Aufhocker

German statue of a huckup having leapt onto an apple thief's back[1]

The aufhocker (German: [ˈaʊfˌhɔkɐ]) or huckup (German: [ˈhʊkˌʔʊp]) is a shapeshifter in German folklore.

  1. ^ Grober-Gluck, Gerda (1931). Aufhocker and Aufhocken (in German). Germany: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 127–223. ISBN 3111289575.