Invunche

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The Invunche is a fictional character of the Chilote folklore and Chilota mythology of the Chiloé Island in southern Chile. It is a monster that protects the entrance to the "witches cave".

[edit] Legend

According to legend, the Invunche was a male child kidnapped by, or sold by its parents to, witches. The witches transform the child into a deformed hairy monster by breaking his legs and twisting them over his back, applying a magic cream over the boy's back to cause thick hairs and, finally splitting the boy's tongue, producing a forked snake-like tongue.

[edit] References in popular culture

• Invunche made appearances throughout Alan Moore's "American Gothic" storyline in the Swamp Thing comics.

[edit] References

• http://www.mitologiachilota.cl/english/invunche.php
• http://www.chiloeweb.com/chwb/chiloeisland/english/tem_gen_mitologia.html