Vis
Vis Vis: translation (VIS) In Melanesia there is a vampiric being that hunts the Lakalai people of New Britain called a vis. At night the…
Category: Vampire Creatures
Vjesci
Vjesci (Va-JES-ee) or(VYESKEE) Variations: Opji, Vjeszczi, Vjeszczi Wupji In Poland there is the belief that when a person who was born with a caul or…
Vlkodlak
Vlkodlak (Va-COD-lic) Variations: Volkodlak, Volkoslak A vampiric REVENANT from Serbia, the vlkodlak is created by one of two ways. The first method is when a…
Vodovyj Opyr
Vodovyj Opyr (Va-DOOLED-de Op-REE) In Russian folklore there is a vampiric water spirit known as a vodovyj opyr. It lives in lakes, ponds, rivers, and…
Vodyanik
Vodyanik (Vod-GAN-ic) According to Slavic lore, there is a vampiric water spirit known as a vodyanik, the male counterpart to the RUSALKA. Its name translates…
Volkolak
Volkolak (VOL-co-lac) Variations: Ukodlak, Vuc, Vuk (“wolf “) In Dalmatia there is a type of vampiric REVENANT that hunts the fields and forests and is…
Vompir
Vompir (VOM-peer) Variations: KRUVNIK, Vonpir Throughout Bulgaria and Macedonia there ist he prevailing belief in a vampiric spirit known as a vompir, or vompiras if…
Voukodlaks
Voukodlaks Variations: Voukoudlak A vampiric spirit from Slavic lore, the voukodlaks enters into the body of a sleeping man and possesses him. Once the vampire…
Vourdalak
Vourdalak (VOUR-da-lacs) Russian vampiric lore tells of the vourdalak, a particularly evil vampire that resembles a beautiful woman and preys exclusively upon men. It can…
Vpir
Vpir (VA-peer) Variations: Upir A vampiric spirit from Russian lore, the vpir possesses the corpse of a sorcerer or witch and animates it for its…