FOX DEMON 狐狸精 (HÚ LÌ JĪNG)

if you ever see villager corpses lying around with their hearts dug out, there’s likely a fox demon among the midst! Fox demons often take on the appearance of beautiful, seductive women. They often seduce men and then eat their hearts (or livers) to maintain their beautiful appearances and immortality, or sometimes to become human themselves.

The Chinese phrase for “fox demon” has sometimes been used to describe beautiful women with ambiguous morals.

Not all fox demons are bad! Some Chinese legends tell stories of kind and generous fox spirits.