A list of the 7 most terrifying specters from popular myths around the world was presented. The list includes:
7. The Woman in the Taxi (Mexico): A ghost who asks taxi drivers to take her to different churches, but never pays and is revealed to be a woman who died many years ago.
6. The Man Without Eyes (Argentina): A ghost who appears on a train line, described as a man with empty eye sockets, who doesn't interact with anyone.
5. The Ghost of the Children (Mexico): A paranormal entity that haunts a school that was destroyed in an earthquake, where children died, and is said to be heard by people in the new buildings.
4. The Ghost of the Lake (USA): A woman who drowned in a lake after losing her baby and is said to appear to people in the water, asking if they've seen her baby.
3. The Flying Dutchman (Netherlands): A ghost ship that is said to haunt the seas and is blamed for the disappearance of many ships, with a captain who made a pact with Lucifer.
2. The Whistling Ghost (Venezuela): A tall, thin ghost who is said to haunt the mountains, collecting the bones of its victims and recognizing them by a particular whistle.
1. La Llorona (Latin America and Spain): A ghost who is said to haunt rivers and lakes, punishing men who are unfaithful, and is known for her beauty and her ability to destroy those who cross her path.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Every country has its own ghost stories and legends.
2. The Woman in the Taxi is a Mexican legend about a ghost who haunts taxi drivers.
3. The Woman in the Taxi appears to drivers at night, asking to be taken to churches, and eventually leads them to an old asylum where she supposedly died.
4. The Man Without Eyes is an Argentine legend about a ghost who appears on the Miter railway line, particularly at Coghlan station.
5. The Man Without Eyes is said to have no eyelids or eyes, and does not interact with people, but simply stares.
6. The Ghost of the Earthquake is a Mexican legend about a school that was crushed during an earthquake in 1985, resulting in the deaths of many children.
7. The Ghost of the Earthquake is said to haunt the new buildings constructed on top of the old school, with people reporting paranormal activity such as hearing children's voices.
8. The Ghost of the Lake is a North American legend about a woman who drowned in a lake while searching for her baby, and now haunts the lake, asking people if they have seen her child.
9. The Flying Dutchman is a Dutch legend about a ghost ship that is said to haunt the seas, and is believed to be a sign of doom for sailors who encounter it.
10. The Flying Dutchman is said to be the result of a pact between a captain and Lucifer, and is doomed to sail the seas forever.
11. The Wigeon of the Plain is a Venezuelan legend about a ghost who is said to be the spirit of a man who was brutally punished by his grandfather for disemboweling his father.
12. The Wigeon of the Plain is said to be a tall, thin figure with a distinctive whistle, and is believed to be responsible for the deaths of many people who encounter it.
13. La Llorona is a legendary ghost from Chile to Mexico and Spain, and is said to be the spirit of a woman who murdered her children or was driven mad by her husband's infidelity.
14. La Llorona is said to haunt rivers and lakes, and is believed to punish men, especially those who are unfaithful.
15. La Llorona is considered to be one of the most feared ghosts in popular myth.