Baubas
The Baubas is a malevolent household spirit in Lithuanian folklore, serving as the Baltic equivalent of the bogeyman. It is an evil entity with long lean arms, wrinkly fingers, and glowing red eyes that lurks in the dark corners of homes, under beds, and inside closets. Lithuanian parents traditionally invoke the Baubas to discipline misbehaving children, warning that the creature will come to take them away if they do not obey. Unlike other demonic beings in Baltic mythology, the Baubas is specifically a domestic fear figure rather than a wilderness spirit, making its presence felt in the mos