Female ghosts

thumb|Bunworth Banshee, Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland, by [[Thomas Crofton Croker, 1825|300x300px]]

folklore legend

thumb|Yuki-onna (ゆき女) from the Hyakkai-Zukan by [[Sawaki Suushi]] is a yūrei or yōkai in Japanese folklore that is often depicted in Japanese literature, films, or animation.

right|thumb|280px|A in a scene from Ehon Sayoshigure by Hayami Shungyōsai, 1801 is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman of about 175–180 cm; however, some people believe she is up to 8 feet tall, having long, straight black hair, white hands, pale skin, and otherwise being considered beautiful (except for her scar).

ghost legend in Latin American folklore

type of female ghost

Mavka ( ) or Nyavka ( ) is a type of female spirit in Ukrainian folklore and mythology. The Mavka is a long-haired "Soul of the Forest", typically depicted as a temptress figure who lures men to their deaths.

Japanese urban legend

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.

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.

Hanako-san, or , is a Japanese urban legend about the ghost of a young girl named Hanako who haunts lavatories. Like many urban legends, the details of the origins of the legend vary depending on the account; different versions of the story include that Hanako-san is the ghost of a World War II–era girl who was killed while playing hide-and-seek during an air raid, that she was murdered by a parent or stranger, or that she committed suicide in a school toilet due to bullying.

The manananggal () is a mythical creature in the Philippines that is able to separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body. Their fangs and wings give them a vampire-like appearance.

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

ghost in Nigerian urban legend

Legendary 19th century haunting in Middle Tennessee

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.

ghost

English folklore bogeyman

female ghost in Javanese mythology

mythical ghost

thumb|right|Depiction of Sihuanaba The Sihuanaba, Siguanaba, Cegua, Cigua, or Sihuehuet is a supernatural character from Central American folklore, though it can also be heard in Mexico. It is a shapeshifting spirit that typically takes the form of an attractive, long haired woman seen from behind. She lures men away into danger before revealing her face to be that of a horse or, alternatively, a skull.

American ghost story

An Acheri is a spirit of a young girl in the folklore of the southern Himalayas, specifically regions around Kumaon. They often dwell on top of mountains during the day and come down at dusk to hold revel. They are not peaceful, as to come across them during a revel could to death or molestation. They are often associated with disease, as they would cast their shadow over children to inflict them with incurable diseases. In their name, wearing a scarlet thread around your throat would protect you from colds and goitre. == Folklore == An Acheri is a spirit of a young girl (and in many accounts

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 ().

folk legend from Karnataka, India

event in Rhode Island, US (1892)

Jamaican legend

American housemaid who died under mysterious circumstances, and is thought by locals to be the Ghost of the Hotel del Coronado

name given by spiritualists to what they believed to be a materialized spirit