by Rob Baddorf | Jun 20, 2017 | Mythic Monsters
How would you like to have fire-breathing spiders at your beck and call?! The Jorōgumo has that and more: Jorōgumo (JapaneseKanji: 絡新婦, Hiragana: じょろうぐも) is a type of Yōkai, a creature, ghost or goblin of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so...
by Rob Baddorf | Jun 19, 2017 | Mythic Monsters
Are you a tree hugger? You might want to rethink it with the Jubokko. The Jubokko (Japanese: 樹木子, “tree child”) is a yōkaitree in Japanese folklore that appears in many books related to Japanese yōkai, including Shigeru Mizuki’s works. According to...
by Rob Baddorf | Jun 18, 2017 | Mythic Monsters
This is not the type of girl that you would really want to bring home to meet the parents. Best not to date her at all! Hone-onna (骨女, literally: bone woman) is a being from Japaneselegends. In some versions, it is thought to be a female yōkai who kills men by...
by Rob Baddorf | Jun 17, 2017 | Mythic Monsters
The Heikegani are a formidable force and should not be trifled with… unless you have a little melted butter. Heikegani (平家蟹, ヘイケガニ, Heikeopsis japonica) is a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face which many...
by Rob Baddorf | Jun 16, 2017 | Mythic Monsters
More fun stuff here with the Gashadokuro… hmm, maybe fun isn’t the right word: The Gashadokuro are spirits that take the form of giant skeletons and are fifteen times taller than an average person, said to be created from the amassed bones of people who...
by Rob Baddorf | Jun 15, 2017 | Mythic Monsters
Dodomeki–The bird lady monster from Japan! Sorta like the bird lady in Mary Poppins… okay, maybe not. Dodomeki (百々目鬼) is a Japanese yōkai that’s depicted as human women who are cursed with having long arms covered with hundreds of bird eyes due to...
