<Li> United Arab Emirates--Children were scared with (Om Al - Khadar wa Alleef) (أم الخضر واللّيف) which means (Mother of green and leef "bark"), which takes the appearance of a tall woman with very long hair that flows in the wind . This name is used both in the UAE and in some neighboring countries like Bahrain . This mythical creature is usually used by parents to make their children stay inside after sunset and go to sleep (scaring them with her). The name was inspired by the Palm tree because of the scary sounds that come out of it when the wind blows, and also because it's high and its leaves are so long that it resembles a woman . </Li> <Li> United States--The Jersey Devil, which originated in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, is believed by many to be an old time Boogeyman created by residents to scare off travelers from coming into the area . Bloody Bones, also known as Rawhead or Tommy Rawhead, is a boogeyman of the U.S. South . Bloody Bones tales originated in Britain . The Bogeyman may be called "Boogerman" or "Boogermonster" in rural areas of the American South ("booger" being the American English equivalent of the British English "bogey"), and was most often used to keep young children from playing outside past dark, or wandering off in the forest . During the Corn Festival, young Cherokee males wearing caricature masks would make fun of politicians, frighten children into being good, and moreover shake their masks at young women and chase them around . Male participants in this Booger Dance were referred to as the Booger Man . In some Midwestern states of the United States, the boogeyman scratches at the window . In the Pacific Northwest, he may manifest in "green fog". In other places, he hides or appears from under the bed or in the closet and tickles children when they go to sleep at night, while in others, he is a tall figure in a black hooded cloak who puts children in a sack . It is said that a wart can be transmitted to someone by the boogeyman . <Ul> <Li> The Nalusa Falaya (long black being) of Choctaw mythology . </Li> <Li> Cipelahq (or Chebelakw) is a dangerous bird spirit of Wabanaki folklore, used in stories told to scare children into obeying their parents . Chebelakw has an unearthly cry and resembles a large diving owl, with only its head and talons visible . Similar monsters called Stinkini and Big Owl were found in Seminole and Apache mythologies, respectively . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> The Nalusa Falaya (long black being) of Choctaw mythology . </Li> <Li> Cipelahq (or Chebelakw) is a dangerous bird spirit of Wabanaki folklore, used in stories told to scare children into obeying their parents . Chebelakw has an unearthly cry and resembles a large diving owl, with only its head and talons visible . Similar monsters called Stinkini and Big Owl were found in Seminole and Apache mythologies, respectively . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Nalusa Falaya (long black being) of Choctaw mythology . </Li>

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