Mythology and Folklore

For my storybook, I plan to explore how certain mythological creatures are portrayed in popular culture. The primary way in which I plan to explore this is through the popular television show Supernatural . Some of the possible mythological creatures I want to explore are the Djinn (or genie), Tricksters, Vampires, Witches, Werewolves, Changelings, and possibly simple ghosts.  I think I will re-watch a handful of Supernatural  episodes as part of my research, including "What Is and What Should Never Be", "The Kids Are Alright", "Tall Tales", and "Live Free or Twihard".  As of right now, I think that my storybook will be more like separate stories and ideas rather than one intertwining story.

For my storybook, I would like to explore the similarities and differences between the original mythology stories and those that are used in popular television. Specifically, I was thinking about how the creatures and myths are portrayed in the popular television show Supernatural . I chose this show because the whole premise of it is supernatural creatures and myths, so you would think they did their research and made it as accurate as possible. I would like to pursue this by finding episodes of the show that focus on one specific supernatural creature or myth, and watching it. After watching it I would read the original myth and see how the two compare.  One possible example is the Djinn, or Jinn, or Genie. Season 2, episode 20 of Supernatural is titled "What Is and What Should Never Be". It explores the Winchester brothers hunting a Djinn, or supernatural creature that will fulfill your greatest wish. It shows that sometimes what we wish for isn't all that it's cr...