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Standing no taller than a 10-year-old, the Yara ma tha who watches from the forest canopy—always ready to pounce on its next victim.
The Child-Eating Bloodsucker of Aboriginal Australian Nightmares
Today the giant Pacific octopus, or Enteroctopus dofleini, is a beloved cephalopod, but in the early 20th century, some mistook these friendly giants as terrifying man-eaters.
How the World’s Largest Octopus Went From Cryptid to Protected
Rabbits Are Creatures of the Underworld According to Ancient Fears
Made of paper, bamboo, and found items, enormous, fearsome ogoh-ogoh figures are carried during Ngrupuk parades the night before Balinese New Year and then burned.
Meet the Creatures and Creators Behind Bali’s Parade for Banishing Evil Spirits