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Top 20 Terrifying Female Creatures From Myths And Legends

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Published 11 Jul 2020

Hell hath no fury like THESE monsters. For this list, we’ll be looking at female figures from myth and folklore whose stories and murderous predilections have left people around the world sleeping with the light on . . . or not at all. Our countdown includes Medusa, Baba Yaga, Scylla, Jenny Greenteeth, Aswang, and more! Which mythological female creature do YOU think is the scariest? Let us know in the comments! Watch more great scary videos here: Top 10 Scariest CGI Effects in Movies: /watch/MFt2xEzCbFyC2 Top 10 Scariest Scenes from Non-Horror TV Shows: /watch/MsVA-ry3i-E3A Top 10 Least Scary Horror Movies: /watch/UQRYnQppiZKpY Have Your Idea Become A Video! https://wmojo.com/suggest Subscribe for more great content! https://wmojo.com/watchmojo-subscribe Visit WatchMojo Club for Great Deals! https://wmojo.com/WatchMojoClub Your trusted authority for Top 10 lists, reviews, tips and tricks, biographies, origins, and entertainment news on Film, TV, Video Games, Comics, Celeb, Music and Superheroes. #MythologicalCreatures #Scary #Folklore

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@WatchMojo4 years ago Which of these female creatures gives you the shivers? 94
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@teragram38crows494 years ago The slit-mouth woman is one of my favorite stories. There are ways you can escape her unharmed. One way is if she ask you if she' s pretty, just tell . ...Expand 169
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@MrLeeleeeeeeee4 years ago The banshee in irish myth is a good thing she fore warns the family of a member who will die. Giving time to say goodbye and settle their affairs. 114
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@guestgatto28674 years ago The one with the surgical mask became much more scary recently because now she can hide in plain sight. 332
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@Adamguy20034 years ago Scylla has creeped me out ever since i first learned of her from reading ' the adventures of ulysses' in 6th grade.
jenny greenteeth is i" m glad that kuchisake- onna made the list. I heard about her in a monster book once, she sounds so grisly, yet seems like she often goes overlooked on lists like this. ...Expand 8
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@knightofarkronia86524 years ago Nice list! Could you also do a ' top 20 terrifying male creatures from myths and legends' list please? 6
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@wanda64762 years ago Love the supernatural scenes! Cool video.
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@TeamRemForever4 years ago This is my kind of list! I absolutely love mythology! 4
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@mecero4 years ago The aswang shouldve been more specific, as it literally translates to monster. It could have been manananggal to be more specific and a better entry to the list. 42
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@alpgunay92022 years ago I appreciate the mojo team for their mythological lists. I find them very inspiring. Thank you.
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@Raz.C4 years ago Beautiful addition of a few choice scenes from the odyssey (1997 miniseries)
thanks watchmojo, for the nostalgia; for reminding us how wonderful r. I. P. To mr. Lee. The man was a legend!. ...Expand 1
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@jasminbensch4 years ago Great video! Will there be one with male creatures as well? If yes, i recommend the c chulainn from irish mythological.
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@joshjavieraka3j4 years ago I was hoping to see some clips from grimm at least for aswang.
also didn' t see a clip with todd haberkorn in this list. Hehehe. 10
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@MelodyChellyO4 years ago I definitely agree that there should be a part 2.
