The Legend of the Lair

Lair of Mythics logo with glowing blue light rays, inspired by the retro Unsolved Mysteries TV show aesthetic🔥 Origins of the Lair

The Lair of Mythics was first summoned in 2018—whispered into being like an ember in the dark. But just as the doors were about to open, storms struck. In the span of weeks, the dream was buried under ruin, forced into shadow.

Yet embers don’t die so easily. They wait. They smolder.

⚡ In 2025, the spark erupted again—sharper, stranger, stronger. This time the Lair rose not just as a shop, but as a sanctuary for those who still chase mysteries in the midnight hours. Every artifact here carries that fire: born of patience, carved by hardship, and lit by the timeless power of story.

Smiling blonde kid in the early 1990s holding a Willow VHS tape in the Fantasy section of a Blockbuster Video store.

Before it was ever a shop, the Lair was a spark lit in childhood. I wore out my VHS copy of The Flight of Dragons and watched The NeverEnding Story so many times the tape squeaked. I rented Willow from the video store so often the clerk knew it was for me, while Clash of the Titans made ancient myths feel alive, like gods and monsters could walk right into my living room. (If enchanted tapes and fantasy treasures shaped you too, you’ll feel at home in Enchanted & Fantasy.)

Agents Mulder and Scully from The X-Files standing inside the Lair of Mythics shop with cryptid posters, alien head, and the iconic I Want to Believe UFO poster

Later, that spark was fanned by late-night mysteries and paranormal whispers: sneaking episodes of Unsolved Mysteries when I was supposed to be asleep, the shadowy worlds of The X-Files, and the outrageous headlines of Weekly World News (which, for a while, convinced me Bigfoot probably had a day job in Florida). Those wild nights now echo in our Cryptid Case Files and the Out of This World archives—because legends don’t just fade, they multiply.

Bigfoot cashier named Harry rings up groceries while a shocked boy reads "Bat Boy Escapes!" headline on Weekly World News in a 1990s supermarket

But a lair is more than monsters and myths. Every collection is chosen to echo that same spark: eerie hoaxes, strange relics, and peculiar tales preserved in our Cabinet of Curiosities. And for those who want to carry the legend beyond the lair itself, we’ve unlocked the Mythic Vault—a chamber of exclusive Lair of Mythics merch you won’t find anywhere else.

If you grew up wide-eyed at fantasy films, stayed up too late chasing mysteries, or laughed at outrageous headlines in the checkout line - you’ve already been part of the Lair. The only step left is to explore the Shop for yourself.