Toshogu Shrine, a guard of the Omote gate, Nikko, Honshu, Japan

Rangdas (witches), Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gravestones in churchyard at All Saints Church in Church Lench, Worcestershire, UK

Gravestones in churchyard at All Saints Church in Church Lench, Worcestershire, UK

Gravestone in churchyard at All Saints Church in Church Lench, Worcestershire, UK

Ancient tomb in St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Broadwell, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

Wolf fish (Anarhichas lupus), head in profile with mouth open, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus), Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Brown spotted moray eel (Gymnothorax sp). Netherland Antilles

Mythological demon statue at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Lightning Thunderstorm

French Bulldog dog puppy with spooky Halloween trick or treat basket in front of black and orange paper streamers

European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in grass

Diver and Beluga, White whale (Delphinapterus leucas), dolphinarium, Odessa, Ukraine, Europe

Blue white demon devil mask, portrait, knight festival Kaltenberger Ritterspiele, Kaltenberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Yellow demon devil mask, portrait, knight festival Kaltenberger Ritterspiele, Kaltenberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Blue white demon devil mask, portrait, knight festival Kaltenberger Ritterspiele, Kaltenberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Yellow demon devil mask, portrait, knight festival Kaltenberger Ritterspiele, Kaltenberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Au

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Au

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Au

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Au

Monster in the amusement park, Prater, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Halloween or horror concept, screaming walking dead zombie child boy reaching hand white isolated

Tuifllauf, Devil's Procession, Fulpmes, Stubai Valley, Austria, Europe

Tuifllauf, Devil's Procession, Fulpmes, Stubai Valley, Austria, Europe

Tuifllauf, Devil's Procession, Fulpmes, Stubai Valley, Austria, Europe

Tuifllauf, Devil's Procession, Fulpmes, Stubai Valley, Austria, Europe

Tuifllauf, Devil's Procession, Fulpmes, Stubai Valley, Austria, Europe

Tuifllauf, Devil's Procession, Fulpmes, Stubai Valley, Austria, Europe

Tuifllauf, Devil's Procession, Fulpmes, Stubai Valley, Austria, Europe

Sand sculpture at the Sand Sculpture Festival, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Turtle-shaped whirligig, Bon Bon Land, Holme ostrup, Naestved, Zealand, Denmark, Europe

Halloween decoration at the entrance of a shop in Newburyport, Massachusetts, New England, USA

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in its burrow in the snow, Knuell Wildlife Park, Homberg, North Hesse, Germany, Europe

Young Wildcat (Felis silvestris), hissing

Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), parent and two young, embrace

Cute French Bulldog dog wearing Halloween costume with red devil horns and tail

European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Sand Dune, National Park Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Men of the ethnic group of the Bamileke with traditional masks, Dance of Death in honor of a deceased person, Badenkop, West Region, Cameroon, Africa

Men of the ethnic group of the Bamileke with traditional masks, Dance of Death in honor of a deceased person, Badenkop, West Region, Cameroon, Africa

Men of the ethnic group of the Bamileke with traditional masks, Dance of Death in honor of a deceased person, Badenkop, West Region, Cameroon, Africa

Women in historic clothing, Moors and Christians Parade, Moros y Cristianos, Jijona or Xixona, Province of Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

Parade, Moros y Cristianos, Moors and Christians, Dénia, Province of Valencia, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

Kirchberg with mountain church and water tower, cloudy sky, Beucha, Brandis, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Geisterschloss, haunted castle, Oktoberfest, Theresienwiese, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Creepy silhouette of a person in the dark behind a window, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Africa

Digital Composing, symbol photo transience, autumn leaf, maple leaf dissolves, Germany, Europe

Man with Purge mask in car, giving sign with fingers, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Man with Purge mask with Halloween pumpkin, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Man in Purge mask smashes sound cassette with Britnay Spears on glass pane, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Glowing pumpkins at night, pumpkin face, carved pumpkins, grimace, halloween, dark background

Glowing pumpkins at night, pumpkin face, carved pumpkins, grimace, halloween, dark background

Alleyway, Bacharach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Man with Purge mask at the power plant, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Men of the ethnic group of the Bamileke with traditional masks, Dance of Death in honor of a deceased person, Badenkop, West Region, Cameroon, Africa

Man with Purge mask and toy car, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

The Purge mask on a car wreck, in the morning with great light, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Purge mask, man with LED mask on a burnt out car, rubber boots and yellow rain jacket, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A gorgeous Hispanic Brunette model poses with traditional skull sugar makeup paint for a Mexican festival

Ghost standing dark countryside road

Glowing pumpkins at night, pumpkin face, carved pumpkins, grimace, halloween, dark background

Purge mask, man in red jacket with LED mask. At night, city lights Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A gorgeous Hispanic Brunette model poses with traditional skull sugar makeup paint for a Mexican festival

Thunderstorm Rhine Valley, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

A gorgeous Hispanic Brunette model poses with traditional skull sugar makeup paint for a Mexican festival

A gorgeous Hispanic Brunette model poses with traditional skull sugar makeup paint for a Mexican festival

A gorgeous Hispanic Brunette model poses with traditional skull sugar makeup paint for a Mexican festival

Child looks sadly through window pane

A gorgeous Hispanic Brunette model poses with traditional skull sugar makeup paint for a Mexican festival

Tschaeggaetae, traditional wooden mask made of Swiss pine wood, mask workshop Wiler, Loetschental, Valais, Switzerland

Demon devil mask stilts, knight festival Kaltenberger Ritterspiele, Kaltenberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Plastic Model of a Dragon in a Singapore Street

Man with Purge mask on a car wreck, at night, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A gorgeous Hispanic Brunette model poses with traditional skull sugar makeup paint for a Mexican festival

A gorgeous Hispanic Brunette model poses with traditional skull sugar makeup paint for a Mexican festival

Man approaching a group of menacing-looking youths in a dark pedestrian underpass

Woman holding human skull forest

Lighthouse by the coast, Inis Oirr, Aran Islands, Ireland, Europe

Child is afraid

Sad child

Man with Purge mask in car, reflection in exterior mirror, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Tschaeggaetae, traditional wooden mask made of Swiss pine wood, mask workshop Wiler, Loetschental, Valais, Switzerland

Bare tree in winter fog on the slope of the chalk cliff coast, Rugen, Germany, Europe

A gorgeous Hispanic Brunette model poses with traditional skull sugar makeup paint for a Mexican festival

Glowing pumpkins at night, pumpkin face, carved pumpkins, grimace, halloween, dark background

The Purge mask on a car wreck, in the morning with great light, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Trees silhouettes in winter, scary

Red demon devil mask, portrait, knight festival Kaltenberger Ritterspiele, Kaltenberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Child is afraid

African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) chases six lions (Panthera Leo) away beside river, Botswana

Looking Down A Spiral Staircase, Andalusia, Spain

Spider on a black background

Small alligator in Honey Island swamp