The dark has a different name everywhere.

Baba Yaga waits in her chicken-legged hut. Mothman watches from above the river. La Llorona weeps beside the water. The Nuckelavee rises from the sea. The World’s Darkest Legends is the newest release in the Bold Original Coloring Books series, and this one comes with a twist.

This is a monochrome reveal book. Forty monsters, spirits, shapeshifters, and supernatural beings from folklore traditions around the world, each one hidden in a scene until you fill in the marked areas with a single black marker, pencil, or fineliner. Color the X-marked spaces, leave the rest white, and watch the legend emerge.

What’s inside

• 40 striking monochrome reveal illustrations
• Legends from Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Oceania
• Bold shapes and broad areas designed for comfortable coloring
• A brief introduction to the folklore behind every creature
• Single-sided pages to help reduce marker bleed-through

Every creature comes with a brief introduction to the folklore behind it, drawn from traditions spanning Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Oceania. This is not a retread of the same handful of famous monsters. It is a genuinely global gathering of the things that go bump in the night.

One color, a world of shadows

No blending, no shading charts, no fifty-marker set required. Just black on white and a steady hand. It is an unusual, meditative kind of coloring, built for adult and teen colorists who want something different from the usual page.

Forty monsters. One color. Go meet the legends.