Nine Types of Female Ghosts Who are Like White Lady

It is still question whether female ghosts truly exist. Various cultures tell about them. Some witnesses say about them. There are some similarities of their characteristics in various folklore. Most of them have sad story during their life.

These are some nine female ghosts of from various countries.

• White Lady

White Lady is a female ghost who has died or suffered trauma in life. She is tormented soul. A white lady has white eyes and her skin is pale white like milk. White Lady is a kind of female ghost in Great Britain. According to the myth, White Lady appears in a house in which a family member will soon die.

This picture is from Paranormal Knowledge.

A ghost haunts old cemetery in Darwen. The legend said that White Lady of Darwen died during childbirth or criminal killed, raped, and stole her child. The White Lady in Willow Park is tormented spirit of a bride whom her husband drowned her in the lake.

• Banshee

The Banshee came from the Irish bean sídhe. It literally means woman of the side or woman of the fairy mounds. Banshee is a female ghost in Irish myth. She is a messenger from other-world. People also see her as omen of death.

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The appearance of the banshee may forecast death. Some people believe that Banshee is a ghost of murdered woman or a woman who died in childbirth.

• Onryo

Onryo is female ghost from Japanese folklore who returns to the world to seek vengeance. Onryo is angry ghost. She is the ghost of women whom her lover or other people abused or neglected.

The most famous Onryo character in movie is Sadako Yamamura in The Ring.

• Ba Jiao Gui

Ba Jiao Gui is Chinese female ghost, which resides in a banana tree. She sometimes carries a baby. In South East Asia, some greedy people ask her to give lottery numbers in order to win lottery.

• Nu Gui

Nu Gui is angry female ghost with long hair in a white dress. According to the myth, Nu Gui is ghost of woman who commits suicide while wearing a red dress.

This picture of Nu Gui is from Halloween Escapade.

While she was alive, she was victim of crime and she returns to take revenge. In some ancient Chinese folk tales, beautiful female ghost seduced men and sucked their Yang energy.

• Succubus

According to medieval legend, a succubus is a female demon who appears in dreams. She seduces men through sexual intercourse and repeated intercourse with her may cause in decline of health or death.

This picture of Succubus is from Sceni Reflections.

• Langsuir

The Langsuir is ghost of woman who has died during childbirth. According to Philippines folklore, she has long nails and flying black hair.

This picture of Langsuir is from Asia Paranormal.

• Pontianak or Kuntilanak

Pontianak or Kuntilanak is one of the most famous and scariest ghosts in Indonesian and Malaysian culture. She is ghost of woman who died when giving birth. She frighten unlucky person who pass through her territory. Sometimes, she usually disguises herself as a beautiful young woman to attract her male victim.

Some people believe that they can tame Pontianak or Kuntilanak by plunging a nail down the back of her neck or her crown of head and she will become a beautiful normal girl.

• Sundel Bolong

Sundel Bolong is Indonesian female beautiful ghost with white dress who has long hair and hole on her back. Sundel means bitch. Bolong refers to hole at her back.

According to the myth, Sundel Bolong is the angry spirit of woman who became victim of rape and murder and she gave birth in the grave.

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