In Japanese folklore futakuchi onna is a yokai that looks like a normal woman, but who is actually hiding a second mouth under the hair on the back of her head. Endlessly hungry, she uses strands of hair as tentacles to gather food and stuff it into her ravenous extra mouth. Some believe this yokai is actually a yama uba disguising herself as a young woman. Others think it is the result of a curse, or repressing feelings for too long.

So if your food supplies start to decrease quickly, but you notice your female house member not eating, you may have a problem. Good news though, other than eating you out of house and home, futakuchi onna are a relatively benign yokai.

🎨Yuko Shimezu