Krahang

ghost · Laos · Southeast Asia

Krahang is a malevolent nocturnal spirit from Laotian and Thai folklore, a cursed ghost that takes the form of a shirtless man who flies through the night sky using traditional rice winnowing baskets as makeshift wings. This terrifying apparition is said to be the result of a curse placed upon a man who practiced forbidden dark arts or committed terrible sins during his lifetime, condemning him to wander the night as a tormented spirit. Krahang is considered the male counterpart to the more famous Krasue ghost, and the two are sometimes said to travel together. By day, the Krahang appears as a

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