also, i knew most of the clips would be from supernatural hahah. 2
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@99jarjarbinks4 years ago As a filipino, thank you for pronouncingcorrectly. 3
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@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache4 years ago #1: mother-in-law
everyone i' ve asked has said they love their mother-in-law, but there must exist some being out there that has terrified all spouses. 36
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@nicholascollins721911 months ago I enjoyed this list, and i am a legendary believer in all kinds of mythology, especially in humanoid creatures. Also means favourites of mine is werewolves and vampires as well. 1
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@myneighbortotoro51634 years ago I' m happy to see our soucouyant mythology on this list. Thank you. 1
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@judgedread28884 years ago Aswang. I can' t believe aswang is there. I' m so happy. Thank you for mentioning aswang. Lt; 3
from a filipino
7/13/2020 mon past midnight. 2
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@gavinlybert77564 years ago You know i once chanted bloody mary into a mirror, and nothing happened
and i didnt know if i shouldve been glad or sad. 25
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@pixelberry80544 years ago When i heard about the dziwoona replacing children withor even shapeshift themselves to seduce men, i think any remaining fan pony can agree that a certain " creepy bug queen" meets all the marks for that. Guess saying dziwoona in a little kids show was too complicated or might upset the karens that know of the satanic creature.
edit to add: i can' t really take the lamia and harpy seriously cause of a certain harem manga/anime. Don' t know if there are more of the monsters on the list, but i do hope they use some footage of the more lighthearted side of those mythical creatures. ...Expand 7
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@SevereWeatherCenter4 years ago Awesome video! This is so cool! Ninth comment watchmojo is the best!
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@OutOfTheLoopsGuy4 years ago Kuntilanak, leak, sundel bolong, nyi roro kidul, and nenek gayung are top tier femalefrom indonesia that needs to be included in the part 2. 1
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@caitlinalfis-linnehan30074 years ago The banshees actually watch over my family, because we were one of the originals i learned this when i was in elementary school and have learned to accept . ...Expand 2
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@MySerpentine4 years ago Poor scylla. She was a nymph in a love triangle with a god and a witch, she had no way out. 3
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@starkslegend86164 years ago Nice to see some trinidad folklore on your channel i grew up on soucoya stories an douwen.
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@lucasalunan54774 years ago "especially those who are left unattended"
me: watching this alone downstairs at 4AM 4
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@KRATOS75144 years ago When i was a child i had this nightmare the ballerina ride in amusement park suddenly came to life and was chasing me it was even more scarier than all the witches combined. 5
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@Necroleaf124 years ago Great list, there are some legends from latin america such as la llarona aka the weeping woman and the one i know from my familys home country el salvador, l . ...Expand 4
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@4shadow8944 years ago Manananggal
its half-torso has devil-like wings which when it flies, it leaves its bottom part of land while the manananggal searches for mostly . ...Expand 3
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@jurakantaino73174 years ago Baba yaga in smite!
edit: plz do more of this! 1
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@daniellemusella15944 years ago Medusa had such a tragic backstory. She tried to run away from poseidon' s advances, but he chased her down and raped her inside the temple where she . ...Expand 9
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@mrdankboi77154 years ago Aswang is one of those scared creatures here in the phillipines. Sometimes they can change their appearances such as transforming as an animal like a pig. . ...Expand 5
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@sailordarkjupiter4 years ago I see you Todd Haberkorn!!! during the Banshee part of the video!! 1
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@gibsonomwa16904 years ago Hey watchmojo, nice video, great voice, in your next video like this, don' t forget the swahili she devil.
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@sparkslegends74824 years ago I' d watched something a long time ago on the kuchisake onna and it said the only way to escape from her is to confuse her giving you a chance to run away. 6
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@nancyomalley99594 years ago #2-i remember those pictures of baba yaga because i used have the book " wizards and witches" from theseries.
i wish i still had that book.
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@kaleighhess56274 years ago I love how most of the clips are from supernatural. Hahaha we have everything. 7
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@mr.decencykeepinitreal63484 years ago Wow, all 20 terrifying but legendary female creatures indeed. 5
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@jed83544 years ago Thx watch mojo you include our folklore the aswang from philipines. 2
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@ReicantheJester3 years ago Tbf, medusa is more of a tragic story and asshole greek gods than a mean monster so if you are planning to stop something like the kraken, a beast supposedly also, i would love to see a top 20 beneficial or good female creatures from myths and legends.
as example, they can be both good as well as bad depending on the scenario) although they can be tricksters, occasionally mean spirited and most often to be pranksters, they are tied to a shinto deity and there are also tales of them helping people like inari kami and its fox spirits help the blacksmith munechika forge the blade. ...Expand
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@ashtonfranklin46204 years ago 1. Banshee
2. Succubus
3. Kuchisake onna
4. The n 5. Mudusa
6. The empress from silent hill
7. Nure onna
8. Faceless ghost
9. Yuki - onna
10. That girl from species
11. The owl witch. ...Expand 1
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@spookytooth20444 years ago No. 8 black annis. I' m just impressed you pronounced leicestershire correctly: d.
