BestiarypediaThe bestiary of every mythology
Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Kosodate-yūrei
Kosodate-yūrei, maternal spirit that returns to care for her baby
Maternal spirit from Japanese folklore that returns at night to care for her baby.
Tiyanak
Tiyanak, the deceptive vampire infant of Filipino folklore
The tiyanak is a Filipino vampire that takes the form of an abandoned newborn to lure victims with innocent crying and attack with sharp teeth.
Tikbalang
Tikbalang, the equine trickster of the Philippine trails
Equine-human shapeshifter who disorients travelers in the mountainous Philippine forests.
Sutoku Daitengu
Sutoku Daitengu, deposed emperor transformed into a vengeful great tengu
Sutoku Daitengu is the spirit of Emperor Sutoku who, after biting his tongue and writing a blood oath of vengeance, transformed into a daitengu and caused disasters in Japan for centuries.
Sōjōbō
Sōjōbō, daitengu mountain king of Mount Kurama
Sōjōbō is the daitengu mountain king of Mount Kurama, master of the hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune and lord of storms and kenjutsu.
Konoha-tengu
Konoha-tengu, yamabushi ascetic of the sacred mountains
Intermediate phase of the tengu lineage that after centuries of shugendō asceticism adopts a humanoid form with prominent nose and complete yamabushi attire.
Karasu-tengu
Karasu-tengu, the bestial crow tengu of early Japanese folklore
Anthropomorphic giant crow spirit that inhabits mountain forests and abducts lost children.
Pontianak
Pontianak, vengeful spirit of a mother who died in childbirth
Nocturnal flying spirit that seduces and devours newborns after dying in childbirth.
Phi Tai Hong
Phi Tai Hong, Thai spirit of a violent death victim
Thai spirit of a victim of sudden violent death trapped at the exact place of demise, saturated with rage and desire for revenge, capable of possession and causing accidents.
Penanggalan
Penanggalan, the Malay vampire of floating head and glowing entrails
The penanggalan is a Malay female vampire that detaches as a floating head with glowing entrails to hunt blood at night.
Otsuyu
Otsuyu, vengeful Japanese spirit from the Botan Dōrō folklore
Otsuyu returns each night with a peony lantern and a white kimono to visit her living lover.
Okiku
Okiku, samurai maid in Himeji who returns as vengeful yūrei after being killed by her master
Okiku obsessively counts plates up to nine and repeats, dressed in a white kimono beside a well.
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