Minor devil tasked with tempting monks into corrupt and lascivious behaviour.
Abracadabra
Magic word that has been in use since at least the second century BCE, when it appears on a Greek amulet as a ba ga da.
Angels of Mons
Angels who were widely reported as having defended the British Expeditionary Force against overwhelming odds in the first major engagement of the First World War, the Battle of Mons, on Sunday 23 August 1914.
Anne Jefferies
Young Cornish servant girl endowed with the power to heal and prophetise after being visited by fairies
Apotropaic eye
One of a number of signs used to ward off occult forms of evil such as spirits or demons.
Apotropaic magic
Form of magic with the power to avert evil influences.
Assipattle and the Stoor worm
Battle between Assipattle and a gigantic sea serpent known as the stoor worm
Astomi
Mythological race of people without mouths, who survived by inhaling air and scents through their nostrils.
Banshee
A female spirit in Irish and Scottish folklore whose wailing voice is heard before the death of a member of the family to which she is attached.
Basilisk
Redirected to Cockatrice.