One of Fujiwara no Chikata's Shikishū, a set of powerful oni that wielded specific supernatural powers to easily weigh the tide of battle heavily in their favour. Sui-ki was elementally affiliated with water.

A physical manifestation of nature utilized to warn children against getting sunstroke or heatstroke during the summer months.

A form of get-rich-quick dark magic, pesugihan babi. This bestial transformation has the capabilities of robbing entire villages blind during the dark of the night.

A simple, albeit strange singular sighting of a creature that despite only vaguely resembling either would be labelled some sort of "vampire caterpillar."

A pearl-bearing creature of Chinese legend, while fairly strange in description, it seems they are nothing but beneficial.

A blazing demon, Ukobach performs upkeep on the boilers of Hell. It seems he had time on the side to apparently invent the culinary art of frying food as well a fireworks.

An unidentified mysterious animal said to have passed through an unidentifiable river, the Chigapulan River Monster would be on the larger end of real ichthyosaurs.

A strange beast of Narrabeen, known for little more than walking out of, or atop, the lagoon's waters.

A reptilian beast of Himmapan, a carnivore capable of traveling across land and through water.

A grave-dwelling beast, its seems a lacta will never be found resting anywhere else. It is briefly mentioned among the list of the world's animals in "Le Couronnement de Renart" during Ysengrin's recruiting of animals, the list itself referencing Thomas of Cantimpré's "Liber de natura rerum."

Many could say the Metal Man incident caused a downward spiral in Greenhaw's life. As a result of the case, in the years afterwards he was ridiculed by his town, dismissed from his position as Falkville's Chief of Police, divorced by his wife, and his home burned down.

The seemingly sinister Boneless, a sluggish beast spotted over in Longdendale in the Peak District. Little is known about it outside of Davies' description, though perhaps that's for the best.

A shocking sight to come upon when walking near the end of the day, one only has to stay calm and remember to speak only when asked. Alternatively, some say gauze wrapped around the left hand will cause Tonkaraton to believe you are his friend and carry on.

A diminutive, blue-hued creature, supposedly resembling a gnome or gremlin enough to earn its current names.

A misty hantu, formed from the lingering spirit of a murder victim. Unfortunately, their continued incarnation is liable to cause vehicular accidents due to their cloud-like forms making it hard for drivers to see.

A towering being, Huggin Molly may not harm you, but after a terrifyingly tight hug and piercing wail you'll wish you'd been inside that night. There are various stories that attempt to explain the origin of Huggin Molly, from spirit to witch to something more mundane.

A taxidermy specimen of unknown, presumably Swedish, invention. The Belarussian Shore Muddler appears to be a combination of squirrel, waterbird, and a piglet. A strange creature, displayed with all the whimsy of April Fool's Day.

In Switzerland or on plantations in parts of Italy such as the Po Valley, the spaghetti-tree hoax struck Britain in a shocking display of flat-out humour by the famously reliable BBC. The report provided footage of an Italian family harvesting, sun drying, and serving homegrown spaghetti.

A yokai described in Toriyama Sekien's Gazu Hyakki Shūi. A grudge-carrying set of bones disturbed from its place of unrest.

Among the many beasts vanquished by Handyong and his men, the pating na pakpakan were fought until every last shark was defeated.

Sometimes considered a Scottish dragon, it seems the beithir is a horrible serpent that could be born from any snake whose corpse is improperly disposed of.

Critters seemingly tailor-built for shoveling. These quadrupedal things apparently spend the majority of their activities underwater, from feeding to sleeping.

Supposedly two of these towering figures struck fear in the hearts of several children and one adult. They were accompanied by a machine-like being half their height that one apparently fiddled with to some end.

A dust-repelling sea beast. Interestingly, in the Journey to the West there are a trio of rhinoceros yaoguai known as the King of Cold Protection, the King of Heat Protection, and the King of Dust Protection.

