Encyclopedia of the Paranormal

 The Brosno Dragon, also known as Brosnya (Russian: Бросня),, is the name given to a lake monster which is said to inhabit Lake Brosno, near Andreapol in West Russia. It is described as resembling…

In Russian folklore, Brosno Dragon, also known as Brosnya (Russian: Бросня), is the name given to a lake monster which is said to inhabit Lake Brosno, near Andreapol in West Russia. It is described…

Buer is a spirit that appears in the 16th-century grimoire Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and its derivatives, where he is described as a Great President of Hell, having fifty legions of demons under his command. 10323

Bukavac (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [bǔːkaʋat͡s]) is a demonic mythical creature in Slavic mythology. Belief in it existed in Syrmia. 10325

Bune is a demon listed in demonological grimoires such the Lesser Key of Solomon (including Thomas Rudd’s version, as Bime) Johann Weyer’s Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, Jacques Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal, and the Livre des…

Bushyasta (Avestan, būšyāsta, būšiiąstā) is the Zoroastrian demon (daeva) of “Sloth”. Her stock epithet is “the long-handed.” 10330

Cadborosaurus, nicknamed Caddy, is a sea serpent in the folklore of regions of the Pacific Coast of North America. Its name is derived from Cadboro Bay in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, and the Greek…

Caim is a Gaelic rendering of biblical ‘Cain’, who appears in a variation of the fantastical pedigree of Dardanus of Troy that is spun out in Lebor Bretnach, the Middle Irish language recension of…

Champ or Champy is the name given to a reputed lake monster living in Lake Champlain, a natural freshwater lake in North America, partially situated across the U.S.-Canada border in the Canadian province of…

In Etruscan mythology, Charun (also spelled Charu, or Karun) acted as one of the psychopompoi of the underworld (not to be confused with the god of the underworld, known to the Etruscans as Aita).…

Chemosh (/ˈkiːmɒʃ/ Moabite: ??? Kamāš; Hebrew: כְּמוֹשׁ‎ Kəmōš [kǝˈmoːʃ]; Eblaite: ??? Kamiš, Akkadian: ??? Kâmuš) was the god of the Moabites. He is most notably attested in the Mesha Stele and the Hebrew Bible.…

In American folklore, Chessie is a sea monster said to live in the midst of the Chesapeake Bay, similarly to the Loch Ness Monster, which is believed to live in the Loch Ness and…

Chickcharney, chickcharnie or chickcharnee is a mythical and cryptozoological creature resembling a bird, specifically an owl, that is said to live in the forests of Andros Island in the Bahama Islands. According to some,…

In Navajo religious belief, a chindi (Navajo: chʼį́įdii) is the ghost left behind after a person dies, believed to leave the body with the deceased’s last breath. It is everything that was bad about…

Choronzon /ˌkoʊˌroʊnˈzoʊn/ is a demon or devil that originated in writing with the 16th-century occultists Edward Kelley and John Dee within the latter’s occult system of Enochian magic. In the 20th century he became…