Gremlins – A Modern Take on the Fey Trickster

While similar to other folklore creatures such as goblins and boggarts, gremlins are a much younger creation, originating in the early 20th Century

The Beast of Green Drive

In 2005, multiple witnesses described spotting a strange creature in the leafy suburbs of a Lancashire town

Lancashire’s own take on the bogeyman, used to frighten children into good behaviour

Said to resemble a massive otter, a young woman apparently killed by the Dobhar-Chú is buried in a graveyard in County Leitrim

Members of the Irish fey, the wailing or keening of a banshee is said to herald an upcoming death

Described as a hybrid between man and goat, at least four people have died on the railroad trestle it is said to haunt

Able to take the form of both a horse or a human, Kelpies live to drag the unwary down into the depths

For well over a century, hikers have reported being stalked by a sinister, unseen presence in the remote Cairngorms

This hulking, thoroughly evil sea monster remains the most feared creature in Orcadian folklore