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
Aipalookvik Variations: Aipaloovik This vampiric spirit is part of the folklore of the arctic regions, including Alaska, Greenland, and Northern Canada. Sailors and those who live near the water have described it
Agta Variations: Agre In the Philippines there is a species of ENERGY VAMPIRE called an agta. Areputed cigar smoker, the agta can always be found wherever the fishing is good, as this
Abhartach Pronunciation: Ah-BART-tig Variations: Murbhheo The oldest known recorded vampire story in Western Europe comes from ancient Celtic lore and took place in the rural parish of Glenullin, in the town of
A kiangshi is in Chinese lore, a Corpse that becomes a VAMPIRE demon. Kiangshi means “corpse specter.” In Chinese lore (as well as Slavic lore), a human being has two souls, one
The Ala is a Turkish term, borrowed by Serbs and Greeks, for an ECLIPSE vampire. The ala replaced the names of VARCOLAC and VUKODLAK as the sky creature who eats the sun
Langsuir ALSO KNOWN AS: Langsuyar ORIGIN: Malay Langsuir are Malaysian vampires; the wrathful spirits of women who died giving birth. The trauma of delivering a still-born child may also allegedly transform women
Nakaq The Liposuction Vampire The Nakaq is an Andean vampire except that instead of sucking blood, he extracts fat. If he lived in the United States and if only his attacks weren’t
Many mermaids have associations with death. Some are psychopomps providing responsible escort service to the realms of death, especially for those who die by drowning. Others are just lethal killers. Legends describe
ADZE Pronunciation: Ads The Ewe people of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo, Africa, believe that this vampiric spirit looks like a Corpse Candle, the constant light of a firefly, or like a
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