...of images by Japanese artist [[Takehara Shunsen]], published ca. 1841. The book was intended as a followup to [[Toriyama Sekien]]'s ''Gazu Hyakki Yakō'' s
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*Lucan [1st century CE] (Pharsalia, book 9, verse 848): "Swift Jaculus there...". (verse 962-966): "Upon branchless
*Pliny the Elder [1st century CE] (Natural History, Book 8, 35): "The iaculus hurls itself from the branches of a tree, so that it i
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...orm as a collection, comprising the novella and several short stories; the book title was also ''Cabal''.
* The book was adapted into the 1990 movie ''[[Nightbreed]]'', directed by Barker hims
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*[[Book of Imaginary Beings]]
* Jorge Luis Borges ''The Book of Imaginary Beasts'' (Penguin, 1974)
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...iller in his 1939 book Cannibal Caravan, and his wife, Leona Miller’s 1941 book Cannibals and Orchids, stirred up considerable interest in searching for th
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...counters with gigantic fish appear in various other works, including the ''Book of Jonah'' and the 19th century books ''Pinocchio'' and ''The Adventures of
*The name Jasconius is used for the whale in the children's book ''The Adventures of Louey and Frank'' by Carolyn White. She attributes the
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...ok in ''The Dark is Rising'' series, is named for the Brenin Llwyd. In the book, he is a lord of the Dark, who is an ever-present, oppressive force pervadi
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===The Book of THoTH===
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...an. Its name is the live-lively. If you eat it, you'll be a good runner.—''Book One--The Classic of the Southern Mountains--Chapter 1'' (p. 3)
...ames of humans. These animals are like hogs, but they have a human face.—''Book Ten--The Classic of Regions Within the Seas-- The South'' (p. 135)
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...ed them as Rokuro-Kubi, an error that also appears in the Fighting Fantasy book, Sword of the Samurai. Rokuro-kubi are another type of Japanese monster ent
*Another story that nukekubi have appeared in is the 1998 Hellboy comic book story entitled Heads, collected in the Hellboy anthology The Right Hand of
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...to Ah Puch in his book ''Mind Games''. Upon reading the incantation in the book, the reader was claimed by Ah Puch, who absorbed the life force of the read
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==In Borges' ''Book of Imaginary Beings''==
...cription of the axehandle hound can be found in [[Jorge Luis Borges]]' ''[[Book of Imaginary Beings]]'', in a chapter entitled "Fauna of the United States"
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...Hsigo was probably the source of inspiration for the flying monkeys in the book: ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''.
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...is information written down in a book called the ''Bai Ze Tu'' (白澤圖). This book no longer exists, but many fragments of it survive in other texts.
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...(画図百鬼夜行, "The Illustrated Night Parade of A Hundred Demons") is the first book of Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien's famous Gazu Hyakki Yakō series, publi
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* Buer also appears in "Hellblazer" comic book as one of demons from Hell, who tortures little children and wants to snatc
* Buer appears in Alan Moore's comic book series Promethea, when he is summoned (along with the entire Ars Goetia) to
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...Ophiel, the Olympic spirit of Wednesday and the planet Mercury -- see The Book of Ceremonial Magic, plate 2, page 37.
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Keshi's legend is recounted in the tenth ''Book of the Bhagavata Purana'' (between 500 CE - 1000 CE). Kamsa, the evil king
...ildren, once he realizes Krishna is born. Chapters 15 and 16 of the fourth Book present a detailed account of Keshi's death which parallels the Bhagavata P
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...画図百器徒然袋, "The Illustrated Bag of One Hundred Random Demons") is the fourth book of Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien's famous Gazu Hyakki Yakō series, publi
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...lliniato'') to have visited the moon by being carried by these birds. This book is basically an economic satire based on Gulliver's Travels and various oth
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...gives an interesting account of Chilote witchcraft and the invunche in his book ''In Patagonia''.
*British comic book writer Alan Moore wrote a version of the Invunche which is very similar to
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This story originates from the Book of Genesis, in which God states that he would spare Sodom and Gomorrah if t
* This belief is recorded in ''The Book of Imaginary Beings'' by [[Jorge Luis Borges]].
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...om/hin/maha/index.htm MahaBharata in Sacred Text.com] Book 3 section 124 & book 14 section 9.
