An Exploration of Modern Monsters 
This site explorers the background to monsters as seen in film, stories and in real life, including vampires, freaks, King Kong and more. Site could be useful for senior English literature, media studies and drama.

Animals, Myths and Legends tales from Oban the Knowledge Keeper

Australian developed site of stories, puzzles and activities related to the topic of animal myths and legends from around the world. 

Bulfinch's Mythology 
This site provides the complete text of Bulfinch's Mythology,( first published in 1855) the standard guide to Western mythology. The site allows users to search the three main sections of the text for keywords, scan a list of poets and poetry cited in each section, and consult notes written by the site's author, Bob Fisher. This site is excellent for studying the underlying myths of Western Civilization.

Camelot Project, The 
The Camelot Project is probably a better resource for older students, but is a wonderful collection of Arthurian texts, with information about the members of Arthur's court and the places and symbols of Arthurian legend. Each section has an introduction, a collection of images, and links to electronic texts. While still being developed, it is already a fascinating site.

Encyclopedia Mythica 
The site contains thousands of articles on players and places from the mythology of more than 25 cultures, including Greek, Roman, Norse, and Native American, plus sections on the Arthurian Legend and Folklore.

Fairy Tales 
From the University of Maryland, this site has an extensive index of fairy tales and folk stories. The stories are displayed in text only, so it is fast to load and easy to use.

Folklore and Mythology Archives

Folklore and Mythology: Electronic Texts 

Folklore and Mythology: Electronic Texts is a remarkable labour of love from D.L. Ashliman, an academic from the University of Pittsburgh. This site contains a wide ranging collection of original folklore from all around the world. Many of the stories are grouped under headings, so that, for example, you can compare English stories about changelings, or travellers' folk tales from around the globe. A plain site, but highly recommended.

Loch Ness Monster 
Links to sights related to the 'Nessie" - the Loch Ness Monster. Find out all the stories, sightings (including a photo!) and facts about this monster in Scotland's Loch Ness. Collected by the Gander Academy in Canada. Mysteries, myths and legends.

Monsters Real and Imagined 
Theme pages with lots of links to sites. Include: Sasquatch, Loch Ness Monster, Abominable Snowman, Werewolves, Other Monsters, Sea Monsters. Includes Teacher Resources.

Mysteries: Learning with Mysteries 
This Mystery site includes worksheets to use, vocabulary exercises, a write-a-mystery section, and you can work the weekly online Solve-it Yourself mystery into the curriculum as part of the educational material. The main learning skills involved are critical thinking, analysis, and reading and writing.

Myths and Legends from the Gander Academy
Collection of legend stories mostly Australian Aboriginal and Native American. Includes teacher resources to assist the busy teacher and then links to other related sites. Story telling, language and literature.

Stories and Fairytales Theme page 
From Community Learning Network a range of links to web pages and lesson plans for incorporating stories and fairytales in the curriculum.

Stories of the Dreaming 
" The stories come from the cultures of Indigenous Australians and have been collected from all over Australia. They reflect an essential part of the life of Indigenous Australians. Some of the storytellers use words from their own languages in telling their stories. Where possible, a direct translation is included in the story or glossary, but even where this is not possible, you will find it easy to understand what the storyteller means." Aboriginal story telling.

Tales From the Billabong 
The Fraynework organisation has put together stories and word games related to the Australian environment suitable for young people. Includes a section on slang, Australian animals and environmental issues.

Witches - Poetry 
A short anthology of poetry about witches, including William Shakespeare.