Different types of Vampires
Asasabonsam:
Asasabonsam 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 fairy who
appear as a beautiful 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.
Bruja:
Bruja is the Spanish name for a witch, it was very similar to the
Italian Strega and the Bruxa from the neighboring Portugal. It
was a living woman who
was able to transform herself into various kinds of animals and
attack children.
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. It's
impossible to give a complete picture of the vampire as it is in
the literature, because there are many different versions of this
myth. Just about every thinkable ability and weakness has
probably been ascribed to vampires at some point.