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~Hungary:
Farkaskoldus- A vampire which turns into a werewolf at death.
~India:
Bantu- There are three types in all.
Bantu Dodong- Lives in caves and feeds off the blood of animals.
Bantu Parl- Feeds off the blood of wounded humans who can't defend themselves.
Bantu Saburo- Commands dogs to hunt humans so that it can feed off them.
Bhuta- These creatures are ghouls that eat the remains of humans or vampires that inhabit graveyards and attack those who approach.
Raksashas/Raks
ashis- This type of vampire was first documented within the Vedas (Hindu religious text). It was a blood drinker that inhabited graveyards. It had 5 legs and its body was soaked with blood.
Vetalas- These vampires can appear in various forms one of which is an old hag who drinks the victim's blood.
~Iraq:
Ekimmu- This type of vampire was created from a violent death or improper burial.
~Ireland:
Dearg-due- Similar to the Baobhan Sith, a beautiful woman who rises from her grave several times a year to lure men to their doom by sucking them dry of their blood. She dates back to Celtic times and one is reportedly buried near Strongbow's Tree in Waterford, County Munster.
Commonly referred to as the 'red blood sucker', a cairn of stones should be built over the grave to prevent her from rising.
~Japan:
Kappa- These types of vampires will suck the blood from horses and cows anuses after dragging the animals in to their watery home. They will only leave the water to rape women, steal victim's livers and steal fruit. They have been known to strike bargains with people who they won't attack. They look like green child like creatures that are very ugly.
~Malaysia:
Langsuir- This vampire was created after a woman died giving birth to a still born baby. The vampire had no fangs but instead, a hole was used to suck blood, which was located at the back of her neck. A langsuir could become mortal again if a mortal cut off her nails and hair and stuffed it into her hole at the back of her neck.
Penanggalan- During a penance ceremony, if a woman was interrupted, she would then become a penanggalan. From her great shock and rapid movement, her head became separated from her body and this would then fly off as an evil spirit. This creature could be heard whining on the rooftops of houses where young infants were being born. She wished to get inside to drink the infant's blood.
~Mexico:
Tlaciques- Found amongst the Nahuatl Indians and are known as vampiric witches and have the ability to change shape. Usually they will change into a ball of fire to gain access to buildings or change into a turkey to feed off humans unnoticed.
~Polish:
Upior or Upyr- This blood drinking vampire can roam from noon till midnight. It's only in recent times that authors have made people believe that vampires only prowl at night. To destroy this kind of creature, a stake would be used as well as decapitation and fire.
~Prussia:
Gierach- Other wise known as Viesczy or Stryz. A sprinkling of poppy seeds over a suspected vampires grave would supposedly keep it at bay as it would spend it's time counting them.
~Romania:
Nosferatu- This is a blood drinking vampire that can have sexual relations with its victims. A Nosferatu is usually created if they are an illegitimate child of illegitimate parents.
Strigoi/Strigoaica- Some of the vampires in this region are said to be living witches who can leave their bodies to attack other people, similar to the Vetalas of India. This type of psychic vampire is often referred to as stigoi vii.
Immortal blood drinking vampires are called strigoi morti and these are most like the traditional vampire of myth and folklore as they leave their graves at night and were destroyed by a stake, decapitation or burning. The Romanians believed that garlic kept them away, and a branch of a wild rose placed on the grave stopped the vampire from rising.
Varacolaci- These types of vampire are reported to be the strongest and they are able to cause solar and lunar eclipses. They are able to travel by the use of astral projection and can journey anywhere providing the astral cord is not broken. They are often seen to appear as pale skinned humans with dry skin.
~Scotland:
Baobhan sith - Pronounced 'baavan shee', this vampire also referred to as a succubus, takes the appearance of a beautiful young woman dressed in green. Her main victims would be male and she would lure them in with her stunning looks. Then she would dance with her victim until they fell exhausted and to weak to put up a fight before feeding off the victims blood and life sources.
Her crying shriek can often be heard from a distance and it is said that sometimes, the person who hears her scream will drop down dead. If a number of Baobhan Siths are heard shrieking together, this foretells the death of a great person.
This type of vampire is said to have become immortal through death at childbirth.
The Baobhan Sith is also an evil Scottish fairy and to protect yourself from such creatures, you should use cold iron.
~Worldwide:
Psychic Vampires- This type of vampire feeds off the energy of its victims.
Succubus/Incubus- The most infamous succubus is Lilith, the first wife of Adam. Lilith is said to be the first immortal in history as well as a seductress. Not only would she strangle baby infants, she would seduce dreaming men, feed off their bodily fluids as well as their sexual energy.
The male form is referred to as an Incubus. This creature would prey upon women while they slept, make love to them and torment their dreams. An Incubus has the ability to father children.
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