Grim Reaper

(appeared in “Faith” and “In My Time of Dying” episode) Death as a sentient entity is a concept that has existed in many societies since the beginning of recorded history. In Western cultures, death is usually given the name, the “Grim Reaper”, and shown as a skeletal figure carrying a large scythe, and wearing a…

Shtriga

(appeared in “Something Wicked” episode) The Shtriga (ultimately from the Roman strix; compare also Romanian strigă and Slavic strzyga), in Albanian folklore, was a vampiric witch that would suck the blood of infants at night while they slept, and would then turn into a flying insect (traditionally a moth, fly or bee). Only the shtriga…