By the Gods!

Dullahan

A creature from Celtic mythology, the Dullahan is terrible to behold. He appears as a headless horseman, charging around tirelessly on a frightful black steed that shoots sparks and fire from its nostrils. The Dullahan carries his severed head under his arm as he rides, grinning and laughing at your understandably soiled trousers. Often this spirit acts as a herald of death, calling out the names of those about to die. Wherever the Dullahan stops his relentless riding is said to be a spot that someone will soon meet their end. 

If the thought of a decapitated ghost riding around, placing bets on how soon you will kick the bucket makes you want to bar the door and hide from this equestrian evil, I have bad news for you: all locks and gates open at his approach, and any who stop to watch his ride are rewarded with a Carrie-esque dousing from his bucket of blood––and that’s only if he’s feeling charitable! Otherwise, unfortunate onlookers may lose an eye to his vicious whip (which is a human spine, making your loss of vision even more gross).

But all hope is not lost! The Dullahan fears gold above all else, even in small amounts. Those caught on the road at night would do well to carry a golden trinket to discourage the Dullahan’s wrath. This explains famed Celtic-scholar Flava Flav’s ridiculous teeth.