A voice calls out; it seems a random individual in distress, one can easily assume their stall has no toilet paper. In order to help one may take some toilet paper and toss it to the unfortunate person, however...

A pocong further sealed in plastic because of the ceaseless bloodflow, however this restriction prevents her from properly moving on.

A bright light beaming down at night, following along a path tracks once lay. Be it train or lantern, the phantasm is one of Canada's ghost stories.

While their claws can tear through cans and their breath can melt through solder when seeking to satiate their seasonal juice craving, the Gilaopolis are largely docile creatures with fairly friendly nature.

The forest-lurking capelobo, sometimes mistaken for a werewolf to a point where some refer to it as the "Northern Werewolf" or "Werewolf of the North."

A fish some believe may have actually been a misidentified cephalopod. It shares a number of traits with other legendary fish, such as its form resembling that of a Zi, while its ability to transform into a bird is similar to that of the Kun transforming into Peng.

Seven disastrous spirits bound together, with various variations on their origin. Doubtlessly, their roster would shift with changing times and many years to hunt.

Not to be confused with the Scottish selkies. Many a silky disappeared over time, with the particularly well known silky who haunted Black Heddon supposedly disappearing after the discovery of her hidden treasure, a sack of gold.

Diminutive people whose distinctive feature is the single large foot at the end of their leg. Due to their habits, for which they are also known as skiapodes, they were most often depicted in a position lying down, holding up their leg to keep their foot blocking sunlight.

As described in the Salina Journal, Sinkhole Sam was a foopengerkle, a creature that is extinct beyond extinct, as there were no female members of its species. Dewey also claimed the species were harmless vegetarians, but since it did not realize it is extinct, it may have forgotten this fact too.

The Great Lake Monster of Storsjön, the Storsjöodjuret continued to have sightings well into the 19th century, with some variety in the descriptions of its physical appearance.

A menacing, half-horse half-man being that is believed to have originated with Portuguese settlers in Brazil. It seems to disappear into a tomb or graveyard at the end of its wild sprint upon Earth's surface. Besta-Fera does not seem to directly harm any humans.

A rather grim urban legend, the teke teke is most often the spirit of a young woman, though rarely the spirit may be male. In the cases where she isn't Kashime Reiko, it seems there is typically no escape.

A strong-armed monkey, although outside of their penchant for lobbing rocks, not much else of its habits are described.

A beast whose voice calls its prey out by name. Quick, with strong jaws that stretch from ear to ear.

Wriggling critters of the ice caps. Great worms that become noisy when the weather transitions for the worse.

A death-bringing beauty, the demise of both those who accept her advances and those who deny her desires. "Elveskud", is a ballad in an archetype involving her. Variations describe Sir Olof's death at her hand, when she is in the narrative. Some involve her use of the sickness-bringing elf-shot.

Women who perished during labor. Having captured the soul of their unborn child, they transform into a spirit of the dead that spends the majority of its time in either Cihuatlampa or guiding the Sun.

King of the dust heap, where worldly attachments build up when not properly managed. His counterpart is the book cart tsukumogami, Fuguruma Yōhi.

The Home dels Nassos is a man who starts every year with at least three hundred sixty-five noses and ends the year walking among other people with just one on his face.

Merry Christmas! Among the whimsical collective of Santa Claus's popular image in culture, his sleigh-pulling reindeer are an indispensable fixture.

A creature not really in season for this time of year, but one I couldn't resist finally covering despite that fact. Solitary fae turned completely wild in Canada's tamarack swampland.

A hot, shining-backed snake. The scitalis is known for having an arrangement of glittering scales upon its back, leaving its prey stunned from seeing the glistening creature.

A slothful young man, currently widely known as a sprite who seems to be fairly effective as a guardian of orchards.

Literally meaning "oil presser", it is typically thought that the spirits of those who stole oil, during a time period where it was a precious commodity, would become this yokai.

Monstrous beings known to dwell high in trees, and if someone goes too far into the forest, they're likely to go missing within the creature's territory.