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  2. Folklore of the United States - Wikipedia

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    American folklore encompasses the folklore that has evolved in the present-day United States mostly since the European colonization of the Americas. It also contains folklore that dates back to the Pre-Columbian era. Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and ...

  3. American Gothic fiction - Wikipedia

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    American gothic fiction is a subgenre of gothic fiction. Elements specific to American Gothic include: rationality versus the irrational , puritanism , guilt , the uncanny ( das unheimliche ), ab-humans , ghosts , and monsters .

  4. American mythology - Wikipedia

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    e. American mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to America's most legendary stories and folktale, dating back to the late 1700s when the first colonists settled. "American mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other ...

  5. List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction - Wikipedia

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    Fist of the North Star. Buronson, Tetsuo Hara. Influential shonen manga series featuring a warrior trained in a powerful martial arts style rights wrongs and battles evil warlords in a post-apocalyptic world. Inspired the landmark anime series, a live-action film, and many games.

  6. Monster literature - Wikipedia

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    The themes and concepts of Monster Literature are rooted in 18th century Gothic literature. The earliest examples of Gothic literature can be traced all the way back to English author Horace Walpole 's novel The Castle of Otranto (1764). [1] However, monster literature first emerged in the 19th century with the release of Mary Shelley 's ...

  7. List of Lore podcast episodes - Wikipedia

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    Lore is a podcast created by Aaron Mahnke. [1] Mahnke uploaded the first episode of the podcast in early 2015. Each episode is a retelling of urban legends, myths, and documented tragic events. #. Title. Length (minutes:seconds) Original release date.

  8. Frontier myth - Wikipedia

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    Frontier myth. The frontier myth or myth of the West is one of the influential myths in American culture. The frontier is the concept of a place that exists at the edge of a civilization, particularly during a period of expansion. The American frontier occurred throughout the 17th to 20th centuries as European Americans colonized and expanded ...

  9. The Last Podcast on the Left - Wikipedia

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    Marcus Parks (born January 19, 1983) [5] is an American podcast host best known for his work as a co-host on The Last Podcast on the Left. Parks, from Rochester, Texas, [6] graduated [7] from Texas Tech University, where he studied English and acted as KTXT-FM's station manager for around 4 years.