Asian demons

The Krasue (, ) is a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore. It manifests as the floating, disembodied head of a woman, usually young and beautiful, with her internal organs still attached and trailing down from the neck.

A kumiho or gumiho () is a creature that appears in the folktales of East Asia and legends of Korea. It is similar to the Chinese , the Japanese and the Vietnamese .

The Kuntilanak (Indonesian name), also called Pontianak (Malay name), is a vengeful spirit in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is similar to Langsuir in other Southeast Asia regions. The Kuntilanak usually takes the form of a pregnant woman who died during childbirth. Alternatively, it is often described as an angry female spirit. Another form of the Kuntilanak refers to the ghost or white lady of Southeast Asian folklore.

thumb|Within Hindu belief, churels may become dakinis and serve the goddess [[Kali.]] The Churel,, alternatively spelled Chudail, Churail, Chudel, Churreyl, or Churrail, also known as Petni and Shakchunni, is a mythical or legendary creature resembling a woman, which may be a demonical revenant said to occur in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean, particularly popular in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname. The churel is typically described as "the ghost of an unpurified living thing", but because she is often said to latch on to trees, she i

The penanggalan or penanggal is a nocturnal vampiric entity from Malay ghost myths. It takes the form of a floating disembodied woman's head, with its organs and entrails trailing from its neck. From afar, the penanggalan is said to twinkle like a ball of flame, similar to the will-o'-the-wisp phenomenon.

female ghost in Javanese mythology

thumb|right|A representation of a Bhoma head guarding the top of the portal to a Balinese temple in Singapadu.

The langsuyar (), also lang suir or langsuir, is a female revenant in Malay and other mythologies in the Malay Archipelago. The word is derived from the Malay word for eagle ().

Indonesian Boar Demon

thumb|200px|Plaque at Itum Bahal, Kathmandu. The caption reads "Gurumapa eating rice". thumb|200px|Kesh Chandra and sister from an old painting. thumb|200px|Tinkhya (Tundikhel) open field in Kathmandu, ca 1939. Gurumāpā (Nepal Bhasa: ; Devanagari: गुरुमापा) is a mythical creature in the folklore of Nepal Mandala. According to legend, he is said to take away disobedient children, and so was banished to a field in Kathmandu.