Other Types of Vampires
Throughout the years there have been other types of vampires, with their own weak and
strong sides. Here are some of the best known "races" of vampires:
Asanbosam:
Asanbosam are african vampires. They are normal vampires except that they have hooks
instead of feet. They tend to bite their victims on the thumb.
Baital:
Baital is an Indian race of vampires their natural form is half man, half bat, standing roughly
one and a half meter tall.
Baobhan Sith:
The Baobhan Sith (buh-van she) is an evil Scottish fairie who appear as a beatiful young
woman and will dance with men they find, until the men are exhausted; they then feed upon
them. It can be killed by cold iron.
Ch'Iang Shih:
In China there are vampire-like creatures called Ch'Iang Shih; they are created by having a
cat jumping over the corpse of a dead person. They appear livid and may kill with poisonous
breath in addition to draining blood. If a Ch'Iang Shih encounters a pile of rice, it must
count the grains before it can pass on. Their immaterial form is a sphere of light, much
like Will-O-the-Wisps.
Dearg-Due:
In Ireland many druids speak of Dearg-Dues which has to be killed by building a cairn
of stones upon the grave. The Dearg-Dues can't change their chape.
Ekiminu:
Ekiminus are assyiran malignant spirits (half ghost, half vampire) caused by no proper
burial. They are naturally invisible and are capable of possessing humans. They can be
destroyed by using wooden weapons or by exorcism.
Kathakano:
The Crete vampire Kathakano is much like the originals, but it can only be killed by chopping
its head off and boiling it in vinegar.
Krvopijac:
These are Bulgarian vampires and are also known as Obours. They look like normal vampires,
but have only one nostril and a pointed tongue. A krvopijac can be immobilized by placing roses
around their graves. It can be destroyed by letting a magician order it into a bottle and
throwing it into a bonfire.
Lamia:
Lamias were known in ancient Rome and Greece. They were exclusively female vampires, which
often appeared half human, half animal (most often a snake and always the lower part)
form. They ate the flesh of their victims as well as drinking the blood. Lamias could be
attacked and killed with normal weapons.
Nosferatu:
Nosferatu is another name for the original vampire, which is also called vampyre.
Rakshasa:
Rakshasa is a powerful Indian vampire and magician. They usually appear as humans with
animal features (claws, fangs, slitted eyes, etc.) or as animals with human features (feet,
hands, flattened nose, etc.). The animal side is very often a tiger. They eat the victim's
flesh in addition to drinking their blood. Rakshasas may be destroyed by burning, sunlight or
exorcism.
Strigoiul:
This is the Romanian vampire. Strigoiuls are much like the original vampires, but they like
to attack in flocks. They can be killed by putting garlic into its mouth or removing its heart.
Succubus:
This is a lesser known European race of vampires. The general way they feed is by having sexual
relations with the victim, exhausting them and then feeding on the energy released during
sex. They may enter homes uninvited and can take on the appearance of other persons. They
will often visit the same victim more than once. The victim of a Succubus will experience
the visits as dreams. The male version of a Succubus is an Incubus.
Vlokoslak:
Serbian vampires, also called Mulos. They normally appear as people wearing white clothes.
They are active both day and night and can assume the shape of horses and sheep. They eat
their victims as well as drinking their blood. They can be killed by cutting off their toes,
or by driving a nail through the neck.
Upierczi:
These vampires have origin in Poland and Russia and is also called Viesczy. They have a sting
under the tongue instead of
the fangs. They are active from noon to midnight and can only be destroyed by burning. When
burned, the body will burst, giving rise to hundreds of small, disgusting animals (maggots,
rats, etc.). If any of these creatures escape then the Upierczi's spirit will escape too
and will return to seek revenge.
©Anders Martin Labich Nielsen
Additions
By Claudia Lake
Pey:
In Tamil folk stories, the Pey drink the blood of fallen or wounded warriors.
Leanan Sidhe (specific):
Lives on the Isle of Man, is a vampyric female spirit. In Irish folk tales, she is the muse of poetry, although those inspired by her lead glorious, short lives.
Mahr:
Slavic or Teutonic people believed that the Mahr were deceased family members whose soul left the body at night to drink their blood. They appeared as moths, hairs, of pieces of straw. Also a race of giant vampire moths living in the Carpathian Mountains that would inhabit the bodies of the people they bit. It could be killed, and the original soul returned, if a wooden stake was driven through its heart or it was exposed to daylight. The Polish version is called Mora, the Bulgarian, Morava.
Mulo:
In Gypsy belief, a vampire living in the mountains lacking bones and the middle finger of each hand.
Yasha:
In Japanese mythology, Yasha was a vampire-bat that was a woman lowered in status during rebirth by anger.
Source: The Encyclopedia Mythica.
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