Asian Mythical Creatures — 25 Stories

• Inari Ōkami: The Shinto Deity of Rice and Prosperity (Japan)
• Jorōgumo (絡新婦): Entangling / Goblin Spider
• Chimimōryō: Spirits of Mountains and Waters
• Foo Dog / Guardian Lion: Sino-East Asian Guardian Beast
• Babi Naga: Philippine Water Pig-Dragon
• Seri Gumum / Seri Pahang Dragon: Malay Lake Dragon
• Ryūō / Dragon King (龍王): Pan-Asian Dragon Deity of Water
• Krasue (กระสือ): Floating “Disembodied Head” Spirit
• Bai Ze (白泽): The White Marsh Spirit
• Tengu (天狗): Japan’s Legendary Mountain Spirits and Guardians
• Apsonsi: The Half-Woman, Half-Lion Guardian of the Himavanta Forest
• Gumiho (구미호): The Korean Nine-Tailed Fox
• Imugi (이무기): The Proto-Dragon of Korean Myth
• Yuki-Onna: The Snow Woman of Japanese Folklore
• Oni (鬼): Japanese Demons and Ogres of Folklore
• Qilin (麒麟): Chinese Unicorn of Peace, Virtue, and Heavenly Harmony
• Kitsune（狐）: “Fox Spirit / Fox-Wife”
• Kappa (河童): “The River Imp of Japanese Folklore”
• Huli-jing (狐狸精 / 狐仙): “The Fox Spirit of Chinese Lore”
• Jiangshi (僵尸 / 殭屍): “The Stiff Corpse of Chinese Lore”
• Nāga (नाग): “Divine Serpent Guardians of Water and the Underworld”
• Garuda: The Eagle-Mount and Serpent-Enemy
• Penanggalan (Pontianak): The Disembodied Head with Entrails
• Yamata-no-Orochi: “The Eight-Forked Serpent”
• The Djinn: Fire Spirits of Arabian Lore