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The Tall Woman is a hostile female spirit who appears in Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. She is unusually tall, and has a permanent, sinister smile on her face. Her tall height made her an urban legend in the area around Mt. Hikami. Uniquely, Tall Woman is the only hostile enemy aside from Shiranui and Shion that can never be Glanced at any part of the game. Tall Woman is likely based off of Hachisaku-sama, typically translated to Eight Feet Tall in English. She is known for her freakish…

So if Japanese urban legends have taught me anything, it’s that the Japanese love permanently scarring their children. They try to explain it away by saying that a good ghost story helps chill your…

This supernatural creature from the Nicaraguan folklore is a shapeshifter. It typically takes the form of an attractive long haired woman who seduces drunken and unfaithful men before revealing her true face: a Horse Skull. The words she speaks to these men are so horrific that the victim goes insane instantaneously.

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