Short-term exposure at close range can render a baby deaf. Humans affected by it are forced to bash their head in, effectively forcing them to commit suicide.

Sonic Scream - They are able to produce supernaturally-powerful screams that can hurt people who hear it.

Eileen delivered the killing blow.ДЄ Banshee preparing to feed. Fortunately, they were able to trap the banshee and save Dean. The brothers initially wanted to use resident Mildred Baker as bait, only for the banshee to go after Dean. Eileen, who was out trying to kill this banshee to avenge her parents, received assistance from Sam and Dean. The banshee then moved onto Arthur, the manager. In 2016, the same banshee that attacked the Leahys went to the Oak Park Retirement Living to feed on Harold, a resident there. In 1999, Sam Winchester joined his father John on a hunt for a banshee, while his brother Dean spent the weekend with yoga instructor Lisa Braeden. The couple's daughter, Eileen Leahy, survived, but lost her hearing. Padraic's wife Maura was able to banish the creature, but at the cost of her own life. In County Cork, Ireland 1986, a banshee broke into the Leahy house in order to feed on Padraic Leahy, who was suffering a nervous break down from losing his job. Banshees only prey on the vulnerable, both physically and emotionally, only hunt at night and hunt a location until it is picked clean before moving on.Д«enevolent banshees are tied to fairy lore and cry out to warn of impending death. The only ones capable of hearing their screams are the victims and once the victim is dead, the banshee will feed on their frontal lobe.

Malevolent banshees are able to produce high-pitched screams that can drive anyone who hears their scream to commit suicide. Like ghosts, they emit strong electromagnetism, which causes lights to flicker when they approach accordingly, EMF meters are highly responsive in rooms where a banshee was recently present. Malevolent banshees look like a female with dark flowing hair, sunken eyes in robes.

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