Post by sepulture on Jul 24, 2005 2:40:19 GMT -5
Algul -- An arabic vampire, which translated means horse leech, or a blodsucking jinn. This form of vampire is traditionaly a female demon that feasted upon dead babies and inhabited cemeteries.
Alp -- A German vampiric spirit associated with the boogeyman and the incubus, normally tormenting the nights and dreams of women.
Aswang -- A vampire from the Philippines, belived to be a beautiful female by day and a fearsome flying fiend by night.
Baobhan-sith -- A Scotish vampire that normally disguised itself as a beautiful maiden and lured its victims to there deaths. In fairy lore the Baobhan-sith usually appeared dressed in green.
Bebarlangs -- A tribe found in the Philippines that had members that practised a form of psychic vampirism. They apparently sent out there astral bodys and fed on the life forces and vitalty of individuals.
Bhuta -- A vampire from India, normally created due to the violent death of an individual.
Bruxsa -- A female vampire from Portugal. The Bruxsa is normally transformed into vampiric form by witchcraft. She is said to be impossible to kill.
Dearg-due -- A dreaded creature of Ireland, whose name means "Red Blood Sucker." An aincent vampire that dates back to celtic times, it is still feared. The only way to curb its predations is to pile stones upon any grave suspected of housing such a beast. The most famous tale of the Dearg-due is the story of a beautiful woman supposedly buried in Waterford, in a small church yard near Strongbows Tree. Several times a year she rises from her grave, using her stunning apperance to lure man to there doom.
Ekimmu -- One of the most feared of aincent vampires, found among the Assyrians and Babylonians. It is said to be a departed spirit, the soul of a dead person unable to find peace. The creature wondered over the earth waiting to attack. There were many ways in which a person could become an Ekimmu, among these were violent/premature death, unfulfilled love and improper burial.
Eretica -- A Russian vampire, usually considered to be a heretic who has returned from the dead. It was in general said to be a woman who sold her soul in life and then returns in the form of a ragged old woman.
Kuang-shi -- A Chinese vampire, caused by the demonic poession of a recently deceased corpse.
Kasha -- A Japanese vampire that feeds by removing corpses from graves or prior to cremation and devouring them.
Lobishomen -- A Brazilian vampire, that preys mainly on women. It does not actually kill its victims preferring instead to draw small amounts of blood. After its attack the woman begins to display nymphomanical tendencies.
Moroii -- A living Romanian vampire. It can be either male or female, and exhibits most of the characteristics of a Strigoii.
Nosferatu -- A Romanian species of vampire, said to be the illegitimate child of parents who were illegitimate. Soon after its burial the Nosferatu embarks on a long career of destruction. It delights in tormenting and engaging in wild orgies with the living. The male can father children. The vampire hates newly married couples due to its own illegitmatcy and wreaks its revenge on such couples by making the groom impotent and the bride barren.
Stregoni benefici -- An Italian vampire, said to be on the side of goodness, and a mortal enemy of all evil vampires.
Succubus -- A female vampire, a fiend that visits men in there sleep to torment their dreams and engage them in sex. The Succubus could render a victim totally exhausted in its pursuit of carnal pleasure.
Talamaur -- A living vampire found in Australia. This creature could communicate with the spirit world, making one of these spirits its servant which it could then send among the living. One version of the Talamaur could send out its soul to drain the remaining life essence from a fresh corpse.
Upier -- A Polish vampire that is unusual in the fact that it rises at mid day and returns to sleep at midnight. It is said to have a barbed tounge and consumes vast quantities of blood. This creatures fascination with blood goes much further than normal vampires as it sleeps in blood as well.
Upir -- A vampire found in the Ukraine, that is noted for its desire to eat large amounts of fish.
Varacolaci -- A Romanian vampire that ranks among the most powerfull of all the undead. It is said to have the ability to cause both lunar and solar eclipses. They may appear as pale humans with dry skin. They can travel on an astral thread, the midnight spinning, travelling as far as need as long as the thread remains unbroken.
Vourdalak -- A Russian vampire, considered in Russian folklore to be a beautiful but evil woman.
Yara-ma-yha-who- A Australian vampire legend of the Aboriginies. More beast than man, this vampire dwelt in fig trees and would jump down on people who passed by or slept under the tree. The creature would drain the blood from the person, though not usually enough to kill. Sometimes it ate the person whole, then regurgitated them out later. The more often a person was attacked, the more like the creature they became, until eventually they were made fully into a yara-ma-yha-who.
