History Main / FlamingSkulls

* All of the ComicBook/{{Ghost Rider}}s have one of these for a head, the skin often ''burning off'' when they transform. Ghost Rider's [[Film/GhostRider film incarnation]] is currently the picture.

* Myth/BrazilianFolklore:In Brazil, there are two legends about cursed creatures with flaming skulls.

* In Brazil, there are two legends about cursed creatures with flaming skulls. The most infamous one is the Headless Mule. In practically all the country regions of Brazil, people believe that any woman who has an affair with a priest will turn into a dark mule whose skull is permanently on flames, in the Thursday-to-Friday nights, to wander around and drive whoever sees her to madness. Although she’s frequently represented as a mule without a head, technically she would look “headless” because her head is covered by the flames. The curse can be broken if someone’ll be brave enough to yank off the bridle the mule wears or cut her skin deep enough to spill some blood. The mule's lover may also break the curse by disowning her while he celebrates the mass. Funny enough, he never is punished.

* There’s also the Curacanga, in the Brazilian State of Maranhão, which is called Cumacanga, in Pará. Like the Headless Mule, Curacanga is cursed as punishment for being a priest’s lover, or, in some versions, the seventh daughter of a couple who had only girls. At Thursday to Friday nights, the cursed woman’s head gets loosen from its body to turn into a ball of fire and fly away, biting whoever is unfortunate enough to run into it. To prevent the curse, a mother of seven girls must ask her older daughter to be the godmother of her little sister.

* In Brazil, there are two legends about cursed creatures with flaming skulls. The most infamous one is the Headless Mule. In practically all the country regions of Brazil, people believe that any woman who has an affair with a priest will turn into a dark mule whose skull is permanently on flames, in the Thursday-to-Friday nights, to wander around and drive whoever sees her to madness. Although she’s frequently represented as a mule without a head, technically she would look “headless” because her head is covered by the flames. The curse can be broken if someone’ll be brave enough to yank off the bridle the mule wears or cut her skin deep enough to spill some blood. Funny enough, the woman’s lover is never punished.

* In Brazil, there are two legends about cursed creatures with flaming skull. The most infamous one is the Headless Mule. In practically all the country regions of Brazil, people believe that any woman who has an affair with a priest will turn into a dark mule whose skull is permanently on flames, in the Thursday-to-Friday nights. Although it’s frequently represented as a mule without a head, technically it would look “headless” because its head is covered by the flames. The curse can be broken if someone’ll be brave enough to yank off the bridle the mule wears or cut its skin deep enough to spill some blood. Funny enough, the woman’s lover is never punished.

* There’s also the Curacanga, in the Brazilian State of Maranhão, which is called Cumacanga, in Pará. Like the Headless Mule, Curacanga is cursed as punishment for being a priest’s lover, or, in some versions, the seventh daughter of a couple who had only girls. At Thursday to Friday nights, the poor woman’s head gets loosen from its body to turn into a ball of fire and fly away, biting whoever is unfortunate enough to run into it. To prevent the curse, the mother of seven girls must invite her older daughter to be the godmother of her younger sister.

* In Brazil, there are two legends about cursed creatures with flaming skull. The most infamous one is the Headless Mule. In some Brazilian States, people believe that any woman who has an affair with a priest will turn into a dark mule whose skull is permanently on flames, in the Thursday-to-Friday nights. Although it’s frequently represented as a mule without a head, technically it would look “headless” because its head is covered by the flames. The curse can be broken if someone’ll be brave enough to yank off the bridle the mule carries, or cut it deep enough to spill some blood. Funny yet, the woman’s lover is never punished.

* The French comic ''Mutafukaz'' has Vinz, whose [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P9yGezX0O3c/T1ssI_lVwxI/AAAAAAAAAKg/f0sswqY3mTs/s400/linovinz.png flaming skull]] [[WeirdnessCensor passes by without comment]]. (see Film below)

* Vinz from ''Film/{{Mutafukaz}}'' has a flaming skull for a ''head''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'': One of the enemy types is one of these, and can usually be found in dungeon areas.

* The EvilSorcerer in Creator/WilliamsElectronics' ''Pinball/{{Sorcerer}}'' pinball fights with flaming ''[[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dragon]]'' skulls.

* Blazing Skull was a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] hero in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. No prizes for guessing what his gimmick was.

** And again in the episode "Mac Daddy", where Bloo insists they paint flaming skulls on the side of the soapbox racer and Cheese insists on bunnies. They compromise on flaming bunnies instead.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' has an episode where [=DeeDee=] has to get a tattoo after receiving the wrong decoder ring in her [[Franchise/MyLittlePony Princess Pretty Puff]] [[{{Expy}} cereal box]]. The tattoo artist says a flaming skull is among the popular choices.

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* One of the numerous varieties of GoddamnedBats of ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' is one of these, and can usually be found in dungeon areas.

* The ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' card game has a card actually called Burning Skull Head, as well as Skull Flame and Supersonic Skull Flame. Fittingly, Burning Skull Head and Skull Flame are FIRE-attribute Zombies (Supersonic Skull Flame is WIND instead).

** And Scorpion has one for a head.

* The French comic ComicBook/{{Mutafukaz}} has Vinz, whose [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P9yGezX0O3c/T1ssI_lVwxI/AAAAAAAAAKg/f0sswqY3mTs/s400/linovinz.png flaming skull]] [[WeirdnessCensor passes by without comment]].

* The French comic Mutafakaz has Vinz, whose [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P9yGezX0O3c/T1ssI_lVwxI/AAAAAAAAAKg/f0sswqY3mTs/s400/linovinz.png flaming skull]] [[WeirdnessCensor passes by without comment]].

* ''ComicBook/GhostRider'' is ''made'' of this trope. His [[Film/GhostRider film incarnation]] is currently the picture.

* Vinz from ''Film/{{Mutafukaz}}'' has a flaming skull for a ''head''.

** A feat called "Spell Theatrics" lets a caster change the visual effects of a spell. The example given is making a Fireball into a flaming skull. There are several types of undead that also take this form.