Rokurokubi

A rokurokubi (Japanese辘轳 首; Engl. " turning and turning neck " ) is a fictional character in Japanese mythology, which belongs to the group of higher Yōkai.

Description

Rokurokubi to daytime look like ordinary people, preferably they pretend to be women. During the night, then to unnaturally stretch her ​​neck long and the head begins to lead a life of their own. He eventually winds its way through the house and lick the oil from the lamps or human occupants of the house sucks the life energy out. Some rokurokubi to make a joke of it, lay their heads on window sills or mantelpieces and scare passers-by. According to legend, created rokurokubi by a curse or an unhappy, usually scorned love.