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A ghoul is an evil spirit from Arabian folklore.
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A ghoul is an evil spirit from Arabian folklore.
Ghoul may also refer to:
Abyss may refer to:
Amon may refer to:
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion.
Fireball may refer to:
A changeling is a figure in West European folklore.
A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft and counterpart to a witch, a female practitioner of witchcraft.
An ogre is a large, hideous monster of mythology, folklore and fiction.
Wizard, the wizard, or wizards may refer to:
A chameleon is an Old World lizard belonging to the family Chamaeleonidae.
Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to:
Behemoth is a creature from the Book of Job, a book from the Hebrew Bible.
Nosferatu is a 1922 silent German expressionist film by F. W. Murnau.
A gargoyle is a grotesque statue.
The Goetic demon Astaroth, whose name is derived from Ashtoreth, the biblical spelling of the name of the Phoenician goddess Astarte, has appeared many times in modern popular culture.
A ghoul is a mythical creature originating in pre-Islamic Arabia, often described as hideous human-like monster that dwelt in the desert or other secluded locations in order to lure travellers astray. It was not until Antoine Galland translated the Arabian Nights into French that the western idea of ghoul was introduced. Galland depicted the ghoul as a monstrous creature that dwelled in cemeteries, feasting upon corpses. This definition of the ghoul has persisted until modern times, with ghouls appearing in literature, television and film, as well video games.
The mythology relating to this subject arises from Ancient Middle East and Jewish origins. The Hebrew monster Leviathan found in the Book of Job has in particular given rise to many incarnations in popular culture, film, and literature. However, this article includes subjects with no direct connection to ancient sources.
Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from September 2011 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 14 tankōbon volumes. The story is set in an alternate version of Tokyo where humans coexist with ghouls, beings who look like humans but can only survive by eating human flesh. Ken Kaneki is a college student who is transformed into a half-ghoul after an encounter with one of them. He must navigate the complex social and political dynamics between humans and ghouls while struggling to maintain his humanity.
Mummies are commonly featured in horror genres as undead creatures wrapped in bandages. Similar undead include skeletons and zombies.
The gargoyle is a fantasy and horror monster inspired by the appearance of bestial grotesque statues in architecture - particularly those sculpted to decorate the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris during its 19th-century reconstruction, rather than actual medieval statuary. Its name is based on the gargoyle architectural element, whose name is often incorrectly conflated with that of monstrous grotesques as a whole.