witch-hag

Before you can say Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome, our poor little unsuspecting tweeny is metamorphasizing into a pint-sized version of the aforementioned witch-hag, complete with misshapen moles and receding hairline.

Demon Witch Child (1975) 2010

When Papageno in The Magic Flute is tricked into uncovering the false Papagena, it is the witch-hag he finds.

White Magic Dinnage, Rosemary 1989

"Thou didst put grease upon my shoes, carline and witch-hag that thou art," he said.

Eric Brighteyes Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Now the witch-hag who wore Swanhild's loveliness stood upon the cliffs of Straumey and tossed her white arms towards the north.

Eric Brighteyes Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Sidonia called "sympathies," and smelled devil's work in it, but said nothing -- for he was afraid; spoke kindly to the witch-hag even, and extolled her learning and the nobility of her race; declaring that he knew well that the Von Borks had helped mainly to found this cloister.

Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 Wilhelm Meinhold 1824

Wolde and the cat, and the three begin their devil's dance, while the cat squalls and wails, and the old witch-hag screams her usual hell psalm: --

Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 Wilhelm Meinhold 1824

Here’s the vaguely demonic lowdown: After getting pinched for stealing an assortment of adorable trinkets from a local church, a disturbingly deformed gypsy witch-hag tosses herself out of a second-story window and immediately drops dead.

Demon Witch Child (1975) 2010