...dragon is another representation of this scary being and is present in the folklore of Portugal and Galicia. The name of the "coconut" derived from "coco" and
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...Bell family of Adams, Tennessee. The story is the basis of the films ''An American Haunting'' (2006) and ''The Bell Witch Haunting'' (2004), and may have infl
...rrative presented by author Brent Monahan in his novel, The Bell Witch: An American Haunting. This movie's explanation of the phenomena, derived from the novel
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*[[Asmodai|Asmodeus]] ([[Persian mythology]], [[Jewish folklore]] and [[Christian demonology]])
*[[Chupacabra]] (Latin American mythology)
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...'', sometimes also known as Deer Lady, is a shape-shifting woman in Native American mythology
The Deer Woman is similar in nature to several other female figures of folklore from other regions such as [[La Llorona]] from Mexico and the Southwestern
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The '''Shunka Warakin''' (also shunka warak'in) is an American beast from cryptozoology and mythology that is said to resemble a wolf, a h
In the language of the American Indian Ioway people, as discovered and collected by Loren Coleman, shunka w
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...ton who published a treatise called "Nagualism: A Study in Native-American Folklore and History" which chronicled historical interpretations of the word and th
...55, "El espiritu del mal en Guatemala" in Nativism and Syncretism , Middle American Research Institute Publications 19:37-104, Tulane University.
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...d a case against the existence of several Crybaby Bridges as being genuine folklore; instead contending that they were fakelore that was knowingly being propag
...s which they described could not be affirmed by him as fact or preexisting folklore through either local oral history or the media.
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...kind of [[fairy]] having the appearance of such a woman, often found in [[folklore]] and children's tales such as Hansel and Gretel. The term appears in Midd
...tition, and closely related to the Scandinavian ''[[mara]]''. According to folklore, the Old Hag sat on a sleeper's chest and sent [[nightmare]]s to him or her
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...affliction in the Ainu language is meko pagoat, "cat punishment." In Ainu folklore there is also "dog punishment", "bear punishment", and so on for every anim
Source: Batchelor, John, "Items of Ainu Folk-Lore", Journal of American Folk-Lore, vol. 7 (1894): 15-44, as excerpted on page 362 of Supernatural T
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The Barmanu appears in the folklore of the Northern Regions of Pakistan and depending on where the stories come
...sters.com/monsters/hairy/index.php?detail=article&idarticle=244 Barmanu at American Monsters]
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The '''Nimerigar''' are legendary race of little people found in the folklore of the Shoshone people of North America’s Rocky Mountains.
...e lived in the Wind River and Pedro ranges of Wyoming. Nearly every Native American culture tells of a race of little people. Comanche referred to Nunnupis, Ch
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...t]] of North America. He’s also often linked to the [[Gray King]] of Welsh folklore as both inhabit the mountains, are known as sinister and able to manipulate
Similar responses have been reported in many North American Sasquatch encounters, and explanations involving infrasound or pheromones h
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The '''cucuy''' or '''el cucuy''' is the boogeyman of Latin American cultures.
...as spread to countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Chile. In the Mexican-American community the creature is known as ''El cucuy''. Other names include '''coc
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...''' (IPA pronunication /ka.ðe.xo/) is a monstrous dog from Central America folklore.
...rrible for several days, and then its body will disappear. Some Guatemalan folklore also tells of a cadejo that guards drunks against anyone who tries to rob o
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...ions", "spirits", or "demons") are a class of obake, creatures in Japanese folklore ranging from the evil oni to the mischievous kitsune or snow woman Yuki-onn
...folklore to the point that some mistakenly believe it originates from said folklore).
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