[Rhuen]

bring here your knowledge of demons from Mexico, Central America, and South America.

[spidar]

The only thing I've ever heard about down there is chupacabra, it sounds pretty creepy and from a picture I saw would most likely make me wet myself if I saw a real one.

[MesPtah the Doorkeeper]

Chupacabras or goat suckers, have been reported as far back as the fifteenth century. The creature is reported to be part animal, often walks like a man but using huge teeth to stalk small animals, feasting on the blood - not the flesh of its prey.

I'm not sure what it is, but I sure wouldn't want to run into it. :lol:

[spidar]

http://skepdic.com/graphics/chupacabra.jpg

Apparently they look something like that.

[Rhuen]

The chupacabra is most likely a primate of some sort, their is little doubt that something exists as the corpses continue to pile up, it is strange though that this animal hasn't been found considering its home range is on a bleeding island. but it may be due to a lack of consideration on behalf of those that could fund such a wide search that would be needed.

[spidar]

creepy..... anybody got any other ones?

[Rhuen]

Vasitri:Also known as Salvaje and Aigypan from Venezuela's jungles. It is described as a wild man-like hairy creature that, according to the local Amerindians, constructs primitive huts and crude weapons. These beings are said to be extremely dangerous and carnivorous, eating men but carrying off women for breeding purposes

[MesPtah the Doorkeeper]

Thanks, Rhuen. I just googled Vasitri. These creatures and types similair seem to keep to the mountainous regions, I see - which makes sense if they were trying to keep out of the way of large populations of people. I had no idea there were so many others. I really believe there are many species we have not discovered yet, and an intelligent one - or semi-intelligent - would be even harder to 'stumble' upon. I say that because I don't think there's that many people really looking for them.

[Rhuen]

Curupira
Also known as Matuyu. South American mystical creature and/or nature spirit, described as a wild boy with pointed ears, green teeth, fiery eyes and hair, his feet pointing backwards, which supposedly help the wild animals and is a defender of nature and ecology.
According to legend, Curupira is unpredictable and can occasionally seem wicked. His dedication to nature and knowledge of mankind wickedness and weaknesses can often make him seem cruel. His most interesting features are his feet. They are backwards, so an enemy who is tracking him will go the wrong way, and an enemy who is fleeing will run right to him. Sometimes the Curupira appears riding a wild animal, usually a wild pig...

[Rhuen]

Mono Grande
Also Mono Rei (king monkey in Spanish) and Didi or Di-di. Ape-like creature that have been reported in many areas of South America. The Mono Grande (Spanish for large or big monkey) has been described as being 5 ft tall and extremely aggressive, yielding thick branches or clubs at potential treats or trespassers.
Reports of this creature actually stared in 1553, in a journal written by Pedro de Cieza de Leon where native legends about these creatures are recounted. De Leon also mentions the finding of a carcass in the forests by a fellow Spaniard. Later, in 1769, in 'An Essay on the Natural History of Guiana' written by Edward Bancroft, mention of what might be the same type of creature is made. Also, local tribal superstitions are referred to, describing a 5 ft tall bipedal anthropoid covered with short, black hair. Another book written in 1860 by Philip Gosse ('The Romance of Natural History') mentions the possibility of the existence of a large anthropoid ape, not yet recognized by zoologists, in the forests of South America. A similar creature is mentioned again, this time in 1876 by explorer Charles Barrington Brown, who wrote of a wild man which dwelt in the forests of British Guiana (today's Guyana) called the Didi or Di-di. Again in 1910 there was sightings reported by a British magistrate of Guiana who was in the jungle prospecting for gold. Perhaps the best — but undoubtedly the most controversial — evidence for the Mono Grande's case is the incident of De Loys Ape, in 1920.
Reports of the Didi have continued to the present day, most notable the one made by explorer Pino Turolla, who while traveling in the area of the Marirupa Falls in eastern Venezuela in 1968 was told about the Mono Grande, particularly an episode in which three of the beasts attacked a father and son, clubbing the young boy to death. After researching the matter, Turolla returned three years later to the sightings area and himself witnessed two fleeing ape-like bipeds about 5 ft tall. More recently (1987), mycologist (branch of botany that deals with fungi) Gary Samuels reported a sighting while doing some field work in Guyana for the New York Botanical Garden

[Rhuen]

ahuizotl
This is a creature in the legends of Central America. In appearance it is half human and half monkey,with a hand coming out of the end of its tail. The Ahuizotl is greatly feared as an eater of human flesh, and it particularly likes eyes, teeth and nails. Being a water creature, it uses its tail hand to snatch people walking too close to the water's edge, or fishermen. Sometimes it cries and when people come near it to see what is wrong, it grabs them.

[Rhuen]

azeman
The azeman are South American vampires. During the day she has the form of a human female, but at night she is transformed into a bat or other animal. there are protections against the azeman. Since she is obsessed with counting, if seeds are scattered on the floor, she will stop to count them. Also, if a broom is placed across the door, she will not enter the room, as she will count the bristles of the broom.

