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The following is a list of ghosts:

African folklore

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See also: Amafufunyana

Asian folklore

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Section of the Hungry Ghosts Scroll depicting one of the thirty-six types of hungry ghosts who constantly seeks water to drink and explaining how those who have been born as such are saved by the offerings of the living. Kyoto Museum

East Asia

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China

Further information: List of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore

Korea

Onryō from the Kinsei-Kaidan-Shimoyonohoshi (近世怪談霜夜星)

Japan

South Asia

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India

A male kumbhāṇḍa (left) and female Kumbhāṇḍakā (right).

Sri Lanka[1]

Nepal

Pakistan

Bangladesh

  • Bhrommo Doitto
  • Bhoot
  • Dayniburi
  • Daynii
  • Doitoo
  • Geccho Bhoot
  • Kana Bhola
  • Khuqqush
  • Jukkho
  • Meccho Bhoot
  • Mamdo Bhoot
  • Nishi
  • Petni
  • Pishach
  • Shakchunni

Southeast Asia

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Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri 1585 depiction of "Monsters from all parts of the ancient and modern world" (Mostri de tute le parti del mondo antichi et moderni). The drawing depicts a Wewe Gombel

Indonesia/Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

West Asian and Central Asia folklore

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An ifrit named Arghan Div brings the chest of armor to Hamza. The flaming eyes of the ifrit are slightly crossed with orange spotted skin.

Egyptian and Arabic

Main article: Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul

Persian

Jewish mythology

Turkish

European folklore

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The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane by John Quidor (1801–1881)
Further information: Revenant, Necromancy, and Samhain

Albania

Finland

Germany

Graeco-Roman

Main article: Magic in the Greco-Roman world

Malta

Netherlands

Romania

  • Iele, feminine mythical creatures
  • Moroi, a type of vampire or ghost
  • Muma Pădurii, an ugly and mean old woman living in the forest
  • Pricolici, similar to Strigoi, but for worse souls
  • Samca, an evil spirit, said to curse children and pregnant women with illness
  • Spiriduş, a domestic spirit/familiar that when summoned, acts as an intermediate between the devil and the master of the home
  • Stafie, spirits of the dead who are bound to a place in which they lived in life; a poltergeist
  • Strigoi, troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave
  • Vâlvă, feminine nature spirits that control various phenomena. Can be good or bad
  • Vântoase, female spirits of the wind
  • Zmeu, a fantastic creature

Scandinavia

Baba Yaga and Maiden-birds by Ivan Bilibin, 1902

Slavic folklore

Further information: Supernatural beings in Slavic folklore

Spain

Drawing from the 1591 Agnes Sampson trial, depicting the devil giving witches magic dolls

United Kingdom

North American

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A depiction of John Dee (1527–1608) and Edward Kelley (1555–1597/8) invoking a spirit

Canada

Caribbean

  • Douen, a mischievous entity associated with pranks and practical jokes
  • Duppy, malevolent spirits who bring misfortune and woe on those they set upon
  • Hupia, the spirits of deceased people; portrayed as faceless people or in the form of deceased loved ones
  • Jumbee, the generic name given to all malevolent entities, including demons and spirits
  • Lwa, a Voodoo spirit who acts as an intermediary between humanity and Bondye
  • Phantome, an immensely tall spectre stands at the crossroads on nights of the full moon with his legs wide apart
  • Soucouyant, a blood-sucking hag

United States

See also: Chindi, Ghost sickness, and Ghost Dance

Central America and Mexico

Further information: Day of the Dead
  • La Llorona, a ghost of Latin American folklore who is said to have murdered her children
  • Sihuanaba, a shapeshifting spirit of Central America who lures men into danger before revealing her face to be that of a horse or a skull
  • Headless priest, the spirit of a decapitated priest

South American folklore

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Oceania

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Australia

Micronesia

List of reportedly haunted locations

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Main article: List of reportedly haunted locations

