Floating detached head with organs
A motif · Form · Thompson F511.0.1, Marvels
One figure in this bestiary carries it.
Nearby in Thompson's index
Motifs this bestiary also holds from F511.0 and below. The codes are the index's; the names and counts are ours.
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F511.0.1Headless body 4 figures -
F511.0.1Faceless stranger reveals true form at startling moment 4 figures -
F511.0.2Oversized head disproportionate to body 5 figures
Carried by
Krasue
The Krasue is one of the most iconic figures in Thai horror folklore: a woman's head that detaches from its body at night, floating through the dark with its trachea, esophagus, and viscera dangling and glowing faintly beneath it.