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_{The English term Ghoul derives from the Arabic word الغول (ghul: “to seize”, in everyday dialect it is used to describe one who is greedy) and is related to the Mesopotamian demon, Gallu. These monsters have to do with graveyards and are also commonly categorized as a type of undead creature. They are gauntly thin with jagged teeth, and are known to consume mostly human flesh of both the living and the dead.}

_{In Arabic folklore, ghouls dwell in burial grounds or other rather uninhabited places, and can shapeshift. They are evil demons that usually shapeshift into an animal (usually the hyena), and lures unwary humans away into the desert, or the ghoul’s home, to devour it. They are known to prey on children, drink blood, steal gold coins, and eat the dead. Another belief is they can also take the shape of the human they just ate.}

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