Vampyres come in many shapes and species. To the sexual sucking psychic vampyres (Incubus) to the regular old fasion blood sucking vampyre. There are even vampyres that can turn into watermelons.
We will start with some of my favorite different kinds of vampyres.
Adze: a vampyre spirit that inhabits the south eastern parts of Ghana. They fly around in the form of fireflies and if caught, it changes in to a human. It drinks blood, palm oil, and coconut water. It also preys on children.
Alp: a German vampyre that torments the dreams of women, tough men and small children. The vampyre's physical manifestation can be very dangerous. It can appear as a cat, pig, bird, or other animal. In all manifestations it is said that it wears a kind of hat. The alp is virtually impossible to destroy.
Aluga: the demon king of vampyres. derived from Proverbs (30:15).
Aswang: a beautiful women by day and a fearsome flying fiend by night. She feeds on children. She lures them by calling KiKi. It has a long hollow tounge to drink blood and to lick the shadows of humans. After she licks a shadow the person will soon die. Garlic is used under the armpit to repel her.
Bajang: a servent male vampyre said to be passed down from generation to generation. Like a family hierloom. It can appear at a cat and threaten children. It can be fed milk and eggs, but will turn on it's owner if not fed enough. (I need one of these).
Gayal: An indian Vampyre ghost. it is the spirit of a man who dies unmarried or without a male hier. It focuses on the sons of other men, as well as his own relatives. It is to ensure that the funeral rites are done properly. Mothers hang a coin around the necks of thier sons to protect them.
Kasha: a Japanese vampire that will steal the corpse of a loved one before it is creamated. To prevent this, a gaurd is placed over the coffin and noises are made through the night to discourage the vampyre.
Incubus: a male demon, and the female version of this is a succubus. It visits their victims in the night and has sexual intercourse with them. It crushed their victims and drains them of energy. The Incubus can father children which are demons, witches or deformed humans.
Muroni: A kind of vampyre that is found in southern Romainia. It can turn into cats, dogs, fleas or even spiders. This thing can drain the blood from its victim with out leaving a mark. It's victims then become a vampyre itself. To destroy it a long nail must be pounded through the forehead or a stake through the heart.
Ohyn: this is an infant vampyre said to be from poland. it is caused by the presance of teeth at birth and to prevent the child from becoming a vampyre is to exctract its teeth. if not, it will die, waken and eat it's own fleash then it's realtives.
Volkodlak: a vampyre in Slovania. Closely associated with the werewolf.
Watermelon Vampyres: (sorry, no real term) Not very dangerous becauase they have no teeth. They are found among the Muslim Gypsies of Yugoslavia. Any kind of melon is susceptible. If kept for more than ten days after christmas. They make growling sounds and are stained with traces of blood. It also rolls around to pester the living.
For the people who don't believe in vampyres, fine, your choise. "If you go looking for vampires, the vampires will find you."
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Some information taken from The Vampyre Encyclopedia. By: Matthew Bunson. Copyright 1993. This is a great book. Go to Amazon.comTo pick up your own.