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Varacolaci - A Romanian vampire that ranks among the most powerful of all the undead. It is said to have the ability to cause both lunar and solar eclipses. They may appear as pale humans with dry skin. They can travel on an astral thread, the midnight spinning, traveling as far as need as long as the thread remains unbroken.

Volkodlak - A species of vampire found in Slovenia, linked in some ways to various werewolf legends.

Vourdalak - A Russian vampire considered in Russian folklore to be a beautiful but evil woman.

Vrykolakas - A species of vampire found in the Adriatic and Aegean regions. It is created by various means including an immoral life. It travels in the dark and knocks upon doors, calling out the name of someone inside, if the person responds they will die soon after. It gains further powers, as it grows older.

Vrykolatios - A vampire species found on the island of Santorini. They are described as fiends who banquet on the living.

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