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Bahamut – Whale monster whose body supports the earth. Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail
The Gashadokuro is a spirit that takes the form of a giant skeleton made of the skulls of people who died in the battlefield or of starvation/famine (while the corpse becomes a gashadokuro, the spirit becomes a separate yōkai, known as hidarugami.), and is 10 or more meters tall. Only the eyes protrude, and some sources describe them as ...
The ultimate list of scary monsters related to Halloween and all things spooky. ... Aliens can range in appearance from tall, skinny humanoid-like creatures with pointed faces and large eyes to ...
Asin – (Pacific Northwest) Often called the Basket Woman, this was an ogre-like monster who sneaked up on and captured naughty children, throwing them into a basket on her back to take home and eat. Bigfoot – Large, hairy, and bipedal ape-like creature taller than a human and said to inhabit forests in North America.
Along with scary movies, sinister songs and jack-o'-lanterns, Halloween monsters stand tall this time of year, ... has curiosity about scary monsters,” Williams tells TODAY.com.
On Sado Island, the "tateboshi" are a monster said to stand at a height of 20 m (66 ft) who would aim at ships and try to flip them over. [ 4 ] Umibōzu are also said to change their appearance, and in Kesennuma Ōshima, Miyagi Prefecture , there are tales of them shapeshifting into beautiful women and engaging in swimming contests with humans.
Le Loyon, also known as the Ghost of Maules, is an urban legend concerning a supposed humanoid figure that was said to roam the forest near the village of Maules (), Switzerland.
In 2016, a documentary film about the Fouke Monster entitled Boggy Creek Monster was released. Directed by Seth Breedlove, who co-produced the film with Lyle Blackburn under the banner of Breedlove's production company Small Town Monsters, it was filmed in Fouke and features accounts from claimed eyewitnesses of the purported creature. [38] [39]