The Nalusa Falaya ("Long Black Being") is a ghost being of Choctaw mythology described as a tall spindly humanoid that can slither like a snake or become a shadow. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. It smells guilt and enter the homes of guilty people, supposedly through cracks and fissures and by extending and contracting its snail-like body. Anna’s writing career started in journalism as a film critic for Time Out Paris and the author of seven travel guidebooks for Frommer’s. And once their prey is rendered powerless in this manner, they start relentlessly soothing, consoling, and so on, until the prey stops crying and his sadness is healed.

Cipelahq (or Chebelakw) is a dangerous bird spirit of Wabanaki folklore, used in stories to scare children into obeying their parents.I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly! A contemporary usage of the word is in Moomin-stories (originally written in Swedish) in which mörkö ( the Groke) is a large, frightening, dark blue, ghost-like creature. I love reading aloud to children and I would hope that there are hundreds of my ex pupils who will remember me for being mad about all things purple and for loving books. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. A fantastic slimer of a tale by the hilarious Anna Brooke Laugh-out-loud funny - Frankenstein meets bogeys!

Not for the faint hearted or squeamish due to the obvious bogey references and many nose picking occurrences, this is a funny, light-hearted tale. They are sometimes said to appear at very specific places (such as in forests, at water bodies, cliffs, cornfields or vineyards).When my Mum had settled down she told me that my little brother had gotten twisted up in his blanket and had fallen out of bed. The Lubia is a female demon with an insatiable appetite for the flesh of children, especially girls. A common phrase involving it is: " Greek: Ο Μπαμπούλας θα έρθει και θα σε φάει", meaning "The Bogeyman will come and eat you".

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. France – The French equivalent of the Bogeyman is le croque-mitaine ("the mitten-biter" or "the hand-cruncher"). And once the prey's sadness heals, this time they spoil their prey, giving in to his every desire as if to say, "good boy, here's your reward for stopping your crying," and they start to spend their days having sex. Sometimes, parents will knock loudly under the table, pretending that someone is knocking at the door, and say something like: "Here comes l'uomo nero! Trinidad and Tobago – Most Trinbagonians (mostly rural peoples) use folklore to scare disobedient children.Indonesia – In Indonesian mythology, particularly on Java, Wewe Gombel is a benevolent ghost which takes away children mistreated by their parents. He is variously referred to as el Hombre del costal, el hombre de la bolsa, el hombre del saco, or in Portuguese, o homem do saco, all of these names meaning "the sack man" or "the bag man". She is said to be a spirit cursed by God for drowning her child, and transformed into a hideous monster with a pockmarked face, long and bristly hair, clawed hands, a cat's body, and hooved feet. Chebelakw has an unearthly cry and resembles a large diving owl, with only its head and talons visible.