Creatures and Characters
This pestle wielding menace is said to inhabit North and Central Asia.
Who is Baba Yaga?
Her name means King of Snakes and she's also a symbol of protection and femininity
What is Shahmaran?
This country controlled much of Central Asia until 1989.
What is the USSR?
The reason for the Midday Donkey myth to keep children inside
What is the brutal heat?
This is a 22-minute, award-winning film, produced by Jordan Peele
What is Moshari?
This mythical woman was the guardian spirit of cemeteries and graveyards.
Who is Ma Phae Wah/ “The Yellow Ribbon Lady”?
This is a famous horror tale, later adapted into a rom-com, about a woman who turns out to be a demon who eats human hearts.
What is Painted Skin?
This true, personal story tells the chilling tale of a boy who is haunted by a light on his way to the bathroom.
What is “I Saw It Too”?
Kali’s name directly translates to “Time”. However, she is best known by this title.
What is The Goddess of Destruction?
This country has a unique cultural fear of what happens to spirits that cannot find peace.
What is Japan?
Mosquitoes are compared to this fictional horror monster in the short film, “Moshari”.
What are Vampires?
This true, personal story tells the chilling tale of a boy who is haunted by a light on his way to the bathroom.
What is “I Saw It Too”?
This country is rich in horror. Many citizens from this country have written their own paranormal encounters.
What is Nepal?
Stories of yurei (restless sprits) play on this particular fear.
What is fear of the uncanny?
This film is the first Mongolian horror film to be released in the U.S.
What is Aberrance?
This vengeful spirit prowls on men, children, and vulnerable souls.
Who/what is The Pontianak?
The film Sunkesari was shot in Australia, but the creators and actors were from this country.
What is Nepal?
A spirit meant to keep children inside and away from the heat by instilling fear
In Japanese belief, those who experience horrific or untimely deaths can be reborn as this kind of spirit.
What is a Yurei?
This film, set in Australia and created by Nepali actors, directors, etc., tells the story of a haunted hotel.
What is Sunkesari?
Gods of chaos and mischief in Armenian mythology
What are Devs/Divs?
Demons are not always bad, and Gods are not always good. This TV miniseries includes a demon that helps the protagonist dismantle a corrupt, dystopian government.
What is Ghoul?
Another name for a political prison found in Central Asia.
What is a Gulag?
The group of people who used Shahmaran as a symbol for their protests
Who are the Kurdish Women?
Popular “horror” tourism from this country features gulags, and test sites which has been influenced by its oppression.
What is Turkmenistan?