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''[[The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons and Ghouls]]'' mentions several water spirits in a journal entry from [[John's Journal|John's journal]]:
==Types==
===Yodyanoy===
* Russian
The Yodyanoy may drown people, but may also protect fisherman if they dedicate their first catch to him. His servant or concubine is often the Rusalki.
[[John]] mentions he heard of Yodyanoy from [[hunters ]] in Alaska but never saw one.
===Rusalki===
===Nix===
The Germanic nix combines attributes of the two above creatures. John describes the nix as usually male and handsome. The nix plays music to seduce his target -- like the [[Bansheebanshee]], the nix might also warn of impending death.
[[John]] once encountered a nix in Pickney, Michigan -- he used a Black Shuck as a sacrifice. <sup>[[BoM]]</sup>
===Kelpie - Each Usige===
A nix might appear as a horse called Bäckahästen - (see celtic Celtic legends of the Kelpie). Kelpies appear near rivers and try to drown their riders. Another horse connected to water is the Each Usige, which can be ridden safely as long as it's not near water. Then it devours the rider, leaving only his liver behind.
In Massachusetts (Quabblin Reservoir) John worked an Each Usige case.<sup>[[BoM]]</sup>
