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Alps , the nocturnal imp in Germanic myths ,cause sleep paralysis by sitting on sleeping persons chests and are sometimes blamed for visions of sleep paralysis demons. They ride on a ghost like horse to get to many people during the night.
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Nuckelavee are among the most feared sea monsters on The Frontier. Resembling a skinless rider attached to a horse with a giant eye, this demonic creature is a plague spreader that can infect entire communities with its poisonous breath.
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"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door —Only this, and nothing more."
Illustration for Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven (1845 / Engraving), by Gustave Doré.
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Warm and cozy cottage aesthetic from the children's book of 1980s.
Illustration for Autumn Story (Brambly Hedge ), Jill Barklem
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The black Phooka in Celtic mythology looks like a cat but they mostly prefer to take the form of a pony and will try to entice humans to take a ride on their back.They will give the rider a wild and terrifying journey before dropping them .
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Cat Sìth is a large black cat with a white spot on its chest. It is a witch who could transform between her humanoid and feline forms for eight times only .If she transforms ninth time, she has to spend the rest of her life as a cat.
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Fleshgaits are shape-shifting creature found in forests all over North America. Fleshgaits are known to mimic voices mostly that of their victims last words as well as change into different animals to lure their victims into the forest .
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George Wilson cover art for Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #49 (1973).In one story a driver picks up a hitchhiker one night. Blind to danger, he drives recklessly, and ends up in a swamp. That’s where daddy’s little pet lives: a yeti.
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The rich Sinbad became wealthy by fortune when he left his life of leisure and set out for his seven wondrous voyages ,"possessed with the thought of traveling about the world of men''.
image of Sindbad - Abanindranath Tagore ( 1930)
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Barabashka in Russian mythology is a noisy spirit. It is believed every building has its own barabashka. Also “barabashka” is nickname for an angry household spirit domovoi. If for some reason domovoi gets angry then he begins to make noises.
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