According to Middle Eastern mythology, ghouls are evil female spirits of the desert.

Able to assume the shape of an animal, ghouls are grave robbers,robbers living off the flesh of the dead.

Travelers planning to cross any of the vast deserts or savannahs of North Africa, the Middle East, or Central Asia should be aware that ghouls often entice men off the road and confuse them. Once the men are disoriented, the ghouls proceed to feast on their flesh.