List of vampiric creatures in folklore

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Vampires

This list covers the many types of vampire-like legendary creatures of global folklore or people that were supposedly vampires. Since ancient times, people have had tales of supernatural creatures that feed on humans' vital essence (generally in the form of blood). This list does not include any vampire that originates in a work of fiction.

Contents

A

B

C

D

Dracula

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

Northwest

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 97.
  2. ↑ Coulter, Charles Russell. Turner, Patricia.'Dictionary of Ancient Deities'. Oxford University Press, 2001 ISBN   9780195145045
  3. ↑ "Dearg-dul".
  4. ↑ Curran, Bob (Summer 2000). "Was Dracula an Irishman?". History Ireland. 8 (2).
  5. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 14.
  6. ↑ Bane 2010, pp. 17–18.
  7. ↑ "Variation: Alb, Alf, ALFEMOE, Alpdaemon, Alpen, Alpes, Alpmann, anders, ApSARAS, BOCKSHEXE, BOCKSMARTE, Cauquemare, Chauche Vieille, Dochje, DOCKELE, Dockeli, Doggi, Druckerl, Drude, Drut, Drutt, Elbe, Fraueli, Inuus, Lee-TON, Lork, Maar, Mahr, Mahrt, Mahrte, Mar, Mara, Mare, MART, Moor, Mora, Morous, Mura, Murawa, Nachtmaennli, Nachtmahr, Nachtmanndli, Nachtmannlein, Nachtmerrie, Nachtschwalbe, Nachttoter, Nielop, Nightmare, Night Terror, Old Hag, Quauquemaire, Racking One, Ratzel, Schratlein, Schrattel, Schrattele, Schratteli, Schrattl, Schrettele, Schrotle, Schrotlein, Schrsttel, Stampare, Stampen, Stampfen, Stempe, Sukkubus, Toggeli, Trampling, Trempe, Trud, Trude, Trutte, Tryd, Tudd, Vampyr, Walrider, Walriderske, Wichtel, and numerous others through history and geographic region" (sic) – Bane, Theresa (2010) Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology McFarland p. 17
  8. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 21.
  9. ↑ Bunson, Matthew. 'The Vampire Encyclopedia'. Gramercy Books, 2000 Original from Indiana University, ISBN   978-0-517-16206-4
  10. ↑ Melton, J. Gordon (1999). The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead. p. 5. ISBN   1-57859-076-0.
  11. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 24.
  12. ↑ Bane 2010, pp. 24, 110.
  13. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 25.
  14. 1 2 Bane 2010, p. 28.
  15. 1 2 Bane 2010, p. 29.
  16. ↑ Olmos, Margarite Fernández; Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth (1997). Sacred Possessions: Vodou, Santería, Obeah, and the Caribbean. Rutgers University Press. p. 14, 29. ISBN   0-8135-2361-3.
  17. 1 2 Melton 1999, p. 56–7.
  18. ↑ Melton 1999, p. 81.
  19. ↑ "Burach Bhadi - Monster Encyclopedia". monsterencyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-02.
  20. ↑ Melton 1999, p. 25.
  21. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 56.
  22. ↑ Melton 1999, p. 31.
  23. ↑ "Variation: Elatomsk, Erestan, Erestun, Erestuny, Eretica, Eretich, Ereticy, Eretiku, Eretitsa, Eretnica, Eretnik, Eretnitsa (female), Xloptuny" Bane, Theresa (2010) Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology McFarland p. 61
  24. 1 2 Bane 2010, p. 66.
  25. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 18.
  26. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 19.
  27. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 83.
  28. ↑ "The Truth about Leannán Sidhe (or Leannán Sí) – Irish Imbas Books". irishimbasbooks.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02.
  29. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 13.
  30. ↑ "The Global Making of a Mexican Vampire: Mesoamerican, European, African, and Twentieth-Century Media Influences on the Teyollohcuani". jstor.org.
  31. ↑ Melton 1999, p. 80.
  32. 1 2 3 Melton 1999, p. 90.
  33. ↑ Bane 2010, p. 146.
  34. 1 2 Melton 1999, p. 28.

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