Showing posts with label Monsterpedia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monsterpedia. Show all posts

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Monsterpedia: Moo-Sin-A

Moo-Sin-A 魔神仔 is a mythological creature endemic to Taiwan. The name Moo-Sin-A is derived from its Taiwanese pronunciation. According to folklores, it is a mischevious creature that enjoys pulling pranks on humans, especially children and the elderlies. 

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Monsterpedia: Pishtaco

According to folklores, the Pishtaco is a vampire-like creature indigenous to the Andean region to South America. Unlike the European Vampires, however, pishtaco do not feed on blood but on fat.It is believed that pishtacos often take the form of a stranger and often in the form of a white man, preying on unsuspected natives.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Monsterpedia: Jinmenken


Tomb guardian from early China
Jinmenken (Traditional Chinese: 人面犬) are human-faced dogs that roams quiet streets of urban areas at night. The mutts are not known to be harmful. Supposedly, when approached, it will ask to be left alone or throw an insult before running off. Nonetheless, Jinmenken are harbingers of bad luck and it is considered a bad omen to see one.

Monday, November 7, 2016

Monsterpedia: Turbo Bachan

Turbo Bachan as depicted in the video game, Megami Tensei
Today, I am going to talk about Turbo Bachan (ターボばあちゃん). Turbo Bachan, also known as turbo-granny, is a popular urban legend originating around the highways of Mount Rokko in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The story soon gains traction. Soon, there were sightings all over Japan.