Sack Man
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The Sack Man is a figure similar to the bogeyman, portrayed as a man with a sack on his back who carries naughty children away.
Der Mann mit dem Sack (the man with the bag) by Abraham Bach der Ältere.
Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet with naughty children, 1885
Gruss vom Krampus, ca. 1900
Krampus takes the children
Bogeyman
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The bogeyman is a mythical creature typically used to frighten children into good behaviour. Bogeymen take a variety of different forms both male and female, around the world, shaped by local customs
Sack Man
…The Sack Man (also called the Bag Man or Man with the Bag/Sack) is a figure similar to the bogeyman, portrayed as a man with a sack on his back who carries naughty children away. Variants of this figure appear all over the world, particularly in the…
Goya's Que viene el Coco (Here Comes the Boogeyman/The Boogeyman Is Coming), c. 1797
German game Der schwarze Mann, Philadelphia 1907.
Plaque at Itum Bahal, Kathmandu showing Gurumapa