Supernatural Beings & Mythical Creatures
Below is a list of different supernatural beings and mythical creatures that could be used in supernatural/fantasy themed writing:
alicorn - a winged unicorn.
angel - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of god.
banshee - a female spirit who cries to warn of an upcoming death.
barghest - a ghost or goblin believed to portend misfortune and sometimes appearing in the shape of a large dog.
changeling - a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents’ real child in infancy.
daimon - intermediary spirits between humans and the gods. good daimons were considered to be guardian spirits, giving guidance and protection to the ones they watched over. bad daimons led people astray.
demon - a supernatural being, typically associated with evil.
dragon - a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
dryad - a nymph inhabiting a forest or a tree, especially an oak tree.
duende - a mischievous spirit inhabiting a dwelling.
dwarf - short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.
dybbuk - a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person that leaves the host body once it has accomplished its goal, sometimes after being exorcised
elf - a small, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature.
fairy - a small being of human form that has magical powers.
flagae - spirits, fairies, or familiars that appeared in mirrors to witches or magicians to reveal to them obscure information.
fuath - a malevolent water spirit.
genie - a spirit traditionally depicted imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp, and capable of granting wishes when summoned.
ghost - an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image.
ghouls - an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.
gnome - a small creature with an affinity for the earth.
goblin - a mischievous and usually very unpleasant, vengeful, and greedy creature.
imp - a small, mischievous devil or sprite.
incubus - a demon that enters the dreams of woman and engages in sexual activity in order to have a child.
kanaima - an evil spirit that possesses people and causes them to turn into deadly animals and/or go into a murderous rage.
keshalyi - a very kind beautiful group of earth-bound fae, most often called on to help with fertility issues.
korrigan - siren-like female fairies who inhabit springs and rivers.
leprechaun - diminutive supernatural being usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief.
mermaid/merman - an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female/male human and the tail of a fish.
nymph - a spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.
pegasus - a winged divine horse.
phoenix - a long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again.
pixie - a cheerful mischievous sprite.
poltergeist - a ghost or other supernatural being supposedly responsible for physical disturbances such as loud noises and objects thrown around.
shapeshifter - a person or being with the ability to change their physical form at will.
siren - a woman or winged creature whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks.
skinwalker - a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal.
sphinx - a winged female monster having a woman’s head and a lion’s body and noted for killing anyone unable to answer its riddle.
succubus - a demon or supernatural entity, in female form, that appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity.
undine - a water nymph who becomes human when they fall in love, but is doomed to die if their love is unfaithful to them.
unicorn - a magical white horse or goat-like creature with a long horn that rose from the center of its head.
vampire - an immortal creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence of the living.
warlock - a man who has magical powers and practices witchcraft.
werewolf - a human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction with the transformations occurring on the night of a full moon.
witch - a person (especially a woman) who is credited with having usually malignant supernatural powers.
wraith - a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death
zombie - an undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse.
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