The '''Knights of Ålleberg''', Sweden, are according to an old legend, the ghosts of twelve knights that died in the battle of Ålleberg in 1389.
The legend says that the ghosts are trapped inside the Ålleberg-mountain, waiting for a new war to wake th
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Funayūrei are the ghosts of people who have perished at sea. They approach people on boats and ask t
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'''Pasatsats''' are ghosts of people who died or were killed in the Second World War.
These ghosts usually show up in solitary paths and block passersby. To get rid of such a
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* Bunian - good ghosts or jinns living in the jungle. Loves to help humans.
* Hantu Jepun - World War II Japanese ghosts. They wear WWII army attire and carry samurai swords. Most are headless.
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Large wars have long been said to create many ghosts, and the American Civil War was no exception.
The interest of ghosts and Gettysburg remains to the present day. In recent times, people have cla
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Aka : funnel ghosts
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...that made Cornwall’s mors horrible with their baying. Horses occur in many ghosts legends, with a rider or not, free or pulling a phantom coach.
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The '''Gaki''' is a race of Japanese ghosts appearing in Buddhist preaches.
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The '''fear of ghosts''' or '''phasmophobia''' is based on beliefs that some [[ghost]]s may be ma
...nerally consider belief in ghosts to be a superstition. Still, the fear of ghosts is widespread even in post-industrial societies.
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Ubume usually appear in the form common to most Japanese ghosts, they are clad in robes of white, and have long, unbound, and dishevelled h
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...g Kuí; Japanese: '''Shōki''') is traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, his image is
...until his head was broken. Du Ping buried him. After Zhong became king of ghosts in Hell, he returned to his hometown on the Chinese New Year's Eve. To repa
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...the afterlife or die unnatural deaths remain on Earth. The common word for ghosts in Bengali is bhut (Bengali: ভূত).
There are different and distinct types of ghosts in Bengal. Some of the more prominent are:
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...translucent glowing fluid, somewhat in common with the representations of ghosts.
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'''Goryo''' (御霊) are vengeance ghosts in Japanese mythology.
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...e that the Phantom is a “collective phantom,” created and empowered by the ghosts of the innumerable people who perished in pursuit of the Lost Dutchman.
...merican Hauntings: Everything You Need to Know About Encountering Over 100 Ghosts, Phantoms, and Spectral Entities''. New York: Three Rivers Press. Copyright
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...a magic magical device used to capture troublesome or harmful spirits and ghosts. These devices refer to a sprite as a preternatural creature.
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'''Gidim''' (etemmu in Akkadian) are the Sumerian equivalent of ghosts; they were the spirits of dead people living in the Underworld.
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...legend, '''nightmarchers''' (huaka'i pō or "Spirit Ranks," 'oi'o) are the ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors.
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In Tibetan Buddhism Hungry Ghosts (Sanskrit: pretas) have their own realm depicted on the Bhavacakra and are
...ritual. They will pray/chant and offer food and other things to the hungry ghosts, so they will have what they need to survive and move on to their next life
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...ian and Scandinavian folklore differ greatly from the modern perception of ghosts, often having a corporeal body and being violent in nature. "Deild" is an a
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...ander around the southern rainforests of Malaysia. They are believed to be ghosts with widely spaced teeth.
...d with a dark-skinned jinn, Indian accent and smell of curry spices. These ghosts are very religious that they sometimes have Quranic recitations at night.
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...nknown form of energy, vessel of the Dryad faery, … . It is theorized that ghosts prefer the form of an Orb because it takes less energy than other apparitio
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:"The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With
...ral representation of human/animal which look supernatural or frightening. Ghosts can come in a variety of forms: children, men, women, animals and demonstra
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...mpleted in 1737, these scrolls are supernatural bestiaries, collections of ghosts, spirits and monsters, of which Suushi based on literature, folklore, other
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'''Melinoe''' (Μελινοε) was the ancient Greek goddess of ghosts, and propitiation-offerings made to the deceased.
Melinoe wandered the earth every night with a train of ghosts, scaring anyone in their path. This was said to be the reason that dogs wou
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...(唐傘, "Chinese umbrella"), or '''Kasa Obake''', are a type of Tsukumogami, ghosts in Japanese mythology.
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...ublished ca. 1781. These books are supernatural bestiaries, collections of ghosts, spirits, spooks and monsters, many of which Toriyama based on literature,
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“No, they are not ghosts as is believed by people in this area. It can be anything. Strangely enough
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...ge on the living. Some ancient folk tales tell stories of beautiful female ghosts appearing like a woman, seducing lecherous men and then killing them for th
'''You Hun Ye Gui''' 游魂野鬼- Wandering ghosts of the dead. Many of these roam the living world during the 7th month of Hu
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