Alp -- A German vampiric spirit associated with the boogeyman and the incubus, normally tormenting the nights and dreams of women.
Aswang -- A vampire from the Philippines, belived to be a beautiful female by day and a fearsome flying fiend by night.
Baobhan-sith -- A Scotish vampire that normally disguised itself as a beautiful maiden and lured its victims to there deaths. In fairy lore the Baobhan-sith usually appeared dressed in green.
Bebarlangs -- A tribe found in the Philippines that had members that practised a form of psychic vampirism. They apparently sent out there astral bodys and fed on the life forces and vitalty of individuals.
Bhuta -- A vampire from India, normally created due to the violent death of an individual.
Bruxsa -- A female vampire from Portugal. The Bruxsa is normally transformed into vampiric form by witchcraft. She is said to be impossible to kill.
Dearg-due -- A dreaded creature of Ireland, whose name means "Red Blood Sucker." An aincent vampire that dates back to celtic times, it is still feared. The only way to curb its predations is to pile stones upon any grave suspected of housing such a beast. The most famous tale of the Dearg-due is the story of a beautiful woman supposedly buried in Waterford, in a small church yard near Strongbows Tree. Several times a year she rises from her grave, using her stunning apperance to lure man to there doom.
Ekimmu -- One of the most feared of aincent vampires, found among the Assyrians and Babylonians. It is said to be a departed spirit, the soul of a dead person unable to find peace. The creature wondered over the earth waiting to attack. There were many ways in which a person could become an Ekimmu, among these were violent/premature death, unfulfilled love and improper burial.
Eretica -- A Russian vampire, usually considered to be a heretic who has returned from the dead. It was in general said to be a woman who sold her soul in life and then returns in the form of a ragged old woman.
Kuang-shi -- A Chinese vampire, caused by the demonic poession of a recently deceased corpse.
Kasha -- A Japanese vampire that feeds by removing corpses from graves or prior to cremation and devouring them.
Lobishomen -- A Brazilian vampire, that preys mainly on women. It does not actually kill its victims preferring instead to draw small amounts of blood. After its attack the woman begins to display nymphomanical tendencies.
Moroii -- A living Romanian vampire. It can be either male or female, and exhibits most of the characteristics of a Strigoii.
Nosferatu -- A Romanian species of vampire, said to be the illegitimate child of parents who were illegitimate. Soon after its burial the Nosferatu embarks on a long career of destruction. It delights in tormenting and engaging in wild orgies with the living. The male can father children. The vampire hates newly married couples due to its own illegitmatcy and wreaks its revenge on such couples by making the groom impotent and the bride barren.
Stregoni benefici -- An Italian vampire, said to be on the side of goodness, and a mortal enemy of all evil vampires.
Succubus -- A female vampire, a fiend that visits men in there sleep to torment their dreams and engage them in sex. The Succubus could render a victim totally exhausted in its pursuit of carnal pleasure.
Talamaur -- A living vampire found in Australia. This creature could communicate with the spirit world, making one of these spirits its servant which it could then send among the living. One version of the Talamaur could send out its soul to drain the remaining life essence from a fresh corpse.
Upier -- A Polish vampire that is unusual in the fact that it rises at mid day and returns to sleep at midnight. It is said to have a barbed tounge and consumes vast quantities of blood. This creatures fascination with blood goes much further than normal vampires as it sleeps in blood as well.
Upir -- A vampire found in the Ukraine, that is noted for its desire to eat large amounts of fish.
Varacolaci -- A Romanian vampire that ranks among the most powerfull of all the undead. It is said to have the ability to cause both lunar and solar eclipses. They may appear as pale humans with dry skin. They can travel on an astral thread, the midnight spinning, travelling as far as need as long as the thread remains unbroken.
Vourdalak -- A Russian vampire, considered in Russian folklore to be a beautiful but evil woman.
Yara-ma-yha-who- A Australian vampire legend of the Aboriginies. More beast than man, this vampire dwelt in fig trees and would jump down on people who passed by or slept under the tree. The creature would drain the blood from the person, though not usually enough to kill. Sometimes it ate the person whole, then regurgitated them out later. The more often a person was attacked, the more like the creature they became, until eventually they were made fully into a yara-ma-yha-who.