Ghosts by culture

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Asia

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Others

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Television and film

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Comics

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  • Deadman (DC Comics): Boston Brand was originally a trapeze artist who assumed the mantle of Deadman as part of his performances, donning a red costume and white body paint. After Brand is murdered by the Hook, his spirit is empowered by the goddess Rama Kushna, who gives him the ability to possess any living being to assist him in finding his murderer and bring justice.[15][16]
  • Gay Ghost (DC Comics): The Gay Ghost was originally an 18th-century Irish earl named Keith Everet who was killed by three footpads while traveling to propose to his lover, Deborah Wallace. Everet's three killers are swiftly captured and executed, but Deborah dies of a broken heart shortly afterward. Following his death, the spirits of Everet's ancestors manage to keep his spirit on the mortal plane. However, Everet remains in an incorporeal form until the 1940s, when he manages to possess Mike Collins, the fiancé of Deborah Wallace's descendant.[17]
  • Gentleman Ghost (DC Comics): Gentleman Ghost (Jim Craddock) originates from the 19th century and is a notorious highwayman and robber known as "Gentleman Jim". After being killed by Nighthawk, Craddock learns that he is unable to leave the mortal plane until his killer dies as well. However, he is unable to do so as Nighthawk is an incarnation of Hawkman, who is cursed to continually reincarnate.[18][19]
  • Ghost (Dark Horse Comics): The main protagonist of her series, Elisa Cameron is an assassin with the ability to become invisible and intangible. Due to having her memories erased, Cameron believes herself to be a ghost.
  • Homer the Happy Ghost (Atlas Comics)
  • Red Ghost (Marvel Comics): A supervillain and enemy of the Fantastic Four who derives his codename from his ability to become invisible and intangible, resembling a ghost.[20]
  • Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost, a comic book and animation ghost related to Casper
  • Timmy the Timid Ghost, a comic book ghost

Literature

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Video games

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ria Rameez (11 Jun 2016). "ලංකාවේ ජනප්‍රවාදයේ එන අවතාර 7ක්" [7 ghosts in Sri Lankan folklore] (in Sinhala). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Weird NJ Stories, The Lady in White". Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  3. ^ Hui, kummituksia! Suomalaiskohteet, joihin liittyy hurjia aavetarinoita (in Finnish)
  4. ^ "mythologyweb.com". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Urban Legends Reference Pages: Bloody Mary". Snopes.
  6. ^ "Bloody Mary, Mary Worth and other variants of a modern legend". MythologyWeb. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  7. ^ "Brown Lady of Raynham Hall - Castle of Spirits". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  8. ^ Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "Sweet William's Ghost"
  9. ^ "Alton, Texas and the Haunted Goatman's Bridge – Legends of America". www.legendsofamerica.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  10. ^ https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/article/melbournes-most-haunted-spots
  11. ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241422533
  12. ^ https://gowest.com.au/unique-and-offbeat-sightseeing-in-melbourne/
  13. ^ "Monte Cristo". www.montecristo.com.au.
  14. ^ Nash, Eric P. (2001-12-17). "Seymour V. Reit, 83, a Creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  15. ^ Markstein, Don. "Deadman". Don Markstein's Toonopedia.
  16. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2010). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. pp. 175–176. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
  17. ^ Green, Paul (2017). Encyclopedia of Weird War Stories: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Film, Television, Games and Other Media. McFarland & Co. p. 76. ISBN 978-1476666723.
  18. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  19. ^ Wallace, Dan (2008), "Gentleman Ghost", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 137, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
  20. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. p. 294. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
  21. ^ Braunmuller, A. R. (1997). "Introduction". In Braunmuller, A. R. (ed.). Macbeth. The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 266. ISBN 0-521-29455-X.
  22. ^ Sylvan Barnet, "Shakespeare: An Overview," in Macbeth, ed. Sylvan Barnet, A Signet Classic, 1998, p. ix.
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