Dorotabo (Japan) Dorotabo are the ghosts of farmers attached to the lands they once owned. In life, they spent their days working...

Dokkaebi are impish nature spirits featured in several Korean folktales. They share some characteristics with yokai from Japan and...

Diao si gui, or hanged ghosts, are the spirits of individuals who died by hanging—whether through suicide, murder, or execution. The more...

Some ghosts from Myanmar folklore have bizarre and unsettling appearances, so much so that encountering one is said to cause raging...

According to an ancient legend of the Isneg people from the Philippines, danag were once celestial beings who lived in the sky and were...

Daki are female yokai with insatiable thirst for human blood. The word "daki" translates to “cliff” in Japanese, and as the name...

Crocotta are mythical wolf-dog hybrid beasts said to roam the forests of India and Ethiopia, preying on both men and dogs. These...

Churel are vengeful ghosts of women who died sudden and unnatural deaths. In their true form, churel are hideous hags with long...

Chordewa are shapeshifting witches capable of switching their form between a woman and a cat. According to the folklore, chordewa can be...

Chochin Kozo looks like a young teenage boy with unkempt hair and is seen carrying a red paper lantern that illuminates his equally red...

Chir batti are mysterious lights seen in the Banni grasslands and the adjacent salt flats of the Rann of Kutch in India. They are...

Cheuksin is the dangerous goddess of the outhouse. She appears as a young girl with long black hair wearing a white gown. She does not...

According to old Korean beliefs, those who die as virgins are said to transform into vengeful ghosts because of their resentment for...

The word “chedipe” in the Telugu language means “prostitute”, a fitting name for these seductive ghosts that possess a mix of...

Chay Kalain Ma, or a twisted-leg woman, is a ghost that haunts school toilets. As the name suggests, she has legs warped tightly...

Buto ijo are man-eating, mythical demons. They appear as fierce, green monsters with bulging eyes and protruding fangs. They are also...

Brahmins are individuals born into the highest Hindu caste and brahmadaitya are the spirits of departed brahmin men. According to...

Boroka are man-eating beasts with a particular fondness for human innards. There are two distinct depictions of boroka. The first is a...

The boba legend is based on the sleep paralysis phenomenon, but with a more menacing twist. According to the legend, boba induce...

A lone traveler walking down a remote alley at night hears loud footsteps echoing behind him. But when he stops to listen, the phantom...