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@castielwinchester62224 years ago I love how all of these creatures found in supernatural. 25
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@kookyyt39573 years ago Aswang is an umbrella term, so there are many types of aswang such as(lit. The one who detaches) or(referring to the fast ticking sound they make) 1
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@caramass25574 years ago I' m surprised you didn' t add the terrifying banshee from darby o' gill and the little people into the banshee entry. That scared me to death and still does.
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@Damaged2624 years ago So, a monster that wants virgins, pregnant woman and mothers. Why does this scream central louisiana to me? 18
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@reddishwolf30314 years ago I' m quite sure if i remember, you can beat kuchisake onna by answering her question withaverage" itll supposedly confuse her long enough for you to make run for it and escape. 2
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@evenfrank52234 years ago It' s my understanding that mares are the supernatural explanation for sleep paralysis, and sleep apnea.
people with sleep paralysis have reported oh watch mojo do a video on that:. ...Expand 1
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@James-es9em4 years ago Honorable mention - malo (internet folklore)
also known as scp-1471-a, she resembles a black werewolf with her skull exposed. According to scp . ...Expand
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@mikkelspoonerspooner48734 years ago Fun fact
in guyana the soucouyant is refered to as the old hyge and the have weakness that if rice is on the floor they have to individially count each grain.
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@certifiedtxnio97644 years ago I love how supernatural is literally have almost all these myths. 1
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@olvialee72214 years ago Unlike the other ones that crawls under my skin, i dont think im that brave enough to call bloody mary. 5
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@thebook34814 years ago I always thought medusa became infinitely more beautiful after she transformed than she ever was as an ordinary human woman. So beautiful, sexy and powerful. Men . ...Expand 5
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@villeandersson26322 years ago I think thefrom inuit mythology scares the hell out of me! 1
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@cookiegacha27014 years ago Every cookie cutterso horrific!
me: ooh what twisted tales of myths and legends!
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@derss78044 years ago We don' t speak gaelic in ireland. We speak irish, or in the irish language it' s gaeilge (gale-geh) gaelic is spoken by the scottish. 4
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@Kosmaty874 years ago Good pronunciation. Greets from Poland :)
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@JewelWildmoon4 years ago I remember when we had to dress up and act like creatures from caribbean folklore and one of them was the soucouyant. 1
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@reybombay40954 years ago Mananangal: a filipino folklore much more scarier than aswang. 8
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@TheRhuen4 years ago The tragic medusa is your number one? And the mourn crying banshee is in this list? As well as several gods. Here are a few that could have taken their . ...Expand
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@shismith87854 years ago Look into the origin story forreally sad and she deserved better.
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@mysticresearchlabs4 years ago Number 1: my ex.
excuse me i think i heard something downstairs. 10
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@kershabeaver33124 years ago This liberty guy just got a roll on bold and beautiful. 1
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@fragmentedghost53914 years ago Krasue the floating head should be one here, it' s a yokai that takes the form of a floating head and organs. It travels around and looks for pregnant women, when it finds one, it uses its long tongue to eat the fetus. 1
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@hereschica4 years ago I have some interesting facts about medusa that may interest people!
fact 1: she was not always a gorgon. She was in fact a normal human lady who fact 2: medusa had so many guys who had fell in love for her with her beauty. However, she refused their
love for her as medusa had taken a vow to be a priestess to athena and medusa still has her v-card to
boot.
