As comical as it is gruesome, the Nuribotoke is an animate corpse said to take great pleasure in its mockery of mortal life and is often portrayed as a mockery of Buddha. It is characterized by...[See More]

Dodomeki is a who is the ghost of a female pickpocket (some sources say money itself can turn into her). She appears as a woman talking with people over her past and suddenly pulls up her sleeves to...[See More]

Ningyo(人魚, "human fish", often translated as "mermaid") is a fish-like creature from Japanese folklore. Anciently, it was described with a mouth like a monkey's, small teeth like a...[See More]

Yamanba also known as Yama-uba (山姥, mountain crone) is a yōkai ("spirit" or "monster") found in Japanese folklore. Yama-uba looks like a very large woman(sometimes depicted with...[See More]

Yamawarawa (山童), is a mountain-dwelling Yokai from Kyūshū Island, sometimes considered to be the form taken on by the kappa in winter. Here's my Yamawarawa action figure...[See More]

Hitotsume-kozo (ひとつめこぞう,One-eyed boy)are relatively benign creatures, content to run about frightening human beings or telling loud people to be quiet...[See More]

The Kuro-bokko(くろぼっこ) is a benevolent spirit that is said to reside in the Kurobo or storage room (a shed-like room for storing things, located out side an old...[See More]

If you've ever been walking at night and heard strange footsteps following you, only to turn around, terrified, and find nothing there, you've encountered the yōkai known in Nara Prefecture as...[See More]

Tsukumogami (付喪神, "artifact spirit") are a type of Yokai (Japanese monsters and or spirits). According to the Tsukumogami-emaki, tsukumogami originate from items or artifacts...[See More]

Tsukumogami (付喪神, "artifact spirit") are a type of Yokai (Japanese monsters and or spirits). According to the Tsukumogami-emaki, tsukumogami originate from items or artifacts...[See More]

Akaname ( lit. "Filth licker" ) is a monster from toriyama sekien's gazu hyakki yakkou(parade of 100 Yokai), likely based on a creature called aka-neburi from the Kokon Hyaku Monogatari Hyōban,an edo...[See More]

Tsukumogami (付喪神, "artifact spirit") are a type of Yokai (Japanese monsters and or spirits). According to the Tsukumogami-emaki, tsukumogami originate from items or artifacts...[See More]

I had put this Oni together a long time ago,(he was just waiting for his fur skirt),so since I'm in a Yokai mood lately I decided to finish him up and make his fur skirt myself last night(just some...[See More]

Here's my 2nd Red Oni.I used a CTVT fat body which I added red CTVT arma and legs to,I sculpted over the Chest,back,arms,and legs with clay.I sculpted his head from clay over a CTVT devil head.I...[See More]

I had put this Oni together a long time ago,(he was just waiting for his fur skirt),so since I'm in a Yokai mood lately I decided to finish him up and make his fur skirt myself last night(just some...[See More]

Hyakume(百目,one hundred eyes),I couldn't find a lot of information about him,but as his name implies,he is a Yokai with one hundred eyes. For my Hyakume action figure I sculpted over a...[See More]

Ippon-datara 一本ダタラ (いっぽんだたら) One-Legged Blacksmith This shy monster is rarely encountered by humans, and all that...[See More]

Kappa(かつぱ, "river-child"), alternately called Kawatarō (川太郎, "river-boy") or Kawako (川子, "river-child"), are a type of Water...[See More]

In Japanese folklore it was believed that it was the spirits in the mountain,the Yamabiko(やまびこ)who echoes their voice when they shout at the sides of the mountains.In...[See More]

The Abarasumashi, which surprises people on the Kusazumigoe mountain pass, is thought to be the ghost of a human who stole oil. In the days before electricity, oil was a very valuable commodity,...[See More]

Konaki-jijii(こなきじじい,Old man crys like a baby) is often found crying in remote mountain recesses where no babies ought to be found. When a kind-hearted...[See More]

Tenome(Eyes in Hands,lit. translation hand's eyes or hands of eyes, てのめ) was a blind man who was beaten up and murdered by a mugger. He returned as a ghost, but his desire for...[See More]

Down on the banks of mountain streams all across Japan, you can hear the sound of this elusive Yokai - shoki shoki, like someone washing red azuki beans. Sometimes it can be heard singing:Azuki...[See More]

The Nurikabe(ぬりかべ) is a yōkai(Japanese Monsters and Spirits) from Japanese folklore. It manifests as a wall that impedes or misdirects walking travelers at night....[See More]

Kasa Obake (傘お化け?, "umbrella ghost"), or Karakasa Obake or Karakasa Kozo, are a type of Tsukumogami, a folk legend about a form of Japanese spirit that originate from...[See More]

Here's my 2nd Bride action figure.I used a CTVT Female White (neck-less) body for the body Which I wrapped with surgical-tape.For her dress cloth I used an Emce StarTrek Keeper's robe which altered...[See More]

Here's my 7th Frankenstein's Monster,had not planed on making him but as I was unpacking my 1st Frankenstein's Monster(glow in the dark Frank)yesterday to give to my Daughter's Teacher(she's a...[See More]

This is my 6th Custom Frankenstein's Monster. For the head I used a resin cast from an original YokaiJohn head sculpt.For the body I used a green Doc Mego body.I sculpted his Shoes from clay.For his...[See More]

The Inugami (犬神, lit. "dog god")of Japanese folklore is a type of shikigami(式神)Yokai, similar to a familiar spirit, resembling, and usually originating from, a dog, and...[See More]

Here's my 2nd custom Nosferatu type vampire.The head is a resin casting from an orignal YokaiJohn head sculpt.For the body I used a CTVT White body(Clown body),I cut off the fingers and sculpted over...[See More]