The Bubak: Scarecrow of Everyone’s Nightmare

As autumn rolls around, the cornfields turn into a golden color. Within those cornfields, you can find scarecrows. Just be careful you don’t come face to face with the Bubak.

Based in Czech mythology, the Bubak, also known as the “Sack Man” is a type of bogeyman. There are a variety of descriptions for this creepy character, but one thing is for certain is the fact that he takes the form of a scarecrow. As if being a living scarecrow isn’t creepy enough, it is known for two other distinct features.

The first one is a very peculiar way to hunt people down. The Bubak has the ability to mimic the sound of a crying baby. It uses this ability to lure victims in. They would follow the crying and by the time they figure out that they are in danger, it would be too late.

The second being that he makes his own clothes. Out of what material? Human souls. Once he has captured the victim in his sack, he keeps them there until the full moon rises. Once the moon is high, he takes his victims and sews them into his clothes while they are in agony.

The Bubak, like many bogies in many tales of mythology, is used to scare children into behaving. But the truth is the Bubak isn’t really picky. So this autumn, be careful not to run into the dreaded Sackman.