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  2. Alp (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    The creature can be convinced to leave the victim alone at this time, but the Alp will beg pitifully and at length not to be turned away. Plugging up any holes, specifically keyholes, before a visitation will keep the Alp out. Plugging them during a visitation will invariably seal it inside the room, as they can leave only through their ...

  3. Qallupilluit - Wikipedia

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    Qallupilluit can be outsmarted by its targets. They are said to be invulnerable in their natural state, but some clever Inuit hunters found a way to bypass this. They would call out to it, and ask it to change shape for them, usually into something like a seal or a whale. Then, they could kill it and bring home a valuable catch. [6]

  4. Penanggalan - Wikipedia

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    The 1981 Indonesian horror film Mystics in Bali is partly based on the penanggalan legend, [4] and the American anthology streaming television series Creepshow features a penanggalan in the season three episode "Drug Traffic". [a] The penanggalan also appears in the Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others comics, [7] as well as the Image Comics ...

  5. The scariest Halloween monsters and their origin stories - AOL

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    Of all the mythical monsters, Frankenstein is probably the most famous. Brought to life by author Mary Shelley in the 1818 novel by the same name, the mythical monster was said to have been ...

  6. Pishtaco - Wikipedia

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    According to folklore, a pishtaco is an evil humanoid creature—often a foreigner and often a white man—who seeks out Indigenous people to injure and kill them. This character is also often shown as extremely pale, hyper-masculine, and sometimes brandishing extremely flashy cars or modern technology. [3]

  7. Nuckelavee - Wikipedia

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    Orcadian folklore had a strong Scandinavian influence, and it may be that the nuckelavee is a composite of a water horse from Celtic mythology and a creature imported by the Norsemen. As with similar malevolent entities such as the kelpie, it possibly offered an explanation for incidents that islanders in ancient times could not otherwise ...

  8. Krasue - Wikipedia

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    The organs below the head usually include the heart and the stomach with a length of intestine, [5] the intestinal tract emphasizing the ghost's voracious nature. In the Thai film Krasue Valentine , this ghost is represented with more internal organs, such as lungs and liver , but much reduced in size and anatomically out of proportion with the ...

  9. Saci (Brazilian folklore) - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of the Saci-pererê (2007) by J. Marconi.. Saci (pronounced or) is a character in Brazilian folklore.He is a one-legged black man, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap that enables him to disappear and reappear wherever he wishes (usually in the middle of a dirt devil).