Nukekubi japanese folklore

Who wants to get wrapped up in that neck? Inktober 2018 Day 23: Yokai (Rokurokubi)

The Nure-Onna is a Japanese monster with the head of a woman and the body of a snake. While the description of her appearance varies slightly from side to side, she is depicted as being 30 feet long in length and has snake-like eyes/body with a human woman head, long beautiful hair, some nure-onna has arms and long claws. The Nure-Onna can be seen on a beach or riverside, carrying with her a small, child-like bundle, which she uses to attract victims, likely young girls who (as seen in the…

抜け首 ぬけくび Translation: removable neck Alternate names: frequently referred to as rokurokubi Habitat: occurs in ordinary women Diet: regular food by day, blood by night Appearance: Nukekubi are a variant type of rokurokubi. They are similar in most respects, except that a nukekubi's head detaches itself completely from its body rather than elongating like a rokurokubi's neck. Because their heads

The rokurokubi (ろくろ首, 轆轤首) is a strange creature from Japanese mythology, close to the nukekubi. During the day, it looks like a completely normal person, but at night, its neck.

Nure Onna is a youkai with the body of a python and the head of a woman. Nure Onna causes quite a lot of fear for residents of coastal and r...