This week in #creatureoftheweek we are looking at a the Water Leaper, a Welsh legless frog monster with bat wings and a long scorpion tail.

We live in Wales and have a river running through our land, this week in #creatureoftheweek we are looking at a dangerous creature that might be lurking in it's depth - the #CeffylDŵr. The Ceffyl Dŵr is a mythical creature from #Welshfolklore . Stories of the Ceffyl Dŵr are first documented in the ancient welsh tales of the #Mabinogion . The "Ceffyl Dŵr" translates to "water horse" and it's a bit like other #waterhorses such as the Scottish #Kelpie or the Irish #Pooka / #Púc

This week in #creatureoftheweek we are looking at the #Manananggal, a type of Aswang that's a terrifying "feotus-eater" from #Filipinofolklore. Manananggal by Kyzosart on Deviant Art First up, whats an "Aswang"? If you haven’t heard of #Aswang, let’s start there. Aswang are from Filipino folklore, it is an umbrella term for evil shape-shifting creatures such as #vampires, #werewolves, #witches, and other human-beast hybrids. What is so particularly terrifying about the Manana

This week in #CreatureoftheWeek we are looking at two sea spirits; the #SeaMither and her evil nemesis #Teran from #Scottishfolklore. Twice every year they battle it out off the coasts of #Scotland in #spring and #autumn in this perpetual fight to control the seas. The Sea Mither and the Teran fight two battles every year which mark the turning of the seasons. These epic fights are called #VoreTullye which means "Spring Struggle" and #GoreVellye meaning "Autumn Tumult". But w

This week in #CreatureoftheWeek we are looking at the terrifying #Nuckelavee. It is a fascinating and eerie creature from #Scottishfolklore. Orginating on the #OrkneyIslands in the 16th Century, it is considered one of the most evil and hideous beings in Scottish mythology. The name is derived from the Orcadian Scots, combining "nuggle" (meaning devil or demon) and "vay" (meaning skin or covering). What does it look like? The Nuckelavee is a #monstrous amalgamation of both #h

Sometimes good, sometimes bad, kappa are rather peculiar imps found in Japanese Folklore who love cucumbers & sumo wrestling but hate farts.

This week on Creature of the Week we look at Jenny Greenteeth, the child-snatching water demon.

This week in #creatureoftheweek we look at a collection of disturbing skeletal remains found in the basement of a demolished London mansion.

This week in #CreatureoftheWeek we find find out about a grotesque creature from Japanese folklore called #Akaname, which translates to...

This week's Creature of the Week has us exploring the giant crab Karkinos. Can he be found in the rock pools in Rottingdean?

This week on Creature of the Week we discuss the mermaid - Is a reverse Mermaid, with a fish head and legs, still a mermaid?