Examples include not only the vampires and werewolves of the west, but also those of Chinese origin such as the ones in the rare Chinese book, "Shan Hai Jing" classics of mountains and seas), and they are called 'tairiku yokai' (continental yokai), or 'seiyo yokai' (western yokai) and 'chugoku yokai' (Chinese yokai), respectively.
西洋の吸血鬼や狼男だけでなく、中国の奇書『山海経』など、中国由来のものを含め「大陸妖怪」や各々「西洋妖怪」・「中国妖怪」と呼ぶ例もある。