Across
- 3. — Ever-growing threat that consumes everything in its path
- 6. — Folkloric explanation for violent behavior tied to lunar cycles
- 13. — Silent figure representing unstoppable, motiveless evil
- 16. — Creature often mistaken for its creator, born of scientific hubris
- 18. — Childhood embodiment of fear lurking just out of sight
- 19. — Silent-era vampire embodying plague-era dread and decay
- 20. — Malevolent entity associated with possession in religious traditions
- 22. — Cannibalistic spirit from Algonquian legend born of starvation and winter madness
- 23. — Irish omen whose cry foretells an approaching death
- 24. — A lingering presence said to haunt unfinished places or unresolved lives
Down
- 1. — Modern horror staple rooted in Haitian folklore about lost autonomy
- 2. — Shape-shifting predator that feeds on fear in a Stephen King story
- 4. — Killer who attacks victims where they should be safest: asleep
- 5. — Artificial being animated by sacred words in Jewish folklore
- 7. — Legendary sea terror embodying fear of the unknown depths
- 8. — Parasitic creature symbolizing bodily invasion and survival horror
- 9. — Historical scapegoat blamed for misfortune during mass hysteria and trials
- 10. — Medieval European superstition linked to disease and the fear of the undead rising from graves
- 11. — Internet-born myth reflecting modern digital folklore
- 12. — A sinister double believed to signal doom or loss of identity
- 14. — Mythic singer whose voice lures sailors to their deaths
- 15. — Masked slasher whose return seems inevitable
- 17. — Urban legend summoned by speaking his name
- 21. — A child’s toy turned vessel for murderous intent