is whispered in every rustle of
Parchment style artwork of phantom black dog in Ciudad Vieja, Guatemalan folktale.

The Black Dog of Alvarado

January 7, 2026
Alvarado is a name that still carries weight in the ruins of Ciudad Vieja, where stone foundations lie half-swallowed by earth and memory. Long after Pedro de Alvarado’s campaigns ended and his life was lost during the Mixtón War in 1541, people began to speak of something that returned in
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Parchment style illustration of candy spirit at crossroads, Maya Kaqchikel folktale Guatemala.

The Dulcera at the Crossroads

January 6, 2026
Dulcera is the name whispered by elders when dusk settles over the market roads of Sololá and the crossroads grow quiet. In the fading light, when vendors have packed away their baskets and only the smell of sugar and roasted seeds lingers in the air, she appears. She is an
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Parchment style artwork of ghostly night taxi at cemetery, Guatemalan urban legend.

Taxi of the Night in Guatemala City

January 6, 2026
Taxi headlights cutting through the darkness were once a familiar and feared sight in Guatemala City during the 1980s. In those years, the city lived under a weight of silence shaped by curfews, whispered names, and vehicles that arrived without warning. Among them was a particular beige Toyota taxi, a
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Parchment-style artwork of the Grigri bird warning a Garifuna villager, Belize folktale.

The Grigri Bird’s Warning

January 6, 2026
The Grigri is known among the Garifuna not simply as a bird, but as a sign that must never be ignored. In the coastal villages of Belize, especially around Hopkins, elders say the Grigri appears only when a person stands at the edge of a decision that could stain their
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Parchment-style artwork of the Cowfoot Lady on Queen Street, Belize folktale.

The Cowfoot Lady of Belize City

January 5, 2026
In the hushed streets of old Belize City, the name Cowfoot is spoken with a mix of sorrow and caution. Long after the great hurricane tore through Queen Street and left homes shattered, people claimed they still saw a refined woman walking hurriedly at dusk, as though time itself had
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Parchment-style illustration of a duppy guarding bananas, Belizean folktale scene.

The Duppy Banana of Belize

January 5, 2026
In the humid lowlands of southern Belize, elders still speak of the Duppy Banana, a cautionary tale whispered to careless farmers and impatient planters. The story is rooted deep in the Stann Creek Valley, where bush, soil, and spirit share long memory, and where the land itself is believed to
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Parchment-style artwork of a ghost ship near Glover’s Reef, Belize folklore scene.

Ghostship of Glover’s Reef

January 5, 2026
On moonless nights off the coast of Belize, when the sea lies flat and sound carries too far, fishermen speak in low voices of the Ghostship that still roams Glover’s Reef. Elders say the water itself grows cold before it appears, as if the sea remembers what it once swallowed
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