Ga-Git

The Ga-Git is a demonic creature from the Haida Native Americans. They are formed when a man survives a canoe wreck and then swims back to shore. They then go off into the woods and live off berries, moss, and roots. They remove their clothes and gain super strength and the ability to fly, after which they fully transform. They have a human body with black fur, and taloned hands and feet. They continuously make a rumbling growl, attack anyone they see while hunting at night, and constantly smell like rotting meat. They can breathe on a person’s face to make them quickly undertake the same transformation. They can shape shift, shake houses, uproot trees, and cast spells on houses that cause a deep sleep to anyone within. They will then sneak in and abduct the occupants, but only the strongest can fly higher than a house, with others only hovering slightly off the ground. They live in caves and are afraid of water, and due to their fear, they will not follow someone into water.

Citations:

Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.