{
  "id": 752797,
  "title": "The mythic origins of Elden Ring’s spooky scary skeletons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/the-mythic-origins-of-elden-rings-spooky-scary-skeletons",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-13T08:55:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/video/the-mythic-origins-of-elden-ring-s-spooky-scary-skeletons/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Skeletons are a classic video game grunt, but what makes them so special? FromSoftware has mastered the bones of skeleton-making, and their expertise is on full display in Elden Ring. Adventurers have been ragging on skeletons since Gary Gygax co-created Dungeons and Dragons, but our relationship with skellies goes back much further, and Elden Ring draws on myths from all over the world to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}