31 Days of Monsters - Day 1: Kappa

Kappa are dangerously mischeivous Japanese yokai who live in ponds and rivers. They have an indentation on the top of their heads that must be kept filled with water when they venture onto dry land. An easy way to defeat a Kappa is to bow to them before they can attack you. The Kappa will respond by bowing back, which will drain the cavity, leaving them incapacitated.

31 Days of Monsters - Day 16: Akaname

Akaname are yokai from Japan. Their name means, literally, "filth licker". They frequent disgusting, dirty places such as public restrooms, searching for grime, muck and excrement to eat. Because of their habits, their skin is red and blotchy from disease, and they have a horrific odor. They can only be driven away by depriving them of their beloved feculence.

31 Days of Monsters: Kuchisake-onna aka The Slit-Mouthed Woman

The ghost of a woman, mutilated by her jealous lover, the Slit-Mouthed Woman asks her victims a very simple question: "Do you think I'm beautiful?" If you answer , "No," she will kill you with a pair of scissors she carries. If you answer, "Yes," she will slash your face so you look just like her. Best to avoid her.

31 Days of Monsters 2014: Harionago

Harionago is a Japanese monster who's name means "The barbed woman". The Harionago's supernaturally long hair is tipped with vicious hook-like barbs, and she wanders the countryside in search of young men to devour. When she crosses paths with a victim, she laughs at him, and if he laughs back, she attacks, ripping him to pieces with her hair and feasting on his flesh.