So enduring is the legend of Baba Yaga that a new anthology of short stories, Into the Forest (Black Spot Books), has just been released, featuring 23 interpretations of the character, all by ...

Baba Yaga, the mysterious witch of Russian mythology, is one of the most iconic and terrifying figures in Slavic folklore.

Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods by Kris Spisak (Hampton Roads, out now) looks at the influence of this mythic figure of Slavic folklore as an Earth goddess, an ...

4 books that honor witch stories from around the globe . ... “The Night of Baba Yaga” by Akira Otani. Japan’s underworld is on full display in this novel translated by Sam Bett.

The 5 scariest mythological witches from around the world. From the bloodthirsty Chedipe to the enigmatic Baba Yaga, explore how ancient witch legends reveal deep-seated fears and societal beliefs.

Luckily for Yaga, those witchcraft accusations weren’t that far off the mark. Though Yaga begins her new life in the woods with just a trusty bow and a foggy memory, she soon discovers that she ...

Gaiman also used Baba Yaga in The Books of Magic comic series, and the way he has deployed the character highlights her moral ambiguity: where she was helpful in Sandman, she is more of a baddie ...

Set to release next month, 'Blacktail' is an action-adventure that tells the origin story of the world's weirdest witch: Baba Yaga.

The Slavic crone, known for living in a house built on chicken legs and feasting on children, is a complex, and arguably feminist, figure – as a new book shows, says David Barnett.