Cucuy
Country of Origin: Mexico
Being Type: Boogeyman
Being Type: Boogeyman
Power Stats
Aggression
8/10
Magic Abilities
8/10
Physical Power
6/10
Origin Backstory
Shape-shifting monster used by parents to scare children into good behavior, abducting or eating the disobedient. Pan-Latin American child disciplinarian.
Key Features
- •Shape-shifting forms
- •Child abductor/eater
- •Night visitor
- •Parental invocation
- •Sack carrier
Lore
Cucuy is a pan-Latin American boogeyman used by parents to frighten children into obedience, a shape-shifting monster that abducts or eats disobedient kids. Often depicted with a sack to carry away naughty children, Cucuy appears at night, lurking in shadows or under beds. The legend varies by region but universally serves as a disciplinary tool, warning children of consequences for misbehavior. In some tales, Cucuy is a cursed human or supernatural entity, embodying parental fears of losing children and the cultural importance of respect and discipline.