Pichal peri or pichhal pairī (Hindi: पिछल पेरी, Urdu: پچھل پيری "reverse-footed"), also called churel/chuṛail/chudail (Hindi: चुड़ैल, Urdu: چڑیل) is a monster or supernatural creature popularly appearing in ghost stories of South and Central Asia. Pichal peris usually appear female with long hair covering the face and feet pointing backward.[1]