Scary character in folklore. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OGRE Scary character in folklore. (4)
8% EEK "Scary!" (3) USA Today Dec 15, 2025
7% OGRES Folklore beasts (5) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025
7% MACABRE Disturbingly scary (7) Commuter Dec 10, 2025
6% MOVIE Scary ____, working title for Scream (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
6% URBANMYTH Creepy bit of folklore (9) USA Today Dec 11, 2025
6% ONI Japanese demon of folklore (3) Universal Dec 11, 2025
6% HAG Scary old crone in fairytales (3)
6% GNOME Subterranean folklore being (5) The Times Concise Dec 4, 2025
6% PAPERTIGER Something less scary than it seems (10) Universal Nov 30, 2025
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