Ahh yes, Fairy Tales, the purest and simplest expression of collective unconscious psychic processes. Myth is representational of only fragments of the human experience therefore Fairy Tales mirror the basic patterns of the psyche more clearly. In short; Fairy Tales are the culmination of human archetypes. Oh, what? No, don't be silly. They are great for the imagination but such things cannot possibly EXIST.
Come now, dear reader, there are so many things on this Earth to explore and understand, so much human behavior that even our linguistic path does not account for. Why give up self-autonomy to the psychological construct of the Faustian deal unless you are looking to displace blame so desperately that you wish to live in delusions?
There are those guardians who understand Enlightened Science, and those who cling to the ways of a bygone past. I choose to be part of the former.
Calling them the Masses doesn't feel right, but as an Exceptional Scientist even if not one of the Enlightened I build, write and research for their brighter tomorrow.
There are plenty of threats without poking around for such things.
Extra-planar echoes of human minds. Aliens by any other name, simply clinging to a death mythos. With sufficient equipment and understanding we can detect and defend against any extra-planar threat.
These things get all the press these days... hmm. I wonder if I put a future spin on it...