1.The Slit-Mouthed Woman
Theres Kuchisake-onna, (the Slit-Mouthed Woman).
and if they answered yes, she removed her mask and asked again.
If the kid answers yes or screams, she cuts them to resemble herself.
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If they answers no, she walks away, then murders them in their bed that night.
EnkoNeko
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The Dullahan
The Irish (Original Sleepy Hollow).
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Usually, the Dullahan is male, but there are some female versions.
The mouth is usually in a hideous grin that touches both sides of the head.
Its eyes are constantly moving about and can see across the countryside even during the darkest nights.
The flesh of the head is said to have the color and consistency of moldy cheese.
When the Dullahan stops riding, that is where a person is due to die.
The Dullahan calls out the persons name, at which point the person immediately perishes.
They are frightened of gold, and even a single gold pin can drive a Dullahan away.
CheGaffero
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Nash_Rambler
5.The Kelpie
The other Scottish loch monster.
They dont fuck around, they drag you down into the depths and drown you.
OhHiGCHQ
6.
The Wendigo
I like the Wendigo a lot.
There are a handful of different versions, but theyre all cool.
First is the spirit of cannibalism.
The definitive non-Native depiction of the Wendigo is from Algernon BlackwoodsThe Wendigo, which is a great story.
steeldraco
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Each Uisge
Without question, the Each Uisge (pronounced something like ak ishka).
It can shapeshift into other things, but the Scottish Murderhorse aspect is easily the most metal.
Otopython
8.
Pesta was an old woman dressed in black, carrying with her a broom and a rake.
She travelled from village to village, bringing pestulance and death with her.
If you was carried the broom, she would take the lives of everyone at the farm.
There was a ferryman out in his boat one evening.
On his way across the water he could hear someone call out for him.
He looked towards the harbor and there he could see a old woman.
The ferryman called out with a trembling voice.
I will bring you across if you spare my life!
The old crone slightly tilted her head and reached for the big black book she hid within her clothing.
With a bony finger she read the names written within, her thin and pale lips muttering to herself.
She lifted her eyes towards the ferryman.
The old crone stepped on board the boat and seated herself in the prow.
When the ferryman came home later that evening, he felt very tired.
So he laid himself down in bed, and never woke up.
exteus
9.
These days we use the word doppelgangerto reference someones non-related twin.
Someone who naturally looks exactly like someone else without any blood relation.
Its a rare coincidence, but thats not the words original definition.
It was said that the doppelganger consumed the original person once the transformation was complete.
This was used to explain early misunderstood cases of Alzheimers.
KicksButtson
10.
The Pukwudgie
The Pukwudgie.
An American criptid with a mythological history.
Its said to exist in the forests starting in the east coast mountains and all through to Kentucky.
Several Native American tribes describe these creatures.
They resemble small men, around a foot tall with gaunt features.
There most prominent attributes would have to be there unusually large noses and shaggy long moss colored hair.
Now they hate people with a passion.
Atlusfox
11.
The Gumiho
The Gumiho from Korean legends.
LanceCorporalDororo
12.
And to be specific, slow zombies.
They endlessly creep towards you to eat your brains.
Sure, they are slow.
You board up your doors and windows, but their dead hands reach through any gap.
They keep pushing and trying.
All the while their desperate moans fill your ears driving your mind with fear to the brink of madness.
Yes, hell has been filled due to the evil of man and the dead now walk the earth.
Danmax
13.
Azatoth
Azatoth, from H.P Lovecrafts cthulhu mythos.
Also somehow this thing has descendants, one of which is the big C himself.
warrior457
14.
Nuckelavee
Nuckelavees are pretty dang cool and also horribly terrifying.
Its the torso of a human fused to the torso of a horse.
It also has no skin and is considered to be the most evil creature in Orcadian mythology.
McZerky
15.Mermaids
Mermaids are so diverse.
Kingjaffad
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IrishMicko
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Its generally described as an aquatic ambush predator that jumps out at you from the water in Australia.
steeldraco
19.
The Penanggalan
The penanggalan.
Goddamn things are terrifying.
Flying vampiric heads trailing their innards behind them as they float around at night.
blinkyzero
20.
Cthulhu
Its great and 99% of people who know about Cthulhu know the wrong thing about it.
They think its a bigmonster, that you could fight it, you could tame it, whatever.
It represents something so powerful that you just cant comprehend it, trying to understand it drives you mad.
We would just be these weird undulating shapes popping into and out of existence.
mysaltyalt
21.
The Hecatoncheires
The Hecatoncheires, they have one hundred hands and fifty heads.
th3cr3a7or
22.
Krampus
Krampus was always a favorite of mine.
The original folklore stories surrounding Krampus are terrifying.
Some giant goat hybrid monster that seeks out, steals, and eats children who misbehave.
tendy_trux35
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The Nacken
The Nacken/nixie/neck/whatever.
