Toyols: Malaysia and Indonesia

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Tiny green-skinned goblins with glowing red eyes, toyols are dead fetuses or stillborn babies reanimated by black magic. Masters are said to keep their toyols in jars, feeding them milk and candy and—on special occasions—drops of blood drawn from the toe of the lady of the house. When bidden, toyols will steal money for their masters or commit other acts of petty crime and sabotage.

Likely origin: The toyol legend may have originated in pre-Islamic Mecca, where infanticide was common and newborns were sometimes buried alive.

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