Scotland's deep abiding love of storytelling has always seen fact mixed with fiction, throw in a history of the supernatural and folklore and you have the recipe for a nation rife with stories of ghosts and monsters.From interactions with the devil to saints confronting terrifying loch monsters, Scots have long been fascinated by Eldritch (other-worldly) creatures.
Though most will have heard of the Loch Ness Monster, or visited the Kelpies in Falkirk, we have plenty of other terrifying monsters that are perhaps not as well known.
From the Grey Man of Ben MacDhui to the murderous Red Caps here are some of the scariest beasts and boogeymen to raise a scare this Halloween.
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