Youkai

Youkai, Yokai or Ayakashi are Paranormal and originating from Asian mythology. Aside from taking on other unimaginable shapes and forms Youkai even resembled humans in appearance.

In myths they were infamous for Alien natures dangerous to humans and beyond normal understanding or comprehension varying from Spirits of the Dead to Possessed Objects and/or Deities and have since become a prominent part of Western culture as well.