The Pooka aka Phouka or Puca

(H.R.N.)

The Pooka is the most feared fairy in Ireland because of its checkered reputation.  The Pooka fairy can take many forms, although it is most often in the form of a dark horse with yellow eyes. (The Pooka) The fairy is feared by the Irish because of it’s shape shifting abilities. The possibilities of deceit are endless with the mischievous and malicious creature. The Pooka is interesting because it takes relish in fooling mankind into abysmal situations. Rather than physically harm a human the Pooka is more villainous and vindictive than that method of torture. The fairy will terrorize man by destroying farms and livestock, thus destroying man’s livelihood. The Pooka is definitely a “pure” monster, in the sense that it has no motive other than to simply create chaos. It is malice incarnate.