While writing Wrath of the Tooth Fairy, I borrowed mythology and creatures from fairy tales. There are fairies, tooth fairies, and fairy godmothers. In the corporate occupations of the Fairy Realm, there are muses, angels, cupids, insomnia fairies, grim reapers, frog princes, Santas, demons and others. Some of these fairies are influenced by Greek mythology while some are my own takes on the career paths fairies and other immortals would need to fill.
Below are some fun articles and resources to check out if you are interested in learning more about tooth fairies, fairy godmothers, and the mythology, physiology, and psychology of bogeymen.
Tooth Fairy
A cute press release from Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand Prime Minister about the Tooth Fairy Being an Essential Worker during Coronavirus.
Here is a fun article with some interesting tooth fairy facts posted on a dental website.
https://www.cherrywood-dental.com/tooth-fairy-facts
Tooth Fairy Lore
https://www.twohigdentistry.com/blog/2018/07/the-history-and-mythology-of-the-tooth-fairy
More fun facts about tooth fairies
https://www.pediatricdentistlongislandny.com/10-fun-facts-tooth-fairy/
Fairy Godmothers
Fairy Tales and Analysis
https://www.rendingtheveil.com/the-fairy-godmother/
History
https://writinginmargins.weebly.com/home/fairy-godmothers
Fairy Godmothers as an Archetype Characters
https://archetypist.com/2010/03/25/ofgm-original-fairy-godmother/
Bogeyman
A short, quick article on bogeyman origin.
https://itsblossom.com/boogeyman-where-came-from/
Sleep Paralysis—the physiological and psychological phenomenon of a bogeyman explained
https://www.wired.com/2009/08/sleep-paralysis/
Kanashibari—A Japanese phenomenon of sleep paralysis related to bogeyman
Henry Fuseli—artist of “The Nightmare”
https://www.sleephealthjournal.org/article/S2352-7218(17)30196-1/pdf
Bogeymen from around the world
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/halloween-2014
Where does the bogeyman come from? A longer, more in-depth article.