This collection is the first major edition of Bryansk superstitious stories recorded from 322 respondents in 245 settlements of the Bryansk region. The book includes more than 640 texts of epics and stories about folk demonology, signs and predictions collected by students of Bryansk State University and the compiler of the book over the past quarter century. The collection provides information about performers and collectors of folk stories. The publication is accompanied by an introductory article, a dictionary of dialect words and various indexes that facilitate working with the book.