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...y (the Northwest of England) which was exceptionally beautiful and gentle. The Asrai only rose from their depths once every hundred years and had to retur ...and turn into a pool of water. They are, however, said to enjoy bathing in the moonlight.

'''The Yucca Man''' is a Bigfoot-like creature that supposedly live around Joshua The Yucca Man is described as a large and hairy desert beast.

[[Image:giant-Californian-salamander.jpg|thumb|The Trinity Alps giant salamander]] ...t salamander''' is an alleged giant salamander that is reported to live in the Trinity Alps of northern California.

...lklore, notably in Ireland and Wales. The Púca is considered by many to be the most terrifying of all faery creatures. One reason for this is its appearan ...it is also a term that can be used to describe almost any cave or hole in the ground.

...o have played an instrumental role in the fall of Rome. It originates from the [[Book of Imaginary Beings]] by [[Jorge Luis Borges]]. ...r light blue in color. Its skin cannot be pierced by any known weapon, and the creatures themselves are invulnerable and possibly immortal, or at least ve

...compel them to experience dreams of wish-fulfillment. She would also bring the plague in some occasions. She is also described as a midwife to help sleepe She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes <br>

...''king of the serpents''', is a fabulous beast which has been depicted as the most dangerous serpent that ever existed on Earth. ...eged to be hatched by a cockerel from the egg of a serpent (the reverse of the cockatrice, which is hatched from a hen's egg incubated by a serpent's nest

In the Philippine Islands today, the term '''Aswang''' (or ''Asuwang'') aswang is a generic term that applied to The myth of the aswang is popular in the Western Visayan regions such as Capiz, Iloilo and Antique. Other entities w

...nits (PRU) of RAF Benson, Wick and St Eval. The story attempted to explain the accidents which often occurred during their flights. ...author of the first article was Hubert Griffith, although he suggests that the stories have been in wide circulation for some time and are very well known

...c [[Mora]], the German [[Mahr]], and the Scandinavian [[Mara]], from which the word [[nightmare]] is derived. [[Image:nightmare.jpg|thumb|Henry Fuseli - ''The Nightmare'' exhibited 1782]]

In some Native American traditions (Navajo, Hopi, Mohawk...) the '''skin-walker''' or '''yeenaaldlooshii''' is a human who is able to shapes ...'' means literally "with it, he goes on all fours" in the Navajo language. The Mohawk Indian word "limikkin" is sometimes used to describe all skin-walker

[[Image:WotC Dungeons & Dragons.jpg|right|frame|The ''Dungeons & Dragons'' logo]] ...y regarded as the beginning of modern roleplaying games, and by extension, the roleplaying game & MMORPG industry.

[[Image:doppleganger.jpg|thumb|The famous airman ghost]] ...t of physical double that look very similar to the ghosts of the deceased. The idea of a doppelganger is sometimes similar to that of an "evil twin."

...ns) from numerous organic components. The term is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system. ...id in the ground surrounded by horse manure for forty days, at which point the embryo would form.

...a letter sent to the London Central News Agency by someone claiming to be the murderer. ...the victims led some officials at the time of the murders to propose that the killer possessed anatomical or surgical knowledge.