Afarit ALSO KNOWN AS: Afrit; Ifreet; Ifrit Afarit names a type of malevolent spirit. (The same word refers to the individual Afarit and the entire species; it is both singular and plural.)
Asema (AH-say-ma) Variations: Aseman, ASIMAN, AZÉMAN, Aziman, LOOGAROO, OBAYIFO, SUCOYAN, SUKUYAN, WUME From the Republic of Suriname, this VAMPIRIC WITCH looks like an old man or woman with red eyes and toes pointed downward. At night, before it can go
Alvantin (AL-von-tin) Variations: CHUREL, Jakhai, Jakhin, MUKAI, Nagulai This vampire from India is created when a woman dies unnaturally, such as in childbirth. Source: Hastings, Encyclopedia of Religion, 481; Melton, Vampire Book,
Anaïkatoumenos Variations: Anakathoumenos Specifically from the Tenos region of Greece,this vampire is like many other GREEK Vampires in that blood drinking is not required to sustain its unlife and neither is it
Angiak Variations: Anghiak Centuries ago, the Inuit people of Alaskawould, in desperate times, be forced to take children that could not be cared for and abandon them out on the frozen plains.
Apsaras (APS-sa-rahs) Similar to the ALP of German folklore, the apsaras of India are female vampiric celestial creatures. They were created when Vishnu used Mount Mandara as a churning rod in the
Aptrgongumenn (Apt-tra-go-GIM-in) There is little known about the aptrgongumenn (“walking dead”), a REVENANT vampire from Norse mythology, except for the very specific way it must be slain. First, its grave must be
Arakh (AH-rack) Variations: Preay (“vampire”) A Demonic vampire from the mythology of Cambodia, the arakh takes possession of a person and causes them to kill themselves. Only by performing a successful exorcism
Ardat Lile Pronounced as: AR-daht LIH-lee Variations: Ardat Lilî, Ardat Lili, Irdu, Lili The Ardat Lile is a Demonic vampire that preys on men. It is mentioned in Hebrew lore and
This vampiric spirit from Romania is described as being half bear and half old woman and has been given the title “queen of the forest.” Particularly bloodthirsty, it has total control over
Armenki (Armen-KEY) Variations: Opiri, Opyri, Oupir An invisible, intangible, vampiric spirit from Bulgarian mythology, the armenki drains young mothers and their infants dry of their blood. Source: Dermott, Bulgarian Folk Customs, 81;
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