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The Adze is one of West Africa’s most striking folkloric beings: a vampiric entity associated with the Ewe, often taking the form of a firefly, slipping into homes at night, drinking blood, causing sickness, and crossing uneasily between monster lore, spirit belief, and witchcraft accusation.
The Clock Insect is one of Chile’s strangest folkloric insects: a small green ticking being said to appear in the rooms of the terminally ill, counting out the last minutes of life before dying alongside the person it has accompanied.
Deñ is one of the sinister bird-forms of Chilote witchcraft: a nocturnal omen-being, similar to a tiuque but with brighter owl-like eyes, used by witches to torment households, announce misfortune, and spread fear through dark silent nights.