Pichal peri or pichhal pairī (Punjabi: ਪਿੱਛਲ ਪੈਰੀ, Hindi: पिछल पेरी, Urdu: پچھل پيری "reverse-footed") is the name given to the churel in northwestern South Asia and Central Asia because of their typical appearance as a woman with long hair covering the face and feet pointing backward.
[1] In some versions, pichal peris appear in the woods at night and target lone men.
Most stories will have the victim escaping as these are usually told by people who claim to be first hand witnesses.
In most stories they appear as beautiful women in order to lure men and get exposed only due to their backward feet.
In some cases witnesses claim to see the female form transforming into a tall demonic creature.