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The '''Shang Yang''' is a magical bird from Chinese mythology. ...t to help water their crops, and children would hop on one leg and imitate the Shang Yang in hopes of causing it to appear.

...s''' or '''Wulvers''' are a peculiar kind of werewolves in the folklore of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The wulver is described as a man, covered with short brown hair but with a wolf

[[Image:The monster of Ravenna.jpg|thumb|The monster of Ravenna by Liceti]] '''The monster of Ravenna''' is an imaginary and satirical monster from the Italian Sixteen Century

The '''Shriker''', also known as '''Skriker''' or '''Striker''', is a monstrous ...ker'' is a local term for a complainer or a whining person, a reference to the creature's cry. Instead of barking, it only whines or moans constantly, as

...erives from German and Danish ''ellerkonge'' or ''elverkonge''. In English the name became ''erlking''. The legend of Der Erlkönig appears to have originated in fairly recent times i

[[Image:Gytrash-monster.jpg|thumb|155px|right|The Gytrash]] The '''Gytrash''', also known as '''Guytrash''' or '''Trash''', is a spectral,

The '''Padfoot''' or '''Padfooit''' is a monstrous shapeshifting [[Black Dog]] The Padfoot's name comes from the padding sound it makes as it walks behind someone.

the size of an average The most famous hellhound is most likely Cerberus

[[Image:Black Dog pub sign Bouley Jersey.jpg|thumb|The monstrous black dog reputed to haunt Bouley Bay in Jersey is depicted on th '''Barghest''', '''Bargtjest''' or '''Bargest''' is the name given in the north of England, especially in Yorkshire, to a mythical monstrous goblin-d

The word has a Greek origin and means ''owl'', with which bird it is usually id The Latin feminine plural form of ''stryx'' is ''striges''.

...s the name given to an English ghostly [[Black Dog]] which is said to roam the Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk coastline. ...ome very large dogs came over to Britain thousands of years ago along with the Vikings long-ships.

[[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."

...e '''devil'''. For the Christian devil, see [[Devil in Christianity]], for the Islamic devil, see [[Iblis]].'' [[Image:Michael Pacher 004.jpg|thumb|right|''Saint Wolfgang and the Devil'' by Michael Pacher.]]