List of vampires in folklore and mythology

This list covers the many types of vampires or vampire-like legendary creatures of global folklore and mythology. It does not include any vampire that originates in a work of fiction.

A

*Adze - Ghana and Togo
*Alp - Germany
*Aluka - Syria and Israel
*Asanbosam - Africa
*Asema - South America
*Asiman - West Africa
*Aswang - Philippines
*Azeman - Surinam

B

*Bajang - Malaysia
*Bantu - India There are three main kinds of this vampire including
**Bantu Dugong
**Bantu Parl
**Bantu Saburo
*Baobhan Sith - Scotland's Highlands
*Bhūta - India
*Blutsauger - Germany
*Brahmaparush - India
*Bruxa - Portugal with the males being called
**Bruzo

C

*Cadaver Sanguins - Mideval England
* Callicantzaro - Greece
*Camazotz - Maya Mythology
*Cihuateteo - Aztec Mythology
*Chedipe - India
*Chiang-shih 僵屍 or 殭屍 - China also under the names of
**Kiang-shi
**Kuang-shi
*Chupacabra - Chile, Mexico, The United States of America
*Churel - India
*Cihuacoatl

D

*Dakhanavar - Armenia with the following spelling variation:
**Dashnavar
*Danag - Philippines
*Dearg-due - Ireland with the spelling variation
**Dearg-dul
*Dhampire - Slovakia with the following variations in spelling:
**Dhampyr
**Dhampiresa
**Dampyr
*Djadadjii
*Doppelsauger - Germany

E

*Edimmu - Sumer Iraq with the following spelling variation:
**Ekimmu
*Empusia - Ancient Greece which is