Vampire Creatures- Page 5

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 being murdered without anyone witnessing the crime,

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 vampire. Created when the Devil possesses a

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 (“vampire” or “wolf fairy”) possess the corpse

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 of the world, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and

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 to refer to a werewolf. When a

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 a heretic, magic user, or werewolf dies

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 a corpse, which it will animate in

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 time it drains them of their blood

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 that has come to be known as

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 her sainted brother, she dedicated her life