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In 1966, Mummy Man was a revived ancient creature that attacked a research facility. His demise led to the summoning of Dodongo in episode 12 of Ultraman.; The two 1970-71 TV series Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Groovie Goolies feature a character named Mummy (voiced by Howard Morris impersonating Ed Wynn) who is one of the Groovie Goolies.
A common example of an undead being is a corpse reanimated by supernatural forces, by the application of either the deceased's own life force or that of a supernatural being (such as a demon, or other evil spirit). The undead may be incorporeal or corporeal (mummies, vampires, skeletons, and zombies).
Mummy – Undead creature who revives; Muma Pădurii (Romanian folklore) – Forest-dwelling hag; Mungoon-Gali (Australian Aboriginal) – Giant goanna; Muscaliet (Medieval bestiaries) – Hare-squirrel-boar hybrid that has an intense body heat; Muse (Greek mythology) – Spirits that inspire artists; Mushusshu (Mesopotamian mythology)
Corporeal undead refers to mythical or legendary undead creatures who have a body or some substantial form. This is opposed to incorporeal undead, who "exist" but are not composed of matter ( e.g. ghosts ).
Related to modern German leiche or modern Dutch lijk, both meaning 'corpse') is a type of undead creature. Various works of fantasy fiction, such as Clark Ashton Smith's "The Empire of the Necromancers" , had used lich as a general term for any corpse, animated or inanimate, before the term's specific use in fantasy role-playing games.
Find out how Frankenstein, witches, mummies, zombies and other Halloween monsters got their start and why they are such a big part of the spooky holiday season.
A jiāngshī (simplified Chinese: 僵尸; traditional Chinese: 殭屍; pinyin: jiāngshī; Jyutping: goeng1 si1), also known as a Chinese hopping vampire, [1] is a type of undead creature or reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore.
The Mummy resurrected his ... (Not to mention the undead Griffin Dunne roaming around with half a face.) ... Her life is turned upside-down when she discovers an amphibious creature, kept hostage ...