folklore

Remove the veil of folklore, and the plot isn’t too different from Oliphant’s career as an unrestrained cartoonist, whose satirical illustrations drew the ire of power-hungry politicians and like-minded megalomaniacs all over the world.

And death follows in books about talking corpses, cemetery folklore and the darkest days of World War II. Here’s a sampling of this fall’s bounty.

It was just a few months ago that Alexander Isak wrote himself into club folklore after scoring against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final to help end the club's 70-year wait for a domestic trophy.

‘K-pop Demon Hunters,’ an American-made film, has gained a huge audience in South Korea, thanks to its nods to Korean folklore, pop culture and habits.

"People have engaged strongly with our six suggested themes, and within these have suggested a wide range ideas, from engineering achievements to folklore and mythology to transport," Ms Cleland said.