The Message in Skin

The Exorcist (1973)
dir. William Friedkin

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
dir. Chuck Russell

The TV

Videodrome (1983)
dir. David Cronenberg

Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
dir. Chuck Russell

The Nightmare

The Nightmare (1781)
Henry Fuseli

Phantasm (1979)
dir. Don Coscarelli

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
dir. Wes Craven

The Dog Man

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
dir. Philip Kaufman

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

dir. Jack Sholder

Apparently this is a creature of Japanese folklore.