Oiche Shamhna

List of Monsters from Oiche Shamhna

Bats: Bats are flying mammals that have a rather unique appearance which many people find ugly or frightening. Because bats are nocturnal they have an automatic association with things that are dark and evil. Urban legend has it that bats try to entangle themselves in people's hair, which of course is foolish. Bats, like most animals, don't attack people unless they feel threatened.

(Dracula) Vampire: They are seen as handsome men and beautiful women who seduce other people and then drink their blood from a bite to the neck. They are viewed as powerful and impressive with many special powers at their disposal. More recently, they have even been brought to symbolize romance and desire. However, the earliest legend of the vampire is much more barbaric and insidious. Many ancient cultures believed that they could gain power or longevity by drinking the blood of other people. In ancient legend vampires were horrible creatures that came back from the dead and would never die provided that they consumed the blood of the living. They were terrifying and didn't care who they killed so long as they could feed.

Werewolf: Werewolves are humans that transform into wolf-like creatures under the influence of a full moon. They can either be born as werewolves to werewolf parents, or become a werewolf as a result of being bitten. Pureblood werewolves also prefer to use the term lycanthrope.

Spiders: You already know what they are.

Monster Plant: No description. Sorry.

(Amy's) Shadow Person: is the perception of a patch of shadow as a living, humanoid figure, particularly as interpreted by believers in the supernatural as the presence of a malevolent entity.

Siren (femme fatale): a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. Her ability to entrance and hypnotize her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural; hence, the femme fatale today is still often described as having a power akin to an enchantress, seductress, vampire, witch, or demon, having power over men.

Zombies: are fictional undead creatures, typically depicted as mindless, reanimated human corpses with a hunger for human. Historically, zombies come from practitioners of voodoo magic, and are very real. This West African religion uses many different methods of creating magic. Some of these methods use drugs and various other poisons.

Witch (Hag): A hag is a wizened old woman, or a kind of fairy or goddess having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children's tales such as Hansel and Gretel. Hags are often seen as malevolent, but may also be one of the chosen forms of shapeshifting deities, such as the Morrígan or Badb, who are seen as neither wholly beneficent nor malevolent

Robot: You already know what robots are.

Ghosts: is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Practically every culture on Earth since the dawn of time have had ghosts as part of their legends. Although not every culture has the same beliefs as to exactly what a ghost it, most of them agree that ghosts have something to do with the spirit or energy of the dead. Some claim that ghosts are the spirits that have not been able to find their way to the afterlife for one reason or another, that has either been left behind on Earth, or is making a visit to Earth from the afterlife.

Hound of the Baskervilles: The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialized in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin.

Alien (Xenomorph): An alien from the movie Alien vs Predator. I never saw it but I've seen a few clips of it.

Genie: a spirit of Arabian folklore, as traditionally depicted imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp, and capable of granting wishes when summoned.

Mummy: a body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages.

Headless Horseman: is a fictional spirit that haunted the town of Sleepy Hollow and cuts off others heads like they did to him. He is known to be unable to cross running water, which is the only thing that stops him from catching Ichabod Crane when the two meet.

Ichchhadhari Nag: Ichchadhari Nag (male) or Nagin (female) is a mythical shape-shifting serpent creature in Indian folklore. This creature was originally a venomous snake which could take the form of any living thing, but preferred to be in the form of a human being. Ichchadhari Nag, in snake form, possess a gem called "Mani", considered much more valuable than a diamond. Legends tell of many people losing their lives through snake bite, when the snakes took revenge for stolen Mani, or if either of a pair of snakes was killed. According to legend, the snakes can be controlled using Been, the musical instrument used by snake charmers.

Dragon: You know what that is.

Black Cat: Several legends exists about black cats being evil, causing bad luck, being the familiars of witches, and many other dark things.