Vampires from folklore
You will find an exhaustive list of folkloric vampires in Monstropedia, the largest encyclopedia about monsters. A Abchanchu Abhartach Adlet Albastor Amalanhig Asema Aufhocker B Baobhan Sith Boo Hag C
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Universal vampire
Under the umbrella term of vampires, many different creatures are put together. The character, purpose, and manner of the vampire manifestations depend, like its designation, upon environment and the plane of culture.
The notion of vampirism has existed for millennia; cultures such as the Mesopotamians, Hebrews, Ancient Greeks, and Romans had tales of demons and spirits which are considered precursors to modern vampires.
Known under a myriad of names and appellations in the thousands of languages used by our species, vampires are generally known as spirits which leave the tomb, generally in the night, to torment the living and suck their blood. You will find an exhaustive list on Monstropedia, the largest encyclopedia about monsters.
Chinese vampires
The most general term forthe undead vampire in Chinese lore is k’uei and quite often these are blood-drinkers. Belief in k’uei is usually connected with belief that a living person
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South American vampires
South America has not been an area rich in vampire lore, however, the fact that vampire bats are native to the continent suggests that some recognition of vampirism would have
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African vampires
The peoples of Africa have not been known, in spite of their elaborate mythology, to hold a prominent belief in vampires. Montague Summers, in his 1920s survey of vampirism around
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Hindu vampires
Hindu names for the vampiric undead include: Vetala Bhuta Gayal Churel In Hindu folklore, the vetala is an evil spirit who haunts cemeteries and takes demonic possession of corpses. They
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Bulgarian vampires
Bulgarian beliefs concerning undead vampires are quite varied. Bulgarian names for an undead vampire include: Vampir, Vorkolak, Ouber, Ustrel, … The pure Bulgarians call this being by the genuine Slavonic
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Polish vampires
The most common name for an undead vampire in Poland seems to be upier or upior. The same names can be found in the neighboring countries of the Ukraine, and
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Slovakian vampires
In a field trip that he made in the spring of 1949 in the Zempline district of East Slovakia, the Slovak scholar Jan Mjartan investigated the local beliefs concerning vampires.
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