List of legendary creatures (J) explained

1. Jackalope (American) – Rabbit with antlers
2. Jack Frost - Personified of ice, winter and snow
3. Jack-In-Irons (English) – Malevolent giant
4. Jack-o'-lantern (Medieval folklore) – Vegetal lantern
5. Jaculus (Medieval Bestiaries) – Winged serpent or small dragon
6. Jasconius (Medieval folklore) – Island-sized fish
7. Jasy Jaterei (Guaraní) – Nature guardian and bogeyman
8. Jatayu (Hindu mythology) – Vulture demigod
9. Jaud (Slavic) – Vampirised premature baby
10. Jenglot (Java) – Vampiric little people
11. Jengu (Sawa) – Water spirit
12. Jentil (Basque) – Megalith-building giant
13. Jenu (Mi'kmaq) – Anthropophagous giant
14. Jerff (Swedish) – Gluttonous dog-cat-fox hybrid
15. Jersey Devil (American) – Demonic dragon or flying demon who was given birth to by an American living in New Jersey
16. Jian (Chinese) – One-eyed, one-winged bird who requires a mate for survival
17. Jiangshi (Chinese) – Life-draining, reanimated corpse
18. Jiaolong (Chinese) – Dragon
19. Jibakurei (Japanese) – Spirit that protects a specific place
20. Jievaras (Lithuanian) – House spirit
21. Jikininki (Japanese) – Corpse-eating ghost
22. Jinn (Arabian, Islamic) – Spiritual creatures; genii
23. Jipijka'm (Mi'kmaq) – Underwater horned snake; lives in lakes and eats humans
24. Jiufeng (Chinese) – Nine-headed bird worshiped by ancient natives in Hubei Province.
25. Jiu tou niao (Chinese) – Nine-headed, demonic bird
26. Jogah (Iroquois) – Little people nature spirit
27. Jörmungandr (Norse) – Sea serpent
28. Jorōgumo (Japanese) – Spider woman
29. Jotai (Japanese) – Animated folding screen cloth
30. Jötunn (Norse) – Gigantic nature spirits
31. Jujak (Korean) – Bird
32. Jumbee (Guyanese) – Malevolent spirit