A goblin is a legendary evil or mischievous creature; a grotesquely evil or evil-like phantom. They are attributed with various (sometimes conflicting) abilities, temperaments and appearances depending on the story and country of origin. In some cases, goblins have been classified as constantly annoying little creatures somewhat related to the brownie and gnome. They are usually depicted as small, sometimes only a few inches tall, sometimes the size of a dwarf. They also often are said to possess various magical abilities.

A ghoul is a (folkloric) monster associated with graveyards and consuming dead human flesh, often classified as undead. These creatures are thought to dwell in burial grounds and other uninhabited places. The oldest surviving literature that mention ghouls is likely One Thousand and One Nights[1]. The term was first attested to in English in 1786, in William Beckford's Orientalist novel Vathek,[2] which describes the ghūl of Arabian folklore. By extension, the word ghoul is also used in a derogatory sense to refer to a person who delights in the macabre, or whose profession is linked directly to death, such as a gravedigger.