Vukodlak
Vukodlak (VOO-cod-lac) Variations: Pricolici, TRICCOLITCH, Tricolici, VRUKOLAK, Vukodlack, Vukodlaki, Vukolak, Vukozlak, Vulkodlak, Vulkolak In Serbia a vampiric REVENANT known as a vukodlak is created whenever…
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Vyrkolakas
Vyrkolakas (Vry-COO-low-casz) Variations: Tympaniaois The vyrkolakas is a vampiric spirit from Greeklore (see GREEK VAMPIRES). When a werewolf dies, its spirit will return and possess…
Vyrkolatios
Vyrkolatios (Vry-COO-low-toes) The vyrkolatios of Santorini, Greece, is like every other traditional Greek vampire except for one difference—the vyrkolatios keeps its victims alive the entire…
Washerwomen of the Night
Washerwomen of the Night Variation: Clotha, Kannerez-Noz, Les Lavandieres de la Nuit, Midnight Washerwomen In England and France there is a type of vampiric ghost…
Werzelya
Werzelya From Ethiopia comes the tale of a female vampiric demon known as Werzelya. In life Werzelya was the sister of Saint Susenyos, but unlike…
Wieszczy
Wieszczy Variations: Wieszcy There is a belief in Poland that a child who is born with a cleft palate and either a caul or teeth…
Wili
Wili (VE-lee) Variations: Wiles, Vila, Vile A vampiric spirit from Poland, a wili is created when a bride dies on her wedding day. Unable to…
De Witte Lever
De Witte Lever Variations: Witte Lever (“White Liver”) In the northern regions of the Netherlands there is a type of vampirism that can occur when…
Wume
Wume (WOO-mee) Near the Bight of Benin along the West African coast in the Gulf of Guinea there is a vampiric being known as a…
Wurwolaka
Wurwolaka (Vour- vah- LA- ka) In Albania there is a particularly vicious type of vampiric REVENANT known as a wurwolaka. It is one of the…
