Baba Yaga - Slavic   Images via Shutterstock The Baba Yaga is a common mythologic figure in Russia.  She's the quintessential witch - she's ugly, flies through the air, has a long gross nose, lives in a hut, and eats people who she doesn't like.  What's not to love? Her nose is so long -- … Continue reading A Sampling of Monsters (Or: Five Mythological Beings I Hope You Never Meet)