Nightmare Fuel

That's right kids, it's ed-ju-mah-cation time again!

Today we will be looking at Aztec Mythology before moving on to Hawaiian folklore if we have time.

The Ahuizotl was a water spirit in Aztec Mythology that served as a guardian of lakes which protected the fish that lived in them. They also served the supreme rain god, Tlālocl, and the goddess of water, storms, baptism, fertility and childbirth, Chālchihuitl.

These deities would task the Ahuizotl with catching the souls of mortals who they had grown fond of and bring them to join them in their own paradise realm.

It has two main ways in which it lures it's victims to the waters edge, where it waits in ambush.

The first way is to cause all the fish and frogs in the lake to float to the surface, tempting the victim with an easy and bountiful catch.

The second, far more terrifying tactic, is that it will mimic the sound of a crying baby to trick people into rushing over to rescue what they assume to be a child in danger.

Once the person is close enough, it grabs the said victim with the hand on the end of its tail and drowns them. After allowing the body to rot for three days, it eats the eyes, teeth, and nails of the deceased.