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Vengeful ghost
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Mythology/kG8UTfem">mythology</a> and <a href="/facts/Folklore/hcBN8qcd">folklore</a>, a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the <a href="/facts/Ghost/U2zPJ81t">spirit</a> of a dead person who returns from the <a href="/facts/Afterlife/8rxbbNXE">afterlife</a> to seek <a href="/facts/Revenge/hr5TLjFX">revenge</a> for a cruel, unnatural or unjust <a href="/facts/Death/VJmq29qm">death</a>. In certain cultures where <a href="/facts/Funeral/IW4X3mcx">funeral</a> and <a href="/facts/Burial/Pwz8EyUx">burial</a> or <a href="/facts/Cremation/2SkhoCly">cremation</a> <a href="/facts/Ceremonies/c5NTgepr">ceremonies</a> are important, such vengeful spirits may also be considered as unhappy ghosts of individuals who have not been given a proper funeral. </p>