The graphic includes creatures from local mythology and folklore, like the Babau of Italy and the almas of Mongolia. Other monsters, like the Jersey Devil in the United States, would fall closer to Merriam-Webster’s definition of a cryptid as “an animal … that has been claimed to exist but never proven to exist.” And while most of the boogeyman on the map are indeed men, there are a few boogeywomen. La Llorona of Mexico, the langsuyar of Singapore, and La Cigua (or La Cegua) of Nicaragua are notable examples.