Ghost (revenant) kills by spewing water from his mouth on Hallowe'en. (Cf. F211.1.1.1.)

Motif

Ghost (revenant) kills by spewing water from his mouth on Hallowe'en. (Cf. F211.1.1.1.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Malevolent return from the dead. · Other malevolent revenants. · view the constellation · filed as E268

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish myth*Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Other malevolent revenants.

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Wandering ghost makes attack. Unprovoked and usually unmotivated Ghost rides on man's back Adulteress returns from dead as devastating dragon Ghost drives priest into oven Meeting ghost causes misfortune Dead carry off living Dead tears living to pieces Sea-ghosts. Ghosts which haunt the sea Road-ghosts. (Cf. E332ff., E582.) Ghosts which haunt roads Churchyard ghosts Gallows ghost. Ghost haunts gallows Ghost haunts place of great accident or misfortune Ghosts haunt tree Ghosts haunt spring Malevolent revenants – miscellaneous

Travels with

Vampire. Corpse which comes from grave at night and sucks blood. (Cf. B16.7.1, E268.)The living corpse. Revenant is not a specter but has the attributes of a living person. He wanders about till his "second death", complete disintegration in the grave. (Cf. E261.1.3, E268, E461.)Fairies emerge on Hallowe'en

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