[Rhuen]

bakru
Bakru are a South American race of people, approximately half the size of human child, but with oversized heads. They are half flesh and half wood. They are always seen in pairs, and are considered evil creations of magicians. Although they may bring wealth to a human owner, the gods punish anyone who tries to make use of them

[Fail]

I was just roaming around this message board and found a disscussion that seemed to interest me I am a big listener of Coast to Coast Am as I am Sure many of you are and the Chupacabra is a creature that I have been interested in since a child. Some beleive that perhaps the Chupacabra is a evolved state of humanity that never got a chance to multiply and spread. Though many believe that there is another theory that it could be a project of the government combining qualities of various species such as nocternal,Reptilian, and human qualities. Never really seen clearly alot if people assume that this creature is just a goat killer and nothing more. But reported cases have shown that this creature can take out as many as twenty goats in one night and there have been encounters in which the creature has come at the victim or on looker. I ve got a few pictures to post as you guyz were looking for some i have three One is of a mexican guy holding the head of a supposed chupacabra but it looks like nothing more than clever hollywood effects to me and one that really got me interested a reported skelton found after a farmer was wondering where his goats were going decided to stake it out and shoot the creature with a shotgun days later the decomposed body was found and surveyed this is a authentic picture the third is a reported alternate species of chupacabra that exsists mostly in south america this explaination of the creature has been labled as four mythological creatures by various tribes in south america but is still classified as chupacabra its my avatar picture. So I am sorry to ramble on and youll have to forgive my spelling I just thought this mass of people would be interested
-Fail
Chupacabra Images not the best but at least a idea This picture looks like hollywood special effects to me But probably a better representation.

[Rhuen]

Gualichu
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In Araucanian mythology Gualichu was an evil spirit or demon, comparable but not similar to the Devil. As the Araucanians had not a properly called god of evil, Gualichu was not worshipped but feared. He was blamed for every disease or calamity, and all evil happenings were said to be caused by him. Gualichu could enter people's body or objects and then an exorcism had to be performed to expel him (see also demon possession). He was a purely spiritual being and there is no depiction of him. He was believed to live underground.
By extension the term applied to an evil spell or charm, or a jinx ("It has Gualichu"). In this sense the word has evolved into gualicho and still survives in the local folklore of Chile and Argentina in the form of a noun and a verb (engualichar, to cast an evil spell on somebody or something).

[Rhuen]

Chupacabra
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Chupacabra is a creature that resembles a living gargoyle said to exist in parts of Latin America, mostly Mexico and on the island of Puerto Rico. The Chupacabra has also been sighted by multiple eye-witnesses in Calaveras County, California. Reports say that the creature might have first appeared during the early to middle 1990s, harming animals of different species.
Translated literally from Spanish as "goat-sucker" (compare with chotacabras, the nightjar), the chupacabra is said to attack small livestock and drink their blood. Descriptions of this creature vary, and no one has produced undisputable evidence of its existence.
History
The legend of El Chupacabras, as it was known in Spanish, started to grow in about 1992, when Puerto Rican newspapers El Vocero and El Nuevo Dia began reporting the killings of many different types of animals, such as birds, horses, and, as its name implies, goats. While at first it was suspected that the killings were done randomly by some members of a satanic cult, eventually these killings spread around the island, and many farms reported loss of animal life. The killings had one pattern in common: Each of the animals found dead had two punctured holes around their necks.
Some witnesses reported seeing a small, dark or green figure around the areas of the killings, giving police and news reporters the feeling that the chupacabras could, in fact, be an extra-terrestrial figure.
Soon after the animal deaths in Puerto Rico, other animal deaths began being reported in other countries, such as the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, the United States and most notably, Mexico. Both in Puerto Rico and Mexico, El Chupacabras gained urban legend status. Chupacabra stories began to be released several times at American and Hispanic newscasts across the United States, and chupacabra merchandise, such as t-shirts and baseball hats, were sold.
It is possible that the animal deaths could have been produced by satanic worshippers or by disease. However, neither of those two theories were ever proven. No hard evidence of the deaths being caused by an extra-terrestrial or by a strange animal ever surfaced either, however.
Supposed semblance
Chupacabra are said to prominently appear in three specific forms. The first: a lizard-like being, appearing to have leathery/scaley greenish skin and sharp spines running down its back. It stands approximately 3-4 feet high, and stands/hops in a similar fashion as a kangaroo (in at least one sighting, the creature hopped 20 feet). This variety is said to have a sort of proboscis extending from its mouth, with a forked tongue protruding from it.
The second variety also stands/hops as a kangaroo, and it has coarse fur with greyish facial hair. The head is similar to a dog's, and its mouth has large teeth.
The third form is simply that of a strange breed of wild dog that is mostly hairless, has a pronounced spinal ridge, unusually pronounced eye sockets, teeth, and claws, but is otherwise a typical canine. This animal is said to be the result of interbreeding between several populations of wild dogs, though enthusiasts claim that it might be an example of an extinct dog-like reptile. The account during the year 2000 in Nicaragua of a Chupacabra corpse being found supports the conclusion that it is simply a strange breed of wild dog. The alleged corpse of the animal was found in Tolapa, Nicaragua and forensically analyzed at UNAN-Leon. Pathologists at the University found that it was just a dog; albeit a little unusual looking one. It should be noted that there are very striking morphological differences between different breeds of dogs (which wild dogs are generally descended from) that easily account for the strange characteristics of such an animal.
Some believe the chupacabra myth is a product of "mass hysteria" while others feel this is a weak explanation for the real dead animals resulting from the creature's unexplained attacks. There are many eye-witness accounts dating back many years.
A famous appearance in the city of Varginha in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is often attributed to the chupacabra. However, regarding this particular incident, most people associate the being with an unidentified extraterrestrial rather than a chupacabra, since no attack was reported.

