Officially, chupakabras are coyotes or other canine animals infected with a mange-like parasite which leaves the animals hairless with sunken, shrivelled bodies the size of a small bear and a pronounced spinal ridge. The animals are reported to attack and Read more…
The great battle of Asuras involved the march of their soldiers upon the mountain of gods like “ants crawling up a hill.” By meditation on war, armor, and weaponry, the Asura overcame their Deava enemies through assimilation of demons, spirits, Read more…
These are deities which originate from the Zoroastrianism religion which was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran around 1500 BC. The most important texts of the zorastrianism religion are those of the Avesta, of which a significant portion Read more…
Wefuke comes from the indigenous Mapuche people of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina. These beings can have solid, material bodies, evanescent ghost-like bodies or are extracorporeal spirit-like entities. Their energy is characterized by its propensity to disturb and / or Read more…
These monsters are born human, but by mutation later in life suddenly take on a craving for human flesh. The mutation is transmitted by a gene linked to the Y chromosome, therefore only affects males, and is expressed after puberty. Read more…
Stories of Nagas originated in ancient Hindu writings, but similar stories have popped up throughout Asia and Africa over the centuries. They are rarely seen as dangerous or sinister in stories and legends, but rather as ruled by the same Read more…
Ancient Islamic tradition speaks of the Djinn, powerful deity-like entities that are born of smokeless fires and dwell in the Kaf, a mythical mountain range said to circle the Earth. There are many types of Djinn, and sub-types that can Read more…
A prophet can see into the future. He or she generally has no control over the scale, of what or when aspects of the future are glimpsed. In fact, a prophet may have no interpretation at all regarding their foretellings. Read more…
In Dante’s Inferno, harpies inhabited the tortured wood where suicides have their eternal punishment in the seventh ring of Hell. Fitting, harpies were indeed created for that purpose. They are the agents of punishment, abducting and torturing those condemned by Read more…
Urban legend often portrays these as lycans or werewolves, but Wolfkin are something else. Their origins are unknown. Almost every culture speaks of creatures with kinships with animals, wolves in particular, and they are often portrayed as violent and dangerous. Read more…