Galone trace their origins to garuda in Indian mythology—divine sun birds that serve as the mounts of the Hindu god Vishnu. They also...

Gaki are the Japanese counterpart of e gui. They are ghosts of individuals who committed grave sins linked to greed and extreme...

Futakuchi Onna, or two-mouthed woman, appears to be an ordinary woman except that she has a second mouth hidden beneath her hair at the...

In Myanmar folklore, familiar ghosts are spirits summoned and bound to a practitioner through black magic rituals. These spirits are...

In Bengali folklore, Ekanore is a one-legged ghost that dwells among the palm trees. Often featured in children’s stories, this phantom...

E Gui are the tormented ghosts of people who were exceptionally greedy and miserly in life. Despite having the means to help others, they...

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...