Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20131105202753/@comment-4839682-20131209055953

Harbinger3781 wrote: Of course. But I believe the most deepest impression of wraiths should be from Harry Potter series. Other literatures' versions of wraiths aren't much of an impact, plus the distinct signature moves of removing souls... Dementors.

That's not distinct to HP. Wraith is a Scottish word for "ghost", btw.

HP just sticks in many people's minds because it's a well-known, beautiful story, but that does not in any way mean that the Wraith is based on dementors. It's not, it's based on much older legends, which dementors are ALSO based on.