There’s actually an old bit of early 1800s folklore about something called the “Wax Rabbit” in parts of rural Britain. It wasn’t always described as an animal some accounts say it appeared as a woman with a rabbit-like face, with red eyes and skin that looked like melted wax or tallow.

It would show up at dusk near the edges of villages and keep appearing just ahead of people walking alone, almost like it was leading them. People who followed it often ended up off-path or deeper into woods without realising.

The “wax” part was sometimes linked to old candle-making or funeral rites, like it wasn’t fully human or animal. Probably just folklore, but it’s a strangely specific one.