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Fear of ghosts
The '''fear of ghosts''' or '''phasmophobia''' is based on beliefs that some [[ghost]]s may be ma ...nerally consider belief in ghosts to be a superstition. Still, the fear of ghosts is widespread even in post-industrial societies.

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Ubume
Ubume usually appear in the form common to most Japanese ghosts, they are clad in robes of white, and have long, unbound, and dishevelled h * Iwasaka, Michiko and Toelken, Barre. Ghosts and the Japanese: Cultural Experiences in Japanese Death Legends, Utah Stat

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Zhong Kui
...g Kuí; Japanese: '''Shōki''') is traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, his image is ...until his head was broken. Du Ping buried him. After Zhong became king of ghosts in Hell, he returned to his hometown on the Chinese New Year's Eve. To repa

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Bhuta
...the afterlife or die unnatural deaths remain on Earth. The common word for ghosts in Bengali is bhut (Bengali: ভূত). There are different and distinct types of ghosts in Bengal. Some of the more prominent are:

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Choorail
[[Category: Ghosts]]

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Energy being
...translucent glowing fluid, somewhat in common with the representations of ghosts. [[Category: Ghosts]]

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Tom Fool
[[Category: Ghosts]]

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Goryō
'''Goryo''' (御霊) are vengeance ghosts in Japanese mythology. * Iwasaka, Michiko and Toelken, Barre. Ghosts and the Japanese: Cultural Experiences in Japanese Death Legends, Utah Stat

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Borego Phantom
...e that the Phantom is a “collective phantom,” created and empowered by the ghosts of the innumerable people who perished in pursuit of the Lost Dutchman. ...merican Hauntings: Everything You Need to Know About Encountering Over 100 Ghosts, Phantoms, and Spectral Entities''. New York: Three Rivers Press. Copyright

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Sprite trap
...a magic magical device used to capture troublesome or harmful spirits and ghosts. These devices refer to a sprite as a preternatural creature. [[Category:Ghosts]]

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Gidim
'''Gidim''' (etemmu in Akkadian) are the Sumerian equivalent of ghosts; they were the spirits of dead people living in the Underworld. [[Category:Ghosts]]

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Nightmarcher
...legend, '''nightmarchers''' (huaka'i pō or "Spirit Ranks," 'oi'o) are the ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors. [[Category:Ghosts]]

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Jacakalantan
[[Category: Ghosts]]

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Hungry ghost
In Tibetan Buddhism Hungry Ghosts (Sanskrit: pretas) have their own realm depicted on the Bhavacakra and are ...ritual. They will pray/chant and offer food and other things to the hungry ghosts, so they will have what they need to survive and move on to their next life

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Ayakashi
[[Category: Ghosts]]

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Afturganga
[[Category: Ghosts]]

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Akurojin-no-hi
[[Category: Ghosts]]

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Bánánach
[[Category: Ghosts]]

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Akateko
[[Category: Ghosts]]

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Lepke
[[Category:Ghosts]]

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