Vampiric and Life-Draining Entities
Adze
Ewe traditions of West Africa
Adze is the firefly spirit that drinks blood in secret, a presence preserved in Ewe traditions of West Africa traditions of death, passage and the…
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Vampiric and Life-Draining Entities
Beings believed to consume blood, breath, vitality, dreams, spiritual energy or life force.
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Ardat-Lili
Mesopotamian
Ardat-Lili is the unwed night spirit at the edge of sleep, a presence preserved in Mesopotamian traditions of death, passage and the unseen world.
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Asanbosam
Akan and Ashanti traditions
Asanbosam is the iron-toothed hunter in the forest canopy, a presence preserved in Akan and Ashanti traditions traditions of death, passage and the unseen world.
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Empusa
Greek
Empusa is the shape-shifting daughter of the night road, a presence preserved in Greek traditions of death, passage and the unseen world.
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Lamia
Greek and Roman
Lamia is the child-devouring queen of the night, a presence preserved in Greek and Roman traditions of death, passage and the unseen world.
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Manananggal
Philippine folklore
Manananggal is the winged torso that leaves its lower body behind, a presence preserved in Philippine folklore traditions of death, passage and the unseen world.
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Obayifo
Akan traditions
Obayifo is the witch-light that drains the sleeping, a presence preserved in Akan traditions traditions of death, passage and the unseen world.
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Penanggalan
Malay folklore
Penanggalan is the flying head trailing its living entrails, a presence preserved in Malay folklore traditions of death, passage and the unseen world.
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Soucouyant
Caribbean, especially Trinidadian folklore
Soucouyant is the skinless fire that enters before dawn, a presence preserved in Caribbean, especially Trinidadian folklore traditions of death, passage and the unseen world.
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Strix
Roman and Mediterranean
Strix is the screeching night bird that drinks the blood of infants, a presence preserved in Roman and Mediterranean traditions of death, passage and the…
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