Banshee

By Crusader1307

Known throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, these spectral beings are always female. Contrary to popular belief, ''Banshees'' do not scream - they cry and wail. The legends of Banshees go back to at least the 10th Century. Normally benevolent, some Banshee's are known to be evil. Normally, Banshee's are a signal to the living of a living person's impending death (some myths have her washing the bloody clothes of the person in a nearby stream). Described as a gaunt and frail woman -  she is also known to be a Hag (in some Region). Some Banshee's are said to be the ghosts of women who died during childbirth. An expectant mother hearing the wail of The Banshee was cursed to lose either her (or her child's life). More modern storytellers and writers (19th Century forward)  -  have turned The Banshee into more of a crazed evil spirit intent on spilling the blood of the living.