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A very general and common term for a spirit
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Ghost
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A three-headed dog said to guard the entrance of the underworld in Greek mythos
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Cerberus
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An Irish and Scottish mythical shape-shifting creature, commonly depicted as a horse in water
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Kelpie
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A ghost of a woman who suffered a tragic death, often depicted wearing a bridal gown
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White Lady
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A Japanese vengeful ghost known in English as 'The Slit-mouth Woman'
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Kuchisake-onna
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In a vast variety of mythos, a name for fallen angels
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Grigori
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Three sisters from Greek mythos that control time
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The Fates
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A common term for a Greek nature spirit / minor female deity associated with nature
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Nymph
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An Indigenous North American creator that is an animal-human shapeshifter (Hint: epidermis + the thing that helps old people walk)
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Skin-walker
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Known for Renaissance magic -- now known for being decoration on lawns
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Gnome
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A creature in Japan folklore that flies around as a disembodied head and attacks people
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Nukekubi
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A commonly known Slavic creature that is undead and sucks with fangs for blood
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Vampire
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Known for it's famous photo, this hairy hominoid walks the forests of North America
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Bigfoot
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The offspring from a god that is half human (ex. Heracles)
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Demigod
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A human-seal shape-shifter from Northern-Europe folklore
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Selkie
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A Japanese fox spirit that can bewitch and shape-shift
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Kitsune
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The ruler of Hell
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Satan
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A popular Irish spirit that is known for its pot of gold and connection to St. Patricks Day
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Leprechaun
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A reptile, sometimes depicted with the head of a rooster, tail of a serpent, and wings of a dragon, that causes death to whoever looks into its eyes
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Basilisk
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The concept belongs to numerous cultures: Scaly giant lizard that breaths fire
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Dragon
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Most known in William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' where it is a vassal of the Fairy King Oberon. It itself is a fairy with a name pronounced as 'puke' (not spelled the same)
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Puck
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A bovine-headed monster with a body of a spider from West Japan that spits poison and take satisfaction in killing and eating humans
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Ushi-oni
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An Arabic spirit
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Jinn
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A general term for those that belong in the underworld -- think of the Lesser Key of Solomon (ex. Bilal)
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Demons
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Jewish evil spirit/demon (soul of an evil-doer)
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Dybbuk
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A Himalayan creature, similar to Bigfoot
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Yeti
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A Roman name for a human-goat hybrid associated with nature
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Faun
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A very popular cryptid that is still hotly debated, originating from a lake in Scotland
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Loch Ness Monster
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A Korean creature, known as 'Korean goblins' that are horned and play tricks on humans with their abilities
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Dokkaebi
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A general term for those who partake in magic, often seen as taboo
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Witch
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A Scandinavian sea monster with the appearance of an enormous squid
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Kraken
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An evil English household spirit, typically used as a general term, that was mentioned in 'Harry Potter'
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Boggart
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A world-wide concept and general term, most known to be tiny with wings and pixie-dust
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Fairy
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Known in Alchemy as a small artificial creature, often described as a small human being
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Homunculus
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A small demonic servant in Medieval folklore with a three-letter name
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Imp
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A serpent or dragon in a perpetual cycle of eating its own tail
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Ouroboros
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A class of supernatural creatures in Japanese folklore
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Yokai
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A shapeshifting genie in Arabic folklore that feeds on people
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Ghoul
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Sea-horses, known in Etruscan, Greek and Phoenician mythos
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Hippocamp
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A European mythical figure who seems to ride around without a head
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Headless Horseman
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A German creature that is described as a ghostly double that shares the appearance of a living person
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Doppelganger
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Translates to 'death god' in Japanese
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Shinigami
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An evil humanoid creature from Peruvian folklore that seeks out humans to steal their body fat or sells their flesh as fried chicharrones
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Pishtaco
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A winged horse creature from Greek mythos
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Pegasus
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A Latin American vengeful spirit that goes after children, forever mourning her's whom she drowned
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La Llorona
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The most known name for the angel of death, equipped with a cloak and a scythe
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Grim Reaper
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A spirit of a woman in Japanese folklore associated with winter
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Yuki-onna
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A dog that comes from hell
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Hellhound
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A female spirit in Norse mythos that leads worthy souls to Valhalla
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Valkyrie
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Another word for ghost (Hint: starts with an 'S')
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Spectre
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Edit - Also this probably shouldn't be alphabetical, gives some extra clues. And you have the answer for others in the question. Like you mention Yokai, which is an answer elsewhere.