On my never-ending quest to learn more about unusual creatures and monsters of myth and legend, I came across Nishi Dak from Bengali folklore of India and was left feeling, dare I say, rather disturbed. As a mother, daughter, wife, and friend, I value my relationships with others most in life, so when I read that the Nishi Dak exploits the love, protective nature, and close bonds its victims share with others to attack them, it hit a nerve. The Nishi Dak are restless souls w

After learning more about the Amikuk of Yup’ik folklore from the Bering Strait region of Alaska, I’ve decided that these guys might be one of the most terrifying creatures I have ever read about. Beyond the creep factor of their physical forms, their supernatural abilities make it virtually impossible to escape them once you have been targeted as prey, no matter if you are on land or in the water. Personally, I like it better when the lore includes ways for victims to fight b