31 Days of Monsters - Day 5: Elbow Witch

The Elbow Witches are crones from the traditions of the Ojibwe people. They have sharp awls projecting from their elbows that they use as weapons. The Ojibwe hero Aayaase was able to defeat them by blinding them with cooking smoke. The sisters stumbled around trying to catch Aayaase, but only succeeded in stabbing each other to death.

31 Days of Monsters 2014: Black Annis

Black Annis is a bogeywoman from English folklore. A nasty, murderous crone, Black Annis lives in a cave in the Dane Hills of  Leicestershire. Black Annis has a taste for human flesh, and she particularly likes to devour babies whole. Her other victims she carefully butchers with her steel claws, tanning their skins to wear around her waist.