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A kyōkotsu is a ghostly, skeletal spirit, with only its bleached skull and tangled hair emerging from its tattered shroud. They are formed from bones improperly disposed of by being discarded down a well, this lack of respect creating a very powerful grudge. #FolkloreThursday

In Norse mythology, Hel is ruler of the underworld. Alongside the crucial job of judging the dead, she also had a vital and terrifying role to play in the endtimes legend of Ragnarok, leading an army of the dead in a ship made from the fingernails of corpses. #FolkloreThursday

In Swiss folklore, Jack o' the bowl is a helpful house spirit, often found at farms. In return for a bowl of sweet cream left out for him each night, he would lead cows to graze in places considered dangerous to humans, but none of the cows ever suffered injury.#FolkloreThursday

The Draugr is an undead creature from Norse mythology, often found guarding treasure buried with them in their burial mounds. They are reanimated corpses - unlike ghosts, they have a corporeal body with similar physical abilities as possessed in life. #FolkloreThursday #Halloween

In Japanese folklore, Kanazuchibō is an odd-looking yōkai which appears in some of the earliest picture scrolls. It is depicted in a number of ways but most often it is a goblin like creature with long, flowing hair, big buggy eyes, and a beak-like mouth. #FolkloreThursday

The Inuit goddess Sedna is a creator deity, with dominion of marine animals. She is depicted as  hermaphroditic in some myths, with others showing her as bisexual or lesbian, living with her female partner at the bottom of the ocean. #FolkloreThursday #Pride2018