Banshee
Written By Mister Gu on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | 3:15 PM
Banshee also called a Ban Sith, or “woman of the fairies,” in Scots Gaelic; a Bean Sidhe in Irish Gaelic; and a gwrach y Rhibyn (“the witch of Rhibyn”) in Welsh, the banshee is a female spirit or ghost whose cry, wail, scream, or keening is said to tell of an imminent death. According to Celtic folklore, the spirit’s unearthly sounds, which can be heard only at night, are meant as a