In central Kerala, the bogeyman is referred to as "Kokkachi", who is said to take away disobedient children. Sometimes, parents will knock loudly under the table, pretending that someone is knocking at the door, and say something like: "Here comes l'uomo nero! A huge shadow cast over me I slowly started to turn around there in front of me was a huge hairy creature.

Poland – Baba Jaga is a mythological forest who is said to kidnap badly behaving children and eats them. We don't include any paperwork in our parcels so you can send our book gifts directly to the recipient with confidence. No matter the region there is a common story that is told by parents to children, "if you don't stop crying, an oni's gonna come kidnap you", but these girls are actually the source of such oral traditions, being said to appear before children who can't stop crying or those with deep sadness even in the absence of tears. The word black/ schwarz does not refer to the colour of his skin, but rather to his preference for hiding in dark places, such as in the closets or under the beds of children.The Kropemann is said to live in the sewer, using his hook to catch children by the nose if they stand too close to a storm drain. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first.

Trinidad and Tobago – Most Trinbagonians (mostly rural peoples) use folklore to scare disobedient children. She is said to be a spirit cursed by God for drowning her child, and transformed into a hideous monster with a pockmarked face, long and bristly hair, clawed hands, a cat's body, and hooved feet. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.She insisted on sleeping with the book under her pillow and talked about it multiple times the next day. Instead, it is those who can't get any love from their parents, such as orphans who never had anyone to love them in the first place, or adult men with nobody to even cling to that have a heart continuously filling with sadness that are the ones they would most likely visit. Frank has two best friends and four pet slugs on his side, so it’s not all bad news and maybe the Monster Bogey is not as evil and mischievous as he first thought. Marabbecca is a malevolent water monster from the mythology of Sicily that was said to reside in wells and reservoirs and to come up and drag children in that played too close to the water. 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.