Category: Vampire Creatures

Vrkolak In Bulgaria, in the Demir-Haskov region,there is a type of vampire known as a vrkolak. Described as looking like a shadow, this vampire is…

Vroucolaca On the Greek island of Myconi was a species of vampire known as a vroucolaca that was immune to the effects of holy water,…

Vrukolak (Vroo-co-lac) Variations: Ukodlak A vampiric REVENANT specifically from northern Dalmatia, the vrukolak is created when a person dies the victim of a vrukolak, by…

Vrukólaka In the northern regions of Greece there lives aparticularly barbaric species of vampire known as a vrukólaka, although the vrukólaka was originally a Slavic…

Vrykolaka (Vree-COH-la-ka) Variation: Alastores, Barbalakos, Borbolakas, Bordoukas, Bourbolakas, Bourboulakas, Bourdoulakos, Brykolakas, Kalakhanos, Upirina, Vrukolakes, Vrykolokas, Vurkokalas, Vurvukalas A vampiric demon from Greek lore, the vrykolaka…

Vryolakas (Vree-oh-LAC-az) In the Republic of Macedonia there is a vampiric REVENANT known as a vryolakas. Like many of the vampiric REVENANTs from that region…

Vudkolak (VUD-co-lac) Variations: VUKODLAK In southern Slavic regions there is a vampiric REVENANT known as a vudkolak (“wolf’s hair”), but this word is also used…

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…

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 (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…