[[Image:Imaginary friend.jpg|thumb|155px|right|Sendak's ''Where the wild things are'']]
An '''Imaginary friend''', also known as '''imaginary companion''', is a fictional character created by children. Imaginary friends may exist for th
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...were said to lead wolves by playing a bone pipe which would echo the music of the dead.
The wolf charmer was by no means a friend of humanity, causing werewolves and servitors to devour any unfortunate soul w
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...'''Nuku-mai-tore''' are forest-dwelling spirits that sit upon the branches of trees or on parasitical plants such as wharawhara and kiekie plants.
...o limbs at all, but waved their hands close to their bodies. All offspring of the nuku-mai-tore are delivered by Caesarean section, guaranteed to kill th
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...is a belief in the '''tamaniu''' or atai which is an animal counterpart to a person with which his life is bound up.
...as its master, leading to legends which have many characteristics typical of shapeshifter tales, such as any death or injury affecting both forms at onc
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The '''Shriker''', also known as '''Skriker''' or '''Striker''', is a monstrous [[Black Dog]] strongly associated with Lancashire, England.
...complainer or a whining person, a reference to the creature's cry. Instead of barking, it only whines or moans constantly, as if in pain.
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...Chinese: 琵琶精; Pinyin: Pípa Jīng), a [[yaoguai]] changed from jade pipa, is a fictional character featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel ''Fengs
...uld turn herself into a very attractive young woman and approach Jiang for a fortune.
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The '''Hombre Caiman''', or Alligatorman, is a legendary creature that possesses both alligator and human features.
...k tale is particularly popular in Plato, Magdalena, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, especially in rural and less populated areas.
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The '''Padfoot''' or '''Padfooit''' is a monstrous shapeshifting [[Black Dog]] found in Leeds, England.
...e the Padfoot die of fright, and at other times it is an omen of death. If a person attempts to beat off the Padfoot, the creature will attack and maul
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'''Rübezahl''' (Polish: '''Liczyrzepa''', Czech: '''Krakonoš''') is a capricious giant, gnome or mountain spirit (woodwose) in Germanic legends a
...ly lived in the Giant Mountains (''Riesengebirge, Karkonosze, Krkonoše''), a mountain range along the border between the historical lands Bohemia and Si
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...ith were pygopagus twins. They shared bony fusion from the second vertebra of the sacrum down through the coccyx. They shared an anus but had separate va
...dith, were born in Szony, Hungary on October 26, 1701. Helen, the stronger of the two, was born three hours before her sister.
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[[Image:estries vampires.jpg|thumb|An estrie in the process of feeding.]]
'''Estries''' are female vampires of Hebrew mythology.
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One of the most well-known of the Samoan [[aitu]], thought responsible for many spirit possessions, is ''
...a beautiful girl with long, brown hair. Sometimes, however, she appears as a dog or an old lady. She is much feared by many uneducated Samoans and even
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An '''imp''' is a mythological being similar to a fairy, frequently described in folklore and superstition.
...ldren's behaviour. The Japanese [[Kappa]] is often considered to be a type of water dwelling imp.
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...e much research, "the figure of Loki remains obscure; there is no trace of a cult, and the name does not appear in place-names".
Like [[Odin]] (though to a lesser extent), Loki bears many names : the Sly-One, the Sly-God, the Shape
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...''' is the name given in the north of England, especially in Yorkshire, to a mythical monstrous goblin-dog with huge teeth and claws.
...nce at times as a bear. The barghest has a kinsman in the ''Rongeur d'Os'' of Norman folklore.
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...ang''' (or ''Asuwang'') aswang is a generic term that applied to a variety of mythical or paranormal creatures such as witches (mangkukulam), [[vampire]]
The myth of the aswang is popular in the Western Visayan regions such as Capiz, Iloilo
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...trot, Habtrot, Habbitrot'') is a figure in folklore of the Border counties of Northern England and Lowland Scotland, associated with spinning and the spi
...The only other named spinster is ''Scantlie Mab''. Habetrot spun yarn for a local girl and then convinced the girl's new husband that she should never
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The '''Pukwudgies''' are troll-like creatures that haunt the forests of New England.
...s and Southern New England and has been sighted until recently in the area of Cape Cod.
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...Karloff as Frankenstein's monster, along with Elsa Lanchester, in ''Bride of Frankenstein'']]
...r this was incongruous with the original novel — Frankenstein was the name of the creature's creator, and not the monster itself.
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[[Image:orion.jpg|right|thumb|An engraving of Orion from Johann Bayer's ''Uranometria'', 1603]]
...n in Greek mythology whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion.
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