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Bugbear sculpture in Thieles Garten , Bremerhaven (2006) A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the boogeyman (or bugaboo or babau or cucuy), and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. [1]
The origins of the Nachtkrapp legends are still unknown, but a connection possibly exists to rook infestations in Central Europe. Already feared due to their black feathers and scavenging diet, the mass gatherings quickly became an existential threat to farmers and gave rooks and crows their place in folklore as all-devouring monsters.
In modern Gaelic (Scottish and Irish) folklore, the bodach or "old man" becomes a type of bugbear, to the point of being identified with the devil. In the early modern (16th or 17th century) tale Eachtra Bhodaigh an Chóta Lachtna, the bodach is identified with the Manannán mac Lir.
Staying somewhat true to folklore, they enjoy scaring children. Surprisingly, they are afraid of werewolves which evident at the end of the episode when the parents jump overboard their boat once they find out Mason, the boyfriend of Alex Russo, is in fact a werewolf. Interestingly, Lisa Cucuy wasn't phased by the reveal and only jumped ...
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.
Iraq – Iraqi folklore has the saalua, a half-witch half-demon ghoul that "is used by parents to scare naughty children". She is briefly mentioned in a tale of the 1001 Nights, and is known in some other Persian Gulf countries as well. [citation needed] Ireland – In Ireland, "An fear dubh" similar to Italian folklore.
Bunny Man (American Folklore) Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Urban Legend – Spirit/Maniac that wears a bunny costume and wields an ax; Bush Dai Dai – Spirit that seduces and kills men; Byangoma – Fortune-telling birds; Bysen (Scandinavian) – Diminutive forest spirit
In Scotland, a wirry-cow (Scots pronunciation: [ˈwɪɾɪkʌu̯, ˈwʌɾɪkʌu̯]) is a bugbear, goblin, ghost, ghoul or other frightful object. [1] Sometimes the term is used for the Devil or a scarecrow. Draggled sae 'mang muck and stanes, They looked like wirry-cows —