SUPPORT
Keep the lantern lit
The atlas, archive, and reading room stay free. Any support covers domain and hosting first, then illustrated plates (~$0.04 each), then careful research for new entities — never a paywall on folklore already here.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
- Hosting & domainCloudflare Pages, R2 art storage, and the name on the door.
- Illustrated platesGemini plate generation for each record — the art that makes the cabinet feel like a cabinet.
- New entitiesTime to research traditions with cultural care, write the JSON, and ship the depth-lit plate.
No paywalled stories. No interstitial ads. Money buys more of the archive — not access to what already exists.
LIGHT A LANTERN
A small gift (~$4) toward the next Gemini plate. Optional name in the colophon when that plate ships.
Light a lantern (~$4)Funds the next illustrated plate. The atlas stays free.Ko-fi link not configured yet — set NEXT_PUBLIC_KOFI_URL when the tip jar is live.
LANTERN LEDGER
Public tally — lanterns received, plates shipped.
| Month | Lanterns | Plates | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 0 | 0 | Ledger opened. Lantern gifts will appear here as plates ship. |
THE DISPATCH
A tiny monthly membership (~$3–5) for a short dispatch: new entities, expedition notes, art WIP. Early peeks — never locked encyclopedia pages.
Membership tiers go live with Ko-fi — same env as the lantern.
SPONSOR AN ENTITY
Higher one-time gift (~$25–75) from the wanted list. You keep editorial and cultural-care veto — no pay-to-invent cryptids.
- AswangPhilippineA cluster of night-visitor shapes still thin in the atlas.
- TikbalangPhilippineRoad-trickster kin for the shapeshifter concordance.
- PenanggalanMalaySoutheast Asian dread underrepresented beside the yokai shelf.
- TokolosheSouthern AfricanHousehold and water dread from a region we want denser.
- ChanequeNahua / MexicanWildwood spirits to thicken the Americas shelf.
THE CABINET
Field packs, plate sets, and a tabletop/classroom license — additive artifacts. Web lore stays free.
field pack
Field pack — The Drowned$6Printable expedition sheets for the drowned trail. The web expedition stays free.Coming soonfield pack
Field pack — Household Watch$5One-sheets and source shortlists for the domestic spirits trail.Coming soonplate set
Cabinet set — River spirits$12High-res interpretive plates for wallpapers or print-at-home. Attribution included.Coming soonplate set
Cabinet set — Yokai six$14Six illustrated plates as a digital cabinet. Not ethnographic photos — interpretive art.Coming soonlicense
Tabletop & classroom pack$24Entity cards + plates for non-commercial classroom or personal table use, with attribution.Coming soon
SOURCES AFFILIATES
Some Sources links to bookshops may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The archive itself is never paywalled.
Only book-retailer links in Sources ever carry a tag. Journals, museums, and essays stay plain.