10 Really Creepy Creatures from Folklore

There are many well known examples of creatures from mythology that inspire dread, awe, curiosity or a even a combo of all three. So here’s a list of some of…

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10. Giant Revenge Cat: Kill a cat, according to the Ainu people of Japan, in the wrong way, and it will come back to life and kill you.

9. Clurichaun: A Leprechaun’s drunk cousin; if you treat them well, they protect your wine cellar. 

8. Lausks: A Latvian old man, carrying a crystal or silver axe, wearing a fur coat… apparently walks around touching people in the winter to make their cheeks numb. Eee.

7. Tsukumogami; Karakasa-Obake: In Japanese folklore, inanimate objects can get a life of their own, the broad term is “Tsukumogami” –but the friendly little umbrella in the video is the Karakasa-Obake.

6. The Cockatrice: Like the basilisk, it’s half snake-half rooster, and can turn people to stone with its eyes.

5. Padfoot: A variation of the Black Dog in England, its presence is a harbinger of death.

4. Leshi: A Slavic guardian of the woods, appears as a tall peasant, without a belt, or wearing his shoes on the wrong feet. He will literally take you back to his cave and tickle you to death. To death. 

3. Baba Yaga: Classic Slavic witch, lives in a log cabin in the woods usually on chicken legs, and generally agreed by most be evil.

2. Akaname: The ‘Filth Licker’, a demon from Japanese folklore that sneaks into your bathroom and licks it clean. Looks like a red, warty humanoid-frog thing, and has a long tongue.

1. Bonnacon: Bizarre dragon-esque creature that fights with its own flaming dung, by flinging it at attackers or predators.

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