Kawahime, the River Princess | Yōkai

Kawahime, Japanese for “river princess,” is said to be a beautiful woman you might find near bridges, watermills, and bodies of water, specifically riverbanks. Not too scary on the surface, but the deception and element of surprise are exactly the terrifying elements of many of humanity’s scariest myths. A seemingly normal encounter that could end in one’s death. Kawahime is said to entice men, causing them to fall in love with her beautiful body and follow her into the water, only to be drained of their life force and consumed.