Mami watas
Perhaps the most popular Nigerian legend, mami watas are extremely beautiful, utterly vicious and have the power to lure any man into their grasp.
Non-human beings that lack the power and widespread worship of a deity
Perhaps the most popular Nigerian legend, mami watas are extremely beautiful, utterly vicious and have the power to lure any man into their grasp.
In Balinese folklore, the Leyak or Leak is a mythological figure in the form of a flying head with entrails (heart, lung, liver, etc.) still attached.
A banshee is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, typically by wailing, shrieking, or keening.
At night, this vampiric creature detaches its head and organs from its body to hunt humans, appearing as a disembodied head with a long, invisible tongue and exposed, tentacle-like entrails.
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