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
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
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 will grow up to have a bright
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 find peace, the wili lingers on, suffering
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 a person is born with a white
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 wume. Created when a criminal dies and
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 few vampires that has the ability to
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 exceptionally large head and mouth and suckers
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 attacks worshippers as they exit the synagogue
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 black eyes and HAIR, it looks like
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