Also Known As: NA Description: Ungnuzi are hideous humanoid creatures with tiny spikes all over their bodies. They stand between 3 and 4 feet tall and have slimy, sickly green skin. They do not have visible eyes, ears, or other sensory organs. Except for the small (1”-2”) spikes that cover their entire bodies, their heads…
Also Known As: Bull of Minos, Infamia di Creti Description: Minotaurs are large, muscular humanoid creatures with cloven hooves and bull-like heads complete with large horns. Their tough, leathery skin is typically black, red, or brown, but other colors have been reported. BMA Classification: Minotaurs are classified as monsters by the BMA. Facebook Twitter…
Also Known As: Night Bear, Ursus Hypnos Description: Despite numerous attempts, slumbears cannot apparently be captured on film or video, leaving us with only verbal accounts of the creature’s appearance. These are vague and in some cases contradictory, but the common thread that emerges is the impression of a looming, horrific bear that rends…
Also Known As: Stone Demon, Gargoyle Description: Rock demons are humanoid creatures made out of stone, but size and appearance varies considerably from one creature to the next, as does the specific type of stone they’re made from. They range from crude, primitive figures to elaborately carved gargoyles and statues. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr…
Also Known As: The crossroads demon of folklore is usually represented as a unique entity– usually The Devil or an African/Voodoo deity like Legba, Ellugua, Elegbara, Eshu, Nbumba, Nzila, or Pomba Gira–and no doubt some crossroads demons claim to be these entities if they believe they can get away with the ruse. They are also…
Also Known As: Bean-Nighe, Bean Si, Bean Sidhe, Cyoeraeth, Gwrach-y-Rhibyn, Hag of the Mist, Washer at the Banks, Washer at the Ford, Washer of the Shrouds Description: Banshees look like human women, often with delicate features reminiscent of the traditional description of fairies. Most banshees appear as either beautiful young women or decrepit old crones,…
Also Known As: Grain Creature, Grain Golem Description: The grain giant is, as the name implies, a large creature made out of grain. Most grain giants are roughly humanoid in appearance, but other forms are possible, with a serpentine form being most popular non-humanoid morphology. The size of a grain giant depends on how…
Also Known As: Arkansas howler, howler, Ozark Black Howler Description: The Ozark howler is a large predator that looks like a cross between a cat and a black bear. It has the head of a predatory feline with two horns protruding above its brow and a short cat-like tail. Its body resembles a bear…
Also Known As: Schneller Geist (German for “quick spirit”), Schnellegeister Description: The snallygaster is a large flying reptile with feathered wings and seven octopus-like tentacles hanging from its neck just below the beak. The creature’s beak, which is full of razor-sharp teeth is often described as metallic in appearance, but is actually made of bone…
Also Known As: Lycanthrope, Shapeshifter. Sometimes incorrectly equated with Rougarou, Adlets (Wolfmen), and other shapeshifters or wolf-like monsters. Description: Werewolves are regular humans who suffer from a supernatural affliction that causes them to turn into wolves when the moon is full. When in wolf form, werewolves look just like regular wolves, only much larger….
