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Penanggalan

7/6/2015

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Detached Head and Entrails...

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During the day the Penanggalan will appear as a normal woman, but when darkness falls her head will detach from the body, trailing her internal organs behind her, as she hunts for food.

The Penanggalan will seek the homes of pregnant women, waiting for their child to come into the world, then she will strike with a long, invisible tongue, to feed on the blood of the newborn and the mother.


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Pisadeira

22/4/2015

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If you have just eaten a large meal, and are feeling bloated and drowsy, beware of any unseen eyes watching you. When you go to sleep that night, do not sleep on your back, although your full stomach might have you do otherwise...

If you do not heed these warnings you may be awoken but paralysed by a creature wanting to terrify or kill you in your half asleep state. Pisadeira needs to feed...


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Pontianak

12/11/2014

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Described as being a pale skinned woman with long (mostly black) hair, the vampiric Pontianak is often dressed in a long white dress, making for an absolutely terrifying appearance when standing in the dark.

Pontianak are the ghosts of women who died while pregnant.


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Toyol

22/10/2014

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A Toyol / Tuyul is the twisted spirit of a small child who passed away before being born.

Through ritualistic practices and black magic a witch doctor can invoke the spirit and bind it to an owner.

A Toyol is used to run errands, create mischief, steal riches and (rarely) murder.


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Trauco and Fiura

14/10/2014

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The wild woods of Chiloé island make up the home of the Trauco, who lives there with his wife, Fiura.

Although Trauco and Fiura are said to be quite ugly - short with large noses and beady eyes - they have the power to present as more alluring to anyone they desire.


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Sitri

19/8/2014

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Ever had a bit too much to drink, lost all inhibition and took off your clothing, to bare your all to the watching world, only to regret it later?

In the middle ages people blamed demons for their many different troubles, Sitri being the culprit for public nudity amongst other things...


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Laestrygonians

5/8/2014

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The Laestrygonians are said to be eight-foot-tall cannibal, human eating giants. They were said to have lived on the island of Lamos, in a city called Telepylos.

Their name was derived from the Greek words laisêion, “raw hide” or “skin” and trygaô, “to gather”.




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Onryō

29/7/2014

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The Onryō are female ghosts who suffered at the hands of their lover.

These ghosts dwell in the physical world seeking vengeance on those who wronged them.

These ghosts are in their element when torturing their hurtful lover to the point of insanity or death.



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Murmur

22/7/2014

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Murmur is one of seventy two spirits of Solomon. He is also said to be a Great Duke and Earl of Hell.

Murmur is one of three demons that is said to sway over the dead and move corpses from grave to grave.



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Nasnas

8/7/2014

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The Nasnas is believed to be the offspring of a ‘Shiqq’ and a human. A ‘Shiqq’ is a lower form of jinn (demon spirit), and is a half creature that is monstrous in appearance.

Hence, this crossbreeding resulted in the creation of a half human body, yet one that is still very agile.


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