[Rhuen]

Quetzalcoatl
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Quetzalcoatl ("feathered snake") is the Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations.

Classic Maya depiction from Yaxchilan
The name "Quetzalcoatl" literally means quetzal-bird snake or serpent with feathers of the Quetzal (which implies something divine or precious) in the Nahuatl language. The meaning of his local name in other Mesoamerican languages is similar. The Maya knew him as Kukulkán; the Quiché as Gukumatz.
The Feathered Serpent deity was important in art and religion in most of Mesoamerica for close to 2,000 years, from the Pre-Classic era until the Spanish Conquest. Civilizations worshiping the Feathered Serpent included the Olmec, the Mixtec, the Toltec, the Aztec, and the Maya.
The worship of Quetzalcoatl sometimes included human sacrifices, although in other traditions Quetzalcoatl was said to oppose human sacrifice.
The Toltecs had a dualistic belief system. Quetzalcoatl's opposite was Tezcatlipoca, who supposedly sent Quetzalcoatl into exile. Alternatively, he left willingly on a raft of snakes, promising to return.
When the aztecs adopted the culture of the toltec, they made of Tezcatlipoca and Quetalcoat twin gods, opositoe and equal, so Quetalcoalt was also called White Tezcatlipoca, to contrast him to the black Tezcatlipoca. Together they created the word, with Tezcatlipoca lossing his foot in the process.
The Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II initially believed the landing of Cortés in 1519 was Quetzalcoatl's return. Cortes played off this belief to aid in his conquest of Mexico.

[snakeye]

La Diablesse, Lagahoo, Loup Garoo, Soucoyant, Mama Dooloo, Papa Bois, Douens. These are some of the many evil creatures that inhabit my country. And they are all real because i have seen most of them. here is a short description of them below.

La Diablesse - In english this means Female Devil, This is a creature which takes the form of a woman with hooves and legs. I have not seen this one but my father has been lured by her many times. She wears a straw hat and walks along a lonely stretch of road, wears a very long dress, is extremely pretty and kills those who look at her a second time. There are not many in my country today but long ago there were many. if you encounter her on the road and you see her face you turn your head and walk away because if you look back a second time she will break your neck.

Lagahoo - This is a man who takes the form of a dog in daylight dog which takes the form of a werewolf at midnight on a full moon or when a spriit is being invoked. He walks along the road dragging chains and sucking the spirit out of people who come arcoss him. I have never seen this one but i have the heard the chains.

Loup Garoo - this is another name for a lagahoo but this one takes the form of a man in daylight.

Soucouyant - This one is the most common. It usually takes the form of an old woman in daylight and comes out in the night as a flaming ball of fire and sucks your blood in the night while you sleep. I have seen this one and have been sucked by this one. It is not dangerouse but if you open your eyes while it sucks your blood it will scrape your eyes out. yes it's true.

Mama Dooloo - This is an extremely large snake with the head of a woman which lives in the darkest depths of the forest. If you encounter her you are to walk backwards until you reach your destination. I don't have much info on this one because i have never seen it nor have much of my friends and family but hikers in forests said they have.

Papa Bois - This is the protector of the animals in the forest. He is an old man with horns on his head and hooves for feet. He wards of any hunters that try to hurt animals. I have not seen this one but belive it is true because he was the longest folklore ever known.

Douens - This is another of the most common. They are children who have not been christined at birth nor baptised. They are naked and their feet are turned backwards. I have seen many. They inhabit dark places like forests or bamboo patches. they do not hurt adults but if you are a child and you have not been baptised or christined yet, they will carry you away.


There are not enough knowledge about these creatures on the internet so that is why i have posted this up on the internet. They do exsist. :icon9:

[Rhuen]

I thought before you walked away backward from Mama Dlo you also had to put your shoes down in front of here. I thought I had her already listed here , guess I forgot to list her and Papa Bois "don't see how I forgot" but reading back through I did.

You wouldn't happen to know the name of that evil gold cloth thing that strangles people and causes evil as it blows about? I can't remember its name but I wanted to place it in this thread.

[Rhuen]

http://www.kob.com/index.cfm?viewer...=17037&cat=HOME

links to a news article and video about the Chupacabra.