The Teke Teke is the ghost of a young woman who was pushed onto a railway line and was cut in half by the oncoming train.
Now a vengeful spirit, she carries a scythe and travels on either her hands or elbows, dragging her upper torso making a scratching or teke teke sound.
If she encounters anyone at night and the victim is not fast enough, she will slice them in half at the torso to mimic her own disfigurement and they will sometimes become Teke Tekes themselves.
Versions of the legend include a school boy walking home at night and spotting a beautiful girl standing by a windowsill resting on her elbows.
When she notices him, she jumps out of the window and onto the pavement in front of him, revealing herself to be no more than an upper torso; she then cuts the boy in two.
