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The Will o' the Wisp and the Snake by Hermann Hendrich (1854–1931). In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp, or ignis fatuus (Latin for 'foolish flame'; [1] pl. ignes fatui), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes.
A translation by Martin Robinson was published in 1966 as Will O' the Wisp. [3] In 2012 the novel was published in Gallimard's Bibliothèque de la Pléiade series, as part of the volume Romans, récits, nouvelles. [4] A new English language translation was published in 2021 by Rogue Scholar Press as Ghost Light. [5]
Onibi (Wakan Sansai Zue)Onibi (鬼火, "Demon Fire") is a type of atmospheric ghost light in legends of Japan. According to folklore, they are the spirits born from the corpses of humans and animals.
Willo the Wisp is a British cartoon series originally produced in 1981 by the BBC and narrated by Kenneth Williams. [1] It became popular with children and adults, as it bridged the gap between the end of weekday children's programming and the early evening news. A second series was produced in 2005.
Examples include the onibi, hitodama and will-o'-wisp. They are often seen in humid climates. [1] According to legend, some lights are wandering spirits of the dead, the work of devils or yōkai, or the pranks of fairies. They are feared by some people as a portent of death.
Will o' the Wisp (Dr. Jackson Arvad) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. [1] He is a physicist who gained control over the electromagnetic attraction between his body's molecules, allowing him to adjust his density (like the Vision ).
The Fire Within (French: Le Feu follet, pronounced [lə fø fɔlɛ]; "The Manic Fire" or "Will-O'-the-Wisp") is a 1963 drama film written and directed by Louis Malle.It is based on the 1931 novel Will O' the Wisp by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, which was inspired by the life of poet Jacques Rigaut.
According to one theory, "since funerals before the war were burials, so it would be common for the phosphorus that come from the body to react to the rain water on rainy nights and produce light, and the meager knowledge about science from the masses produced the idea of hitodama."