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  2. Revenant - Wikipedia

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    In folklore, a revenant is a spirit or animated corpse that is believed to have been revived from death to haunt the living. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The word revenant is derived from the Old French word revenant ' returning ' (see also the related French verb revenir ' to come back ' ).

  3. List of vampiric creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Cadaver Sanguins – England; Cãoera - Brazil and Guyana Callicantzaro – Greece; Camazotz – Maya Mythology; Canchus – Peru also spelled: . Pumapmicuc; Capelobo – Brazilian mythology

  4. Gods and Monsters (film) - Wikipedia

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    Gods and Monsters is a 1998 period drama film written and directed by Bill Condon, based on Christopher Bram's 1995 novel Father of Frankenstein. The film stars Ian McKellen , Brendan Fraser , Lynn Redgrave , Lolita Davidovich , and David Dukes .

  5. Category:Revenants - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to revenants, animated corpses that are believed to have revived from death to haunt the living.Revenants are part of the legend of various cultures, including Old Irish Celtic and Norse mythology.

  6. The scariest Halloween monsters and their origin stories - AOL

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    Of all the mythical monsters, Frankenstein is probably the most famous. Brought to life by author Mary Shelley in the 1818 novel by the same name, the mythical monster was said to have been ...

  7. Lich - Wikipedia

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    The literary lich developed from monsters found in earlier classic sword and sorcery fiction, which is filled with powerful sorcerers who use their magic to triumph over death. Many of Clark Ashton Smith's short stories feature powerful wizards whose magic enables them to return from the dead.

  8. List of Greek mythological creatures - Wikipedia

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    A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...

  9. 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' cast: Meet the gods ...

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    Scobell follows in the footsteps of Logan Lerman, who played Percy Jackson in two film adaptations of the series subtitled "The Lightning Thief" in 2010 and "The Sea of Monsters" in 2013.