fact 3: medusa only became a gorgon was because of poseidon & athena. There are a few versions of
this part of the story. One being that, one day medusa was on her way to the temple of athena when a
certain god of the sea had pop his head out the water and saw her. Poseidon fell for her beauty and was
planning to " bed her" but she refused him like all the other guys. Poseidon was not happy about that, so
he " forced himself" on the poor medusa.
as medusa had try to escape. Athena saw medusa and poseidon together and instead of hearing both
sides of the story, athena placed a curse on medusa turning her into a gorgon. Athena did not do any
-thing to poseidon because not only he was one of the three strongest greek gods, he was the brother
to the king of the gods so there was not much she can do about that. ...Expand 1
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@nagash3034 years ago I predict hydra, medusa, and succubus in top 5. 5
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@nastymkfan4 years ago These creatures influenced many fighting game characters.
1. Succubus: morrigan and lilith (darkstalkers)
2. Banshee: sindel (mortal kombat)
3. Slit-mouth woman: mileena (mortal kombat) 6
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@TrillBill4 years ago Not gonna lie, this list was pretty interesting. No pun intended.
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@RoyAlWhicheez4 years ago Ono doesn' t leave footprints? Doesn' t sound very unique to a ghost. 2
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@Haru-sw4fh4 years ago You guys should check out pbs storied channel, they often speak about these kind of mythical creatures. 1
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@OmegaShenronDragon4 years ago Lol there' s so many instances in modern pop culture. Harpies remind me of yu-gi-oh, the furies made an appearance in a dc comic story but with female . ...Expand
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@thanhnguyenduc28674 years ago that's the reason why people dont wear mask during n-Covid quarantine,no doubt 30
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@avrilpeters4 years ago I don' t understand why banshee is always bad because she is actually not, yes she warns of imminent death but it' s not malicious. 2
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@tommiejonsson89524 years ago Lamia was also the name of the demon that the old crone sicced on christine in " drag me to hell"
thanks to no. 9, i know what happened to the joker.
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@Miumiu04044 years ago Aswang is a general term for monsters which can be either male or female. The one you had in your mind is calledwhich is a female that can detach her upper body from her lower body. She flies while her intestines are dangling out. She eats babies, either born or unborn. She also eats internal organs. ...Expand
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@alzingafagan75014 years ago As always, medusa takes the top spot, but her myth is quite sad and petty on the god' s hand as well.
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@knightofarkronia86524 years ago no no! We do not refer to the Kindly Ones by that name! Do you wish to bring the forces of Tartarus down upon our heads?!
P.S. SPOILERS
I'm pretty sure that everyone here knew that Medusa would take the #1 spot. No other female monster is nearly as iconic! .. ...Expand 2
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@emilylove14364 years ago Aaah the thumbnail, supernatural fan here.
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@CommanderBohn4 years ago All these ladies. Pale before the power of a bard' s seduction!
edit: also in case of medusa, the best guy for the job would be afrodisiac. 2
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@ahmadhazim96014 years ago No penanggal? That ghost is damn scary. 2
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@jackler40204 years ago " so that' s gotta be like, what? 100 years of bad luck? " dean winchester.
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@CanadianBardbuddy4 years ago Dzunuwa, also tsonoqua, tsonokwa, basket ogress, is a figure inmythology and nuu-chah-nulth mythology known as an ogress who steals ch and carries them home in her basket to eat (british columbia, canada). ...Expand
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@glitchingstatic1334 years ago Title: top 10 terrifying female creatures from myths and legends
watchmojo: top 10 terrifying female creatures from myths and folklore. 18
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@ericgamble93754 years ago John wick anyone, as it' s been said he' s the one you' d send to kill the boogy man. But the slayer would be to op for a response to this list. Although ghost rider would kick ass. 1
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@therealmccoy2694 years ago Why in the world did we get a jurassic park clip for harpies lol. 3