terrifying mythical creatures from around the world again if you're from my neck of the woods or are fans of a certain hockey team you might be familiar with the Jersey Devil let me set the mood it's a dark stormy cliche spooky night where we find this withering old broad this is Mother Leeds a presumed witch on the verge of slopping out her 13th crotch Goblin problem is she didn't actually want this child because well children is doable 13 is just absurd so during this pregnancy she had wished that the Devil Himself would take this child
from her and that's apparently enough to make a binding contract the baby was born and looked as cute as a button but as it aged it began to evolve into a twisted monstrosity transforming into the Jersey Devil it is described as having a horse-like body a goat head a forked tail and large menacing wings that allow it to soar through the pine trees of Southern New Jersey in the United States but is he real well back in 1909 there was a moment of panic as several reports across the states of Pennsylvania Delaware and New Jersey
stated sightings of the winged Beast some claims involv the killing of livestock an attack on a trolley car and even an attack on a social club the reported attacks caused Mayhem on local businesses and schools closed out of fear the Philadelphia Zoo even put up a $10,000 reward for the capture of the creature which Still Remains unclaimed to this day so if you ever find yourself unlucky enough to actually be in New Jersey itself and are traveling down the empty County roads in the dense Pine barens keep an eye to the night sky as he
hunts for prey if you don't catch a glimpse your hairs May stand on end when you hear his blood curdling screeches but also his fresh [Music] Rhymes my name isy tble and I'm here to [Music] say ever have the insatiable craving for the Flesh of a fellow human well you might just be a wendigo or you need to seek some professional help or both just a little ways up into the great white north of Canada is where we find the origins of the Wendigo legend stemming from the folklore of the indigenous Algonquin Native American tribe
the windo is said to either be an evil spirit or a creature in its own right it is described as a thin emaciated corpse with long sharp claws on its little fies its skin is salow and gray giving it a salow and gray appearance it also Sports a stylish deer skull in Antlers which is a great distraction from the fact that you have 0.67 seconds left to live now that you've seen one the windigo mercilessly hunts down any prey that gets lost in the woods on dark cold wintry nights it is never satisfied when it
feasts and must relentlessly seek out more prey every time it does feed it grows grows larger in proportion but always looks like it skipped every gym day possible a windigo can grow as large as 15 ft which I mean at that point you might as well just give up as they have exceptional hearing and eyesight so there's no point in hiding oh yeah I said they because there can be multiple but if you are feeling like these Wendy need to go you can test your luck in ripping one's heart out and setting it on fire
to banish it to the shadow realm forever just remember that there are others waiting near [Music] by let's take a skip across the pond to Ireland the home of rain redheads beer and the douan never heard of the douan well I'm going to tell you about the douan he is known as the harbinger of death a forboding figure that leaves nothing but destruction in his wake the dulahan is described as a headless horseman with clothes and a horse blacker than black giving him the appearance of a character you have yet to unlock he carries his
head and one hand and a human spine whip in another which he uses to whip out the eyes of anyone who dares to look upon him oh look the douan hey the dulahan is also a bit of a party pooper showing up on holidays and festivals to fill his quota of bodies and to step on your cake oh my cake so if you want to avoid this guy there's two possibilities one is that you're his Target and there's absolutely nothing you can do so but if you're not his intended victim be sure you're carrying at
least a single gold coin in your pocket or wearing gold jewelry as the Duan hates gold for some reason you ever see a Duan chasing down a blinged out rapper I didn't think so right across the Irish sea is Scotland it's like Ireland but more Scottish and they've got some pretty interesting creatures in the repertoire but today we will be looking at the AK ishka yeah doesn't sound how it looks does it the AK iska is a malevolent water spirit that takes on the form of a horse because AK iska literally means water horse in
Scottish Gaelic so what does it look like pretty much a wet horse some interpretations have it with fins or claws but a wet horse just seems funnier to me what isn't funny is why it is so evil the malevolent May is said to roam the nearby sea but can Trot around on land where you may even be able to mount and ride the Demonic horse if you've got the stones for it the problem is once you've climbed a board you become permanently stuck to its back if it smells or even sees water and you know
being a water spirit that's pretty much a given once you've locked onto the saturated Steed it makes a beine for the sea it can breathe underwater you can't so you can see why you'd be in a bit of a pickle the yak ishka will drag you down to the darkest depths where you will be ripped from its back and consumed with only your stinky liver remaining to float to the surface as proof of your demise maybe you shouldn't ride on the back of a demonic horse I don't know but if you feel like you don't
stand a chance I suppose you could lad up a blunderbus full of silver to convert the horse demon into a pasta sauce but first make sure it's not just a normal horse you're aiming at the black plague wasn't fun for anyone Millions died to an invisible force that ravaged Europe Asia and Northern Africa so what's the best way to make sense of such an unknown cause of death why make up a horrifying mythical nightmare creature of course in Norway you may hear tales of the pest a decrepit old witch that was the personification of the
black plague itself she is described as a Dusty old hag dressed in black with the typical dead sunken eyes you've seen this stuff before I mean how scary could it really be Grandma plague is always traveling either on foot by boat or even flying with no true destination but only with the intention of spreading desolation and despair she can show up to your house at any moment grabbing some breakfast pesta doing laundry pesta petting your cat check again because uh you're petting the pesta and she loves it this crusty old [ __ ] comes equipped
with either a broom or a rake which according to Legend determines the magnitude of death that she will leave behind so remember this if you see a rake a few are left in her wake if you see a broom you're all [ __ ] unfortunately since she is the representation of the plague there is no way to truly defeat her your best bet is to maintain your distance from others and practice good hygiene either that or you can give her a quick spray of bleach if you've ever glanced at a mirror and taken a look
at the gorgeous creature standing before you then you know what a doppelganger looks like or at least you know what your doppelganger looks like because that's what a doppelganger is an identical non-biologically related copy of you so sorry twins you got to sit this one out you guys are creepy enough as it is originating from German folklore it's unknown what this creature's true form is as it instantly mimics the first person it lays eyes on these mischievous little scamps will try to ruin your reputation by committing evil deeds and tricks while assuming your identity so
it could be a valid excuse to relieve you of responsibilities for your actions farted in class nah wasn't me terrible credit score wrong guy Mass arson my hands are clean even if you're innocent and all that what's concerning is that the doppelganger actually start to influence your own decisions by planting evil thoughts in your head by means of telepathy so if you're Sweating Bullets as you're tempted to swipe the officer's service weapon when he stops you for a minor traffic infraction that's just a doppelganger talking but you have to resist just don't resist the officer
or you'll end up looking down a barrel hey you you're finally awake but if you do have to prove your innocence when side by side with your copy there's a couple features that can tell you to apart for one the doppelganger has no Shadow so that's an easy giveaway it also lacks a reflection so it could just be a vampire that looks like you or it's the doppelganger either way that thing isn't you you're you aren't you and so there you have it more spooky scary creatures from around the world what' you think if you
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