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  • On dark nights thousands of ghostly fires hover about the beach, or flit above the waves, -- pale lights which the fishermen call Oni-bi, or demon-fires; and, whenever the winds are up, a sound of great shouting comes from that sea, like a clamor of battle.

    Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • -- The class of demons called Oni, properly belong to the Buddhist hells, where they act as torturers and jailers.

    In Ghostly Japan Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • Composer Martin O'Donnell previously worked on the soundtracks to games such as Oni, Myth: The Fallen Lords and Riven, all of which are terrifying excursions into dullness which you should never play even if threatened at gunpoint.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Greg Tannahill 2008

  • Composer Martin O'Donnell previously worked on the soundtracks to games such as Oni, Myth: The Fallen Lords and Riven, all of which are terrifying excursions into dullness which you should never play even if threatened at gunpoint.

    Great Gaming Music #3: Halo Theme Greg Tannahill 2008

  • The children had no name for her but "Oni" (fiend).

    The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)

  • Buddhist devil, -- such as Oni no me ni mo namida, "tears in even a devil's eyes;" -- Oni no kakuran, "devil's cholera" (said of the unexpected sickness of some very strong and healthy person), etc., etc.

    In Ghostly Japan Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • Enemies: Extra-dimensional monsters called the "Oni"

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • Sometimes compared to the Japanese 'Oni', a troll is a supernatural creature of Scandinavian folklore, whose race was thought to have carried massive stones into the countryside (although actually the result of glaciers).

    Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories 2009

  • Â Oni Press announced the title has sold out at the distributor level, which means the only copies available are at your local comic book shop.

    Stumptown #1 sells out | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • An epic dark fantasy set in the Old West, THE SIXTH GUN is a new ongoing, full color series from Oni Press launching in early May 2010.

    The Sixth Gun Short Story, Them What Ails Ya: A Christmas Yarn | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

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