Ghost Riders

Ghost Riders, part of the myth of the Wild Hunt, are introduced to Teen Wolf mythology in Season 5 but first appear on screen in Season 6.

They appear to be humanoid and dress in cowboy hats and other "old west" apparel.

Ghost Riders History
Lydia Martin first found a book describing the mythical Ghost Riders in Status Asthmaticus.

'“Woden’s Hunt, also known as the Wild Ride or Wild Hunt. A myth of devilish riders in the sky accompanied by black dogs, spectral beasts whose eyes glowed with fire... A Bearer of Death and Guardian of the Supernatural, the black dog is also known by its more common name, the Hellhound."

Originally a Norse Myth, it shifted to the "old west" in American popular culture during the 19th and 20th centuries. The 1948 song "Riders in the Sky" by Stan Jones established the Ghost Riders as cowboys forever chasing "the devil's herd" of red-eyed cattle. Dozens of artists covered the song including country singer Johnny Cash in 1979 and death metal band Gorlock in 2011.

In the original myth and newer versions of the legend, the riders take unwary or unsavory characters with them.

"If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range, then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride ..." - Riders in the Sky

Production
Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis told Forbes how they developed the Ghost Riders.


 * "I’m a huge western fan. One of my favorite movies of all time is Magnificent Seven. We took inspiration from a lot of different areas, a little bit of The Dark Tower, I would say, Unforgiven, and being able to go to that look to make these ghost riders, these dark cowboys, was really fun. We knew that we wanted their faces to be scary and give an ancient feel to them, as if they’d been around for a very long time."