Gayal A vampiric spirit from India. Usually created due to the death of a man who has no one to properly perform the burial rites at his funeral. When he returns the Gayal reeks his revenge upon the sons of others and upon his on relatives. The threat of a relative returning as a Gayal usually ensures that the proper funeral rites are preformed Impundulu A vampiric servant of a witch found in the eastern Cape region of Africa. It was usually passed down from mother to daughter and was used to inflict suffering on ones enemys. It was said to have an insatiable appetite and had to be continously let feed, it also used to take the form of a handsome man and become a lover to its mistress. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Incubus Without doubt one of the most famous forms of vampires, the male form of the Succubus, the Imcubus used to visit women at night, make love to them and torment their dreams. It posses all the characteristic properties of the vampire, with nightly visits to its victims, draining of life and strength and extreme sexual desire. Like vampires found among Gypsy and Slavic communities it can father children. Jaracacas A Brazilian vampire, belived to appear in the form of a snake, it feeds on the breast of a woman, doing this by pushing the child out of the way and silencing the child by pushing its tail into the childs mouth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jigarkhwar A vampiric sorceress found in the Sind region of India. She feeds by extracting a persons liver through a piercing stare and various incantations. The liver is then cooked on a fire and eaten, at which time the victim dies. Kasha A Japanese vampire that feeds by removing corpses from graves or prior to cremation and devouring them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kozlak A Dalamtian vampire about whom very little is known. Prevalent among Croat beliefs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kuang-shi A Chinese vampire, caused by the demonic poession of a recently deceased corpse. Said to have a terrifying apperance, as it matures it gains new skills with the older among them rumoured to have the ability to fly. Lamia A Libyian vampire. According to legend Lamia was a Queen of Libya and all of her children were slain by the goddess Hera, and who in revenge still roams the earth feeding on infants. She is also said to entice men into sex and then devours them in a gruesome fashion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Langsuir A Malysian vampire, said always to take the form of a beautiful woman. A woman can become such a creature if she dies in childbirth. She is said to have extremely long nails, dress in green robes and have black hair which hangs down to her ankles. She generally feeds on the blood of children. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leanhaum-shee An Irish fairy mistress, not actually a vampire but engaging in vampiric activities. She used her incredible beauty to lure men to her side and then used her charms to place them under her spell. The victim would then waste away as she slowly drained away his lifes essence through exhaustive love making. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loogaroo A West Indian vampire said to go to a "Devil Tree" each night and remove its skin. It then flies off in search of its victims, in the form of a sulfurous ball. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lugat A form of Albanian vampire, said to be reasonably harmless, only feeding briefly on its victims, not actually killing them.

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