Корнуоллдың Ұлуы (Kornuoldyń Ūlūy)

Creature in Cornish folklore
the DC Comics supervillain

In Cornish folklore, the Owlman , sometimes referred to as the Cornish Owlman, or the Owlman of Mawnan, is an owl like humanoid creature said to have been seen in 1976 in the village of Mawnan, Cornwall, UK. Reported sightings of it flying above the church tower have led some to believe the creature may have been a barn owl, a species that commonly nests in such places.

The story originated when Tony "Doc" Shiels, who had been involved in a series of 'monster raising' exploits in 1976, claimed to have investigated a report of two young girls on holiday in Mawnan who saw a large winged creature hovering above the tower of St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church, Mawnan on 17 April 1976. According to most versions of the story, the girls, identified as June and Vicky Melling, were so frightened by the sight of a large "feathered bird man" that their father Don immediately cut short their family holiday after hearing their tale. According to Shiels, one of the girls provided him with a drawing of the creature, which he dubbed "Owlman". The story was subsequently related in a pamphlet entitled Morgawr: The Monster of Falmouth Bay by Anthony Mawnan Peller, which circulated throughout Cornwall in 1976. According to Shiels, "Owlman" was reported again on 3 July by two 14 year old girls identified as Sally Chapman and Barbara Perry, who were aware of the "Owlman" tale. According to the story, the two girls were camping when they were confronted by "a big owl with pointed ears, as big as a man" with glowing eyes and black, pincer like claws. Sporadic claims of "Owlman" sightings in the vicinity of the church circulated in 1978, 1979, 1989, and 1995, and according to legend, a "loud, owl like sound" could be heard at night in the Mullion church yard during the year 2000.

According to author Joe Nickell, church towers are common nesting places for barn owls, which were likely the source of the sightings.

In 2009, the episode "Death Raptor" focused on the Owlman in the Animal Planet TV series Lost Tapes. "The Owlman Feeds at Midnight" is an episode in Season 1 of the children's TV show The Secret Saturdays. The plot of the episode involves a town terrorised by an Owlman. The 2012 play 'Horse Piss for Blood' written by Carl Grose, features the Owlman as a key plot point. The Owlman is depicted in the 2013 Scottish independent horror film Lord of Tears. In this film, The Owlman represents the Semitic god Muloch.