What does it mean to dream about ghoul?
A ghoul in a dream often pictures a fear that feeds on death and decay, a hunger that lingers around endings, or dread of being consumed by something grim.
Four ways to read it
Each reading below comes from a named tradition and a cited source, so you can see where it came from and decide what fits your dream.
Freud
Freud would read the corpse-eater as a grim appetite the waking mind recoils from, desire bound up with death and decay. Its haunt among graves may mark a fixation on loss. Ask what the figure hungered for and where it lingered.
After Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (Brill trans., 1913), public domain.Jung
Jung might see the ghoul as a shadow drawn to what has died, a part of the self that feeds on the past rather than the living. It can mark mourning that has curdled. The dream may ask what dead thing you keep returning to.
Jungian concept (our summary).Modern
Threat-simulation theory suggests the dreaming brain stages a predator linked to death, a vivid figure for dread that circles endings. It can follow grief or fear about mortality. Notice whether you fled the ghoul or felt drawn toward it.
Threat-simulation theory (our summary).Mythological
In Arabian lore the ghoul haunts graveyards and waste places, feeding on the dead and luring the unwary. It marks the terror that clings to death and decay. The image tends to weigh how close you feel to loss and what it draws out of you.
Rosmerta Publishing editorial synthesis (after Brewer; Frazer).