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…
Category: Vampire Creatures
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…
Yara- Ma- Yha- Who
Yara- Ma- Yha- Who (YA- rah- MA- YAWHO) Australia’s premier vampiric creature, the yarama- yha- who, looks like a short, red- skinned man with an…
Yezer Ha- Ra
Yezer Ha- Ra (YEEZHR HA- Rah) A vampiric demon from Hebrew lore, the Yezer Ha- Ra (“the evil inclination in man’s nature from birth”) only…
Zburator
The zburator (“the flying thing”) is a vampiric creature from Romanian lore, similar to an INCUBUS. Described as a winged and handsome young man with…