The Most Terrifying Monsters in Hindu Mythology Explained

The Most Terrifying Monsters in Hindu Mythology Explained The Vetala is not quite dead and not quite alive, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to deal with. It inhabits and reanimates corpses, hanging upside down from trees near cremation grounds like a bat waiting for something to go wrong. According to the Sanskrit text Baital Pachisi, a cycle of 25 tales centered on one such creature, the Vetala possesses vast knowledge of the past, present, and future, and it will use that knowledge against you.