Rubee Mellon
Types of Spirit
This list will be updated as there is further research done by the author.
European
Eastern European and Slavic
Mare
German and Slavic.
Malicious Spirit that rides upon chests while people sleep in order to bring them horrid nightmares.
Vampire
Eastern European.
The undead that feed on the blood of live humans.
Finland
Liekkö
Finnish.
Light believed to be of the soul of a child who was buried in a forest.
France
Ankou
Celtic France.
The last person to die in a parish of the year, assumes the duty of calling for the dead.
Goblin
French.
Small, hideous spirit that is often mischievous.
Germany
Kobold
German.
Mischievous spirit.
Mare
Germanic and Slavic.
Malicious spirit that rides upon chests while people sleep in order to bring them horrid nightmares.
Greece
Daimon
Greek.
Intermediary spirits between humanity and gods. Could be either good or bad.
Kere
Greek.
Escaped from the pithos and dedicated to pestering the living.
Ireland
Banshee
Irish.
Female death omen that attaches to particular families.
Puca
Irish
Shape shifter. If treated well, they clean up at night, but if treated badly, it will invoke the Puca's anger.
Isle of Man
Buggane
Manx.
Ogre-like creature.
Italy
Lares
Italian.
Good spirits of the dead.
Larvae
Italian.
Evil spirits that sought to harm and frighten the living.
Lemures
Italian.
Ghosts of those who died without surviving family.
Manes
Italian.
Spirits of the dead. Generally good.
Russia
Domovik
Russian.
Household spirit, ancestor of the family.
Rusalka
Russian
The spirit of a woman who drowned and haunts the area in which she died.
United Kingdom
Barghest
English.
Ghostly hound.
Boggart
English.
Mischievous hobgoblin.
Brownie
Scottish.
Fairy that does chores.
Gray Ladies
English.
Ghosts of women who died violently for the sake of love.
Gremlin
British.
Generally friendly spirit though they play polter-geist like pranks.
Kelpie
Scottish.
Malevolent water spirit, if seen turns into a death omen.
Knocker
English.
Lives in mines, friendly and helpful.
Silkie
British
Female spirits that act as guardians of the house, killing any intruder.
Spunkie
Scottish
A goblin who is an agent of the devil.
Asian
Chinese
Ch'iang Shih
Chinese.
Monster composed of evil spirits and an unburied corpse, wreaks death and destruction.
Indian
Acheri
Indian.
Ghost of young girl who brings disease, especially to children.
Bhut
Indian.
Evil ghost of a man who died via execution.
Churel
Indian.
Evil ghost of a woman who died in childbirth. Beautiful to ensnare young men and hold them captive until they are elderly.
Rakshasa
Indian
Demon with flaming hair wearing a wreath of entrails. If one is touched by one, they die.
Vetala
Indian
A ghost that haunted cemeteries and reanimates corpses.
Indonesian
Hantu
Indonesian.
A word to describe any invisible spiritual being, such as demons.
Japanese
Bakechochin
Japanese.
Haunted lantern.
Buruburu
Japanese.
Ghost of fear.
Gashadokuro
Japanese.
Ghosts of those who have starved to death. If one does not flee, it will bite your head off.
Ikiryoh
Japanese.
Spirit born of evil thoughts and feelings harboured in a person.
Konakijijii
Japanese.
Spirit of a baby who was left to die in the woods.
Kubikajiri.
Japanese.
Head-eating ghost that lurks in grave yards.
Mononoke
Japanese.
Comparable to a poltergeist, but live in inanimate objects.
Noppera-bō
Japanese.
Faceless ghost, usually able to disguise themselves as humans.
Nurikabe
Japanese.
A 'wall poltergeist'. Appearing as a large white wall in front of those walking alone at night. Those that attempt to walk in front of the wall are crushed by it.
Oni
Japanese.
Ogre demon.
Tsukumogami
Japanese.
They will do chores at night, but if not appreciated will seek revenge by attacking the home owners while they sleep.
Yokai
Japanese.
A spirit or entity that is mischievous but may occasionally bring good fortune.
Yurei
Japanese.
The ghost of a person who died via suicide or murder.
Middle Eastern
Afrit
Arabian.
Spirit of a murdered man who seeks revenge after death.
Ekimmu
Assyrian.
Evil ghost of one who was denied access to the spirit world. They died in an unsavourily event such as murder or in battle, without proper funeral.
Jinn
Islamic Arabian.
Attitude depends on whether they can accept God's guidance. Tend to be animals but able to be a human too.
African
Ka
Egyptian.
Bestowed on the dead as they migrate to the spirit world.
North American/Pacific
Aumakua
Hawaiian.
Family guardian spirit god, linked to nature gods.
Kachina
Pueblo Native American.
Spirt of the ancestral dead.
Wendigo
Algonquin Native Canadian.
A spirit that invokes greed and hunger onto humans and encourages cannibalism.
Associated with Religion
Angel
Found is Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Mediator between God and mortals.
Demon
Christianity.
Derives from the Greek Daimon.
Dybbuk
Jewish.
Evil spirit that possesses a body or soul.
Ghoul
Islam.
Demon that feeds on the flesh of humans.
Preta
Buddhist.
Souls that exist tortured in purgatory before reincarnation.
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