THE CONCORDANCE

famine

2 records across 2 traditions carry this current.

Asia & the Isles · 1

GashadokuroRevenant · JapanA gigantic skeletal yōkai said to form from the bones of people who died of starvation or in battle without proper rites. Its approach is announced by a rattling, grinding sound.

Europe & the North · 1

Fear GortaNight visitor · IrelandIn Irish folklore, fear gorta (‘man of hunger’) and féar gortach (‘hungry grass’) name a related complex: cursed spots that inflict killing hunger, and an emaciated road phantom who rewards food and curses refusal. Deeply attested; chosen instead of the modern Dearg-Due vampire popularization.