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A brownie or broonie (), [1] also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks.
The bauchan (Scottish: bòcan [1] English: bauchan, buckawn or bogan [2]) is a type of domestic hobgoblin in Scottish folklore. It is often mischievous and sometimes dangerous, but is also very helpful when the need arises. [2]
Bugbear – child-eating hobgoblin; Callisto – A nymph who was turned into a bear by Hera. Stiff Legged Bear (Native American)- gigantic hairless Bear monster believed in by several tribes- predominantly Iroquoians and Algonquians. Early Colonial Settlers surmised it might be sightings of real mammoths instead of monster story.
Bucca (Cornish, SWF: bocka, pl. bockas, bockyas [1] [2]) is a male sea-spirit in Cornish folklore, a merman, that inhabited mines and coastal communities as a hobgoblin during storms.
A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. [ 1 ] (p320) Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his A Midsummer Night's Dream as a hobgoblin.
A goblin is a small, grotesque, monstrous humanoid creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearances depending on the story and country of origin, ranging from mischievous household spirits to malicious, bestial thieves.
Child cannibalism or fetal cannibalism is the act of eating a child or fetus.Children who are eaten or at risk of being eaten are a recurrent topic in myths, legends, and folktales from many parts of the world.
This lore bears similarities to other Irish folk creatures, such as the daoine maithe (good people) or the slua sí (fairy host), said to target humans on the road or along their regular "passes". These human encounters of the púca tend to occur in rural, isolated places, far from settlements or homes .