The correct answer is (B) Wailing spirit; a female spirit in Irish folklore, whose wail foretells death in a house. A spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to family members as a sign that one of them will soon die.

Banshee comes from Irish bean sidhe (woman of the fairies), Old Irish ben side.

Examples of use:

• When deprived of her favorite toy, she wailed like a banshee.
• From behind the glass window, the jet fighter screamed like a banshee.