Pagan Gods
Appeared In: “A Very Supernatural Christmas" (season 3, episode 8)
Referring to any types of god, this generic term applies specifically to Made and Edward Carrigan, posing as a happily married couple who must find human sacrifices once a year at Christmastime.
Poltergeists
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
This specific type of ghost is signified by the ability to manipulate inanimate objects and make noises.
Prophets
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
A prophet is a human with a direct connection to the angels who delivers messages from Heaven. Chuck Shurley was one of these prophets, allegedly, though it’s also possible he was actually God.
Psychics
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
Psychics are humans with the ability to communicate with the afterlife. Examples include Missouri Mosely and Pamela Barnes.
Rakshasas
Appeared In: “Everybody Loves a Clown" (season 2, episode 2)
A Hindu demon, the rakshasa can change shape and feeds off human flesh. In this episode, it posed as a clown to trick kids into letting it into their homes so it could eat their parents.
Reapers
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
Reapers are creatures who take recently-deceased humans to the afterlife.
Rugarus
Appeared In: “Metamorphosis" (season 4, episode 4)
The rugaru is a werewolf-like monster that can appear human, but has an appetite for meat and, eventually, human flesh. Once it eats human flesh, it transforms into its true shape.
Shapeshifters
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
Shapeshifters can take the form of humans, living or dead, and possess their memories. When the change into another form, they literally shed their skin.
Shtrigas
Appeared In: “Something Wicked" (season 1, episode 18)
This Albanian creature is a vampire-like witch who sucks the essence from children
Sirens
Appeared In: “Sex and Violence" (season 4, episode 14)
A siren can take the form of a human and can appear as a “perfect person" to win someone’s trust before using its saliva to control the victim. Though traditionally female in Greek mythology, sirens can take the form of men.
Special Children
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
This group of children were all visited as baby’s by Azazel who dripped blood into their mouths, imbuing them with special powers such as telekinesis.
The Teddy Bear
Appeared In: “Wishful Thinking" (season 4, episode 8)
Created by a child’s wish, a giant teddy bear was brought to life, but the pain of living made him drink and attempt suicide by shooting himself in the head.
The Tooth Fairy
Appeared In: “I Believe the Children Are Our Future" (season 5, episode 6)
Made real by the imagination of the Antichrist, the Tooth Fairy appears as a giant man with wings who comes at night to take your teeth, sometimes right out of your mouth.
Tricksters
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
Also known as Loki in Norse mythology, a Trickster can create images out of nothing and even affect time. However, the Trickster on Supernatural is actually an archangel posing as a Trickster.
Tulpas
Appeared In: “Hell House" (season 1, episode 17)
A tulpa is any creature formed through the concentrated meditation of a single idea. In the case of Supernatural, it took the form of a dead serial killer who was written about in a blog and became real because of the number of hits it received.
The Vanir
Appeared In: “Scarecrow" (season 1, episode 11)
Also known as the scarecrow, the vanir is a Norse nature and fertility deity who the people of a small town sacrificed humans to for a good harvest.
Vampires
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
In the world of Supernatural, vampires are slightly different than regular mythology. They cannot be killed by stakes, only by decapitation, and they are severely weakened when they drink dead man’s blood.
Vengeful Spirits
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
A vengeful spirit is a specific type of ghost who exacts revenge against people for a crime committed against them. One example is Bloody Mary, who kills people who blame themselves for the deaths of others.
Vessels
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
Some humans are specifically designated to be vessels for specific angels. Examples include Sam as Lucifer’s vessel and Dean as Michael’s vessel. Dean being the vessel is explained due to his bloodline and lineage.
Wendigos
Appeared In: “Wendigo" (season 1, episode 2)
A wendigo is originally a human who becomes a powerful spirit upon engaging in prolonged cannibalism,
Werewolves
Appeared In: “Heart" (season 2, episode 17)
Werewolves in Supernatural follow most of the lore traditionally associated with the creatures, turning during full moons, not remembering what they did when they turn back into humans, and only being killed by a silver bullet. While they initially think killing a werewolf who sires someone will undo the curse, this is not true.
The Whore of Babylon
Appeared In: “99 Problems" (season 5 episode 17)
In Supernatural the Whore of Babylon, from Christian mythology, is a pastor’s daughter who attempts to convince people to sin to damn their souls to Hell by pretending to talk to angels. She can only be killed by a true servant of God.
Witches
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
Witches are people who use magical spells to manipulate people and objects. They can be young and just learning or centuries old.
Wraiths
Appeared In: “Sam, Interrupted" (season 5, episode 11)
Wraiths appear human, but their true form is seen in mirrors. They use a long probe from their wrists that pokes into a person’s brain to drink the brain juices.
Zombies
Appeared In: Multiple Episodes
There are contradictory facts about zombies in Supernatural. For some, a shot to the head kills them, but for others, it doesn’t. The common type of zombie, the ones raised by Death in season 5, retain their memories and seem normal for several days before turning into brain-eating killing machines