Ghouls live in burial grounds and other uninhabited places . The English word comes from the Arabic name for the creature : Ø Ù Ø Ù Ù ghÅ `` l , which literally means `` demon '' . In ancient Arabian folklore , the ghÅ `` l ( Arabic : Ø Ù Ù , literally demon ) dwells in burial grounds and other uninhabited places .