Goat demon

Goat by Madeleine Å on ArtStation.

The POOKA is a solitary Irish fairy presented variously in a large body of lore collected in the 19th century. In the works of T. Crofton Croker (1825–7), the pooka is malevolent and demonic, spoiling blackberries, and taking the form of a horse and offering unsuspecting mortals a dangerous ride. In Lady Wilde's Ancient Legends (1887), the pooka is benevolent and helpful, like the Scottish brownie. Known also as the phouka or púca, a common speculation links the pooka to the English folk…

Some possess the whimsical nature that is expected, but others are as dark and gruesome as any creatures you've seen. Here are 10 Irish mythological creatures.

Satanic looking goat

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Shub-Niggurath is a perverse fertility deity belonging to the immensely powerful Ogdru Jahad. Shub-Niggurath mostly takes form in the middle of dark and decadent forests, a trait which earned her the epithet of "Black Goat of the Woods." Another reason she is called the Black Goat is because many of the forms she assumes all involve her having the physical characteristics of a goat, which according to some is supposedly the bastardization of the demon Baphomet who was also known for his…