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* Borges, Jorge Luis; Guerrero, Margarita (1969). The Book of Imaginary Beings. Dutton. p. 107.
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According to David Franke's book, The Torture Doctor.
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''Sefer Yetzirah'' The Book of Creation - Aryeh Kaplan - Red Wheel Weiser 1997
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...ook ''Die Ehre des Hertzogthums Crain''(The Glory of Carniola County). The book was published in Nürnberg in 1689 and represented a colossal work of art d
Wright, Dudley (2006) (in English). The Book of Vampires (Second Edition ed.). Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, In
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* The Natural History of Pliny the Elder, Book 11, Chapter 42
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In Hindu tradition, much as described in the Book of Enoch, hungry ghosts are spirit-beings driven by the passionate objects
==Book of Enoch==
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* A science fiction book by Jack McDevitt is titled "Chindi".
* Steiger, Brad. "The Chindi." The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings. 1st ed. 1999.
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...|Greek]] ''egrḗgoroi''), the Grigori appear in the books of ''[[Book of Enoch|Enoch]]'' and ''[[Jubilees]]''.
According to the ''Book of Enoch'', the Grigori numbered a total of 200 but only their leaders are
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...rsions of the same story. For example, [[Ruth Manning-Sanders]]'s book ''A Book of Giants'' contains six variants. In one of these versions, Jack has an u
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*Harry Potter (book) - Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them - In this book, a creature called Lethifold is discussed, which is essentially a cloak tha
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...rsions of the same story. For example, [[Ruth Manning-Sanders]]'s book ''A Book of Giants'' contains six variants. In one of these versions, Jack has an u
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...the sun (helios), whom then they called Apollon. Phanodemos [C4th BC] in [book] 6 maintains that only [the] Athenians both sacrifice to them and pray to t
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In the ongoing comic book series ''Lucifer'', the lilim are an army of demons descended from Lilith w
In the ongoing [[science fiction]] comic book series ''Finder'' (issue 37 in the storyline ''The Rescuers''), the charact
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...Froment''' wrote the book ''Roberto Succo'' about the murderer's life. The book was the basis for the movie ''Roberto Succo'', directed by '''Cédric Kahn'
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It is mentioned in the [[Book of Imaginary Beings]].
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*Wyatt, James, Darrin Drader, Christopher Perkins. ''Book of Exalted Deeds'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2003).
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...ace. The Babadook haunts whomever reads its poem and hides inside a pop-up book that mysteriously appears in random homes. As its prey becomes more frighte
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Rahovart is referenced in Durzel's Morality a Renaissance book which was printed at Rouen and not widely known, in fact little is know abo
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...among the many animals Belon observed, and the woodcut illustration in his book (see picture above) was influential on several generations of naturalists.
...in a similar manner. - Pliny the Elder [1st century CE] (Natural History, Book 8, 35–36, 37)</blockquote>
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According to the ''Mahabharata (Book III: Varna Parva, Section 156)'', Jatasura used his powers of illusion to a
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...n may be a manifestation of earth energy in this place. However in a later book "Modern Mysteries of the World" 1989 they retracted this and stated that th
...Fortean Zoology, (the worlds largest cryptozoological organisation) in his book 'The Owlman and Others' (1997).
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The book ''A New Alice in the Old Wonderland'', 1895, by Anna M. Richards, contains
The book ''Omar: A fantasy for animal lovers'' by Wilfrid Blunt (ASIN B0006BVCT6) st
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'''''The Dark Tower''''' is the seventh and final book of novelist [[Stephen King]]'s Dark Tower series], published on September 2
Beginning where book six left off, Jake and Father Callahan battle the evil infestation within t
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...of Imaginary Beings''. Borges claimed that he had found the legend in the book ''On Malay Witchcraft'' (1937), by C.C. Iturvuru.
* [[Book of Imaginary Beings]], by Louis Borges, Translated by Andrew Hurley, © 200
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...tain Beasts (1910)''. Mr. Cox's account is reprinted in Jorge Luis Borges' Book of Imaginary Beings (1969).
...s/lumberwoods.htm Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods] (William T. Cox's Book)
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...f=sr_1_3/102-0241129-9749767?ie=UTF8&s=books Melton, J Gordon. The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead]
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In Sudovian Book (1520s), Peckols was presented as the god of hell and darkness, while Pocko
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