Across

1. the spirit of someone who has died, esp. one that is believed to have returned to earth to haunt a place or living people.

6. in folklore and fairy tales, an ugly creature that does evil or mischief to humans.

7. a covering for all or part of the face, usu. worn to disguise the wearer's identity.

9. any of various usu. night-flying mammals that have wings that are covered with membranes, and that sense objects mostly by means of reflected sound waves rather than by vision.

10. a legendary being, often said to be a revived corpse, that preys on people in order to suck out their blood.

12. to form or inscribe by cutting.

13. a corpse preserved by embalming, esp. one embalmed and wrapped by or in the manner of the ancient Egyptians.

14. a mixture for drinking, esp. one that is supposed to have medicinal, magical, or poisonous effects.

15. a woman who practices or is believed to practice occult magic; sorceress.

Down

2. a word, phrase, or the like used to bewitch or enchant; charm; incantation.

3. an imaginary or mythical creature, often with features of two different animals or of animals and humans.

4. a set of clothes suited to a particular season, occasion, or activity.

5. a spell or supernatural force that, according to voodoo belief and legend, can enter a corpse, return life to it, and then control its actions.

8. causing fear; frightening.

11. a large, roundish, gourdlike orange fruit that has thick edible flesh and is borne on a low-growing vine.

16. inhabited or visited by ghosts.