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Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Ghaddฤr
Yemeni jinn who tortures desert travelers
Ghaddฤr ambushes lone travelers in the deserts of Yemen and the Hejaz, captures, tortures and leaves them to die; cousin of the ghลซl and siสฟlฤ.
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Black Monk of Pontefract
The most violent poltergeist in England
It dragged a twelve-year-old girl up the stairs; the monk was attributed to it afterwards.
Barghest
Barghest, the black spectral hound that foretells death in Northern English folklore
The Barghest is a black spectral hound from Northern English folklore that appears with flaming eyes and a terrifying howl to foretell death.
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