trans-existences in western narratives

- vampire = a dead person who supposedly rises from the grave at night to suck the blood of the living. / someone who ruthlessly exploits others associated with Lord 'Dracula' in Romania written by Irish author Bram Stoker


- werewolf = in folkore, someone who is changed, or changes at free will, into a wolf, usually at full moon



- ghost = phantom / the spirit of a dead person when it is visible in some form to a living person



- zombie = a slow-moving, stupid, unresponsive or apathetic person. / a corpse brought to life again by magic



- monster = especially in fables and folklore: any large and frightening imaginary creature./
a cruel or evil person. / any unusually large and deformed thing



- troll = an ugly, evil-tempered, human-like creature that can take the form of either a dwarf or a giant(the giant in 'Herrypotter')



- ogre = in fairy stories: a frightening, cruel, ugly, man-eating male or female giant./ a cruel, frightening or ugly person('Shrek' in the animation)



- mummy = especially in ancient Egypt: a human or animal corpse (with the internal organs removed), preserved with embalming spices and bandaged, in preparation for burial(mummies)



- ghoul = someone who is interested in morbid or disgusting things. / in Arab mythology: a demon that robs graves and eats dead bodies;/ an evil spirit or presence.



- bogeyman = a cruel or frightening person or creature, existing or imaginary, used to threaten or frighten children by parents