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In folklore, a ghoul (from Arabic: غول, ghūl) is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid, often associated with graveyards and the consumption of human flesh. In the legends or tales in which they appear, a ghoul is far more ill-mannered and foul than goblins. The concept of the ghoul originated in pre-Islamic Arabian religion. [1]
A ghoul is said to be created on the death of a man or woman who savored the taste of flesh. They not only eat the dead, but also prey on the unwary living. Ghouls can paralyze their victims with a touch, though elves are immune. Aside from the standard variety, a number of other forms, like the abyssal ghoul, exist.
A ghoul's favorite place to be is a graveyard—it's like their own personal underground buffet! They will lure the living in to try and feast on them, however, so watch your step if you're ever ...
The ghost of Catalina Lercaro in the Museum of the History of Tenerife; Santa Compaña; Drawing from the 1591 Agnes Sampson trial, depicting the devil giving witches magic dolls. United Kingdom. Agnes Sampson, known as Bloody Agnes, believed to haunt Holyrood Palace; Bloody Mary [4] [5] [6] The Brown Lady [7]
Illustration of a Sila seducing a man from a Persian miniature. Sila (Arabic: سعلى أو سعلا أو سعلاة alternatively spelled Si'la or called Si'lat literally: "Hag" or "treacherous spirits of invariable form" pl. Sa'aali adj: سعلوة su'luwwa) is a supernatural creature assigned to the jinn or ghouls in Arabian [1] folklore.
Goya's Que viene el Coco' (Here Comes the Boogeyman/The Boogeyman Is Coming), c. 1797. The bogeyman (/ ˈ b oʊ ɡ i m æ n /; also spelled or known as bogyman, [1] bogy, [1] bogey, [1] and, in North American English, also boogeyman) [1] is a mythical creature typically used to frighten children into good behavior.
Old Norse draugr is defined by Guðbrandur Vigfússon and Richard Cleasby as "a ghost, spirit, esp. the dead inhabitant of a cairn". [4] Often the draugr is regarded not so much as a ghost but a revenant, [5] i.e., the reanimated corpse of the deceased inside the burial mound [6] (as in the example of Kárr inn gamli in Grettis saga).
New this year, Spooky Tower will offer guests a world of “ghosts, ghouls and games” every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 5-27.