Adze A vampire spirit that dwells in tribal sorcers among the Ewe, a people inhabiting parts of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo in Africa. The Adze flies around in the form of firefly but, if caught, changes into a human. It drinks blodd, palm oil and coconut water and preys on children, especially handsome ones. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The creatures physical manifestations can be very dangerous. Long connected with the nightmare, the alp is considered male, somtimes the spirit of a recently deceased relative, most often an actual demon. Children can become an Alp when a mother uses a horse collar to ease childbirth. During the middle ages the alp was said to appear as a cat, pig, bird or other animal, including a lechorus demon dog scene in Cologne, thus linking the werewolf in with this legend. In all its manifestations the Alp is known to wear a hat. The spirit can fly like a bird, can ride like a horse and is credited with a certain gallant attitude, rarely forcing itself on its prey. The Alp drinks blood from the nipples of men and children but prefers the milk of women. Because it is so involved in terrors of the mind and sleep the Alp is virtually impossible to kill. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asanbosam A vampire found in Africa, known among the Ashanti of southern Ghana and by people in areas of the Ivory Coast and Togo. The Asanbosam is belived to reside in deep forests, most often encountered there by hunters. It is of general human shape, with two exceptions: its teeth are made out of iron and its leg have hooklike appendages. Anyone walking by the tree in which it resides will be scooped up and killed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aswang A vampire from the Philippines, belived to be a beautiful female by day and a fearsome flying fiend by night. The Aswang can live a normal life during daylight hours. At night however the creature is led to the houses of its victims by night birds. Its nourishment is always blood, and it prefers to feed on children. The creature is recognized by its swollen form after feeding, it looks almost pregnant. If the Aswang licks a persons shadow it is belived that the person will die soon afterwards. Bajang A Malysian vampire, assumed to be male, apperaing as a cat and normally threatening children. The Bajang can be enslaved and turned into a demon servant and is often handed down from one generation to the next within a family. It is kept in a tabong(bamboo vessel) which is protected by various charms. While imprisoned it is fed with eggs and will turn on its owner if not enough food is provided. The master of such a demon can send it out to inflict harm on his/her enemy, the enemy usually dying soon after of a mysterious disease. According to traditions the Bajang came from the body of a stillborn child, coaxed out of it by various incantations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The Bhuta are found in cemetries or in dark desolate places, eating excrement or intestines. An attack by one of these creatures usually resulted in severe sickness or death. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brahmaparush A vampire from India that enjoys consuming human beings. This creature would drink a victims blood through its skull, than eat the brain from the skull and finally proceed to wrap the victims intestines around its body and perform a ritual dance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruxsa A female vampire from Portugal. The Bruxsa is normally transformed into vampiric form by witchcraft. She leaves her home at night in the form of a bird and her most frequent activity is tormenting weary lost travellers. She is said to appear as a beautiful maiden and leads a normal human life by day, bearing children which in general become her regular form of food. She is said to be impossible to kill.

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