Adeona

Adeona ORIGIN: Italian, pre-Roman Adeona is the Spirit of Safe and Speedy Returns. She is indigenous to the Roman region but predates the Romans. (In…

Acat

When the Conquistadores arrived in Central America in the sixteenth century, they were appalled to discover that not only did the indigenous people venerate spirits…

Abiku

Abiku ORIGIN: Yoruba The Abiku appear in two varieties: • Some are vicious perpetrators. • Some are liminal souls hovering between realms. The same word…

Abchanchu

CLASSIFICATION: Vampire The Abchanchu roams Bolivian roads in the guise of a doddering, frail old man. He appears confused and disoriented, like someone’s helpless old…

Afrit

Afarit ALSO KNOWN AS: Afrit; Ifreet; Ifrit Afarit names a type of malevolent spirit. (The same word refers to the individual Afarit and the entire…