An anthropophage or anthropophagus (from Greek: ανθρωποφάγος, romanized: anthrōpophagos, "human-eater", plural Greek: ανθρωποφάγοι, romanized: anthropophagi)...

A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires...

He writes about the experience in his short story collection L'arbre anthropophage. Le lépreux et dix-neuf autres nouvelles. Paris: Hatier, 1992. Lucarne...

on the side of Troy. Thalestris (Θάληστρις), a queen of the Amazons. Anthropophage, mythical race of cannibals. Arimaspi, a tribe of one-eyed men. Astomi...

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (Ancient Greek: Μινώταυρος, Minṓtauros), also known as Asterion, is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity...

Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (700–1000 CE). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon)...

individuals will turn to cannibalism as an additional food source. Anthropophage Cannibalism in poultry Fall armyworm § Cannibalism Man-eating animal...

The Flying Head (also known as Big Head or the Great Head) is a cannibalistic spirit from Iroquois and Wyandot mythology. According to both Iroquois and...

The manananggal (lit. 'remover') is a mythical creature in the Philippines that is able to separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body. Their...

Wendigo (/ˈwɛndɪɡoʊ/) is a mythological creature or evil spirit originating from Algonquian folklore. The concept of the wendigo has been widely used in...

Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting evil creatures in Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and transforming...

Villain: Headless Horror/Marion Spartan Note: The Headless Horror is an anthropophage, a creature from Greek mythology. 23 23 "A Haunting in Crystal Cove"...

In folklore, a ghoul (from Arabic: غول, ghūl) is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid, often associated with graveyards and the consumption of human...

The Yara-ma-yha-who is a legendary vampiric monster found in Southeastern Australian Aboriginal mythology. The legend is recounted by David Unaipon. According...

The penanggalan or penanggal is a nocturnal vampiric entity from Malay ghost myths. It takes the form of a floating disembodied woman's head, with its...

Jorōgumo (Japanese: 絡新婦 (kanji), じょろうぐも (hiragana)) is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the...

Mormo (Greek: Μορμώ, Mormō) was a female spirit in Greek folklore, whose name was invoked by mothers and nurses to frighten children to keep them from...

The wechuge is a man-eating creature or evil spirit appearing in the legends of the Athabaskan people. In Beaver (Dane-zaa) mythology, it is said to be...

A kumiho or gumiho (Korean: 구미호; Hanja: 九尾狐, literally "nine-tailed fox") is a creature that appears in the folktales of East Asia and legends of Korea...

Walter Raleigh's The Discovery of Guiana Acephaly (disambiguation) Anthropophage Blemmyes Coluinn gunn cheann – Scottish headless monster (Popular Tales...

The Krasue (Thai: กระสือ, pronounced [krā.sɯ̌ː]) is a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore. It manifests as the floating, disembodied head...

In Dante's Inferno, Satan is portrayed as a giant demon, frozen up to the waist in ice at the center of Hell. Satan has three faces and a pair of bat-like...

sacrifices, warfare, and survival strategies in extreme conditions. Anthropophages, a mythical race of cannibals first described by Herodotus. Child cannibalism...

77–79 Horne, Seven Ages of Paris pp. 80–81 Ernest Laut, "Civilisés anthropophages", Le Petit Journal Illustré, 1910 Knecht, Wars of Religion [page needed]...

Aunt Tiger or Auntie Tigress (Chinese: 虎姑婆; pinyin: Hǔ Gūpó; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hó͘-ko͘-pô) is a Taiwanese folktale with many variations. The story revolves around...

The Tunda (Spanish: La Tunda) is a myth of the Pacific coastal region of Colombia and Ecuador, and particularly in the Afro-Colombian community of the...

A suangi is a common name of a male who is suspected, and therefore accused, of being a witch in the belief system of local people in western Papua, Indonesia...

Whaitiri is a female atua and personification of thunder in Māori mythology. She is the grandmother of Tāwhaki and Karihi. Whaitiri is the granddaughter...

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In Philippine mythology, Ekek (or Ek Ek) are birdlike human creatures. They are winged-humans who search for victims at night. They hunger for flesh and...