"Kikimora (Russian: кики́мора) is a legendary creature, a female house spirit in Slavic mythology.
When the kikimora inhabits a house, she lives behind the stove or in the cellar,
and usually produces noises similar to those made by the mice in order to obtain food.
Kikimory (in plural) were the first traditional explanation for sleep paralysis in Russian folklore."
Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikimora)

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