The Snow Woman
Yuki-onna, or the Snow Woman, is the closest thing to a demon in Japanese folklore. Stunningly beautiful, with alabaster skin, black hair and blue lips, she lives high in the snow-topped mountains, floating across the snow without leaving any footprints. Some Japanese legends say she has no feet at all. Despite her beauty, her eyes strike terror into anyone who sees her. She appears to travellers lost in snowstorms, but instead of saving them, she sucks out their souls, leaving them frozen solid. At other times, she manifests holding a child. When a well-intentioned person offers to take the child from her, she freezes them into place, too.
Beelzebub
Known in demonology as one of the seven princes of Hell, Beelzebub is capable of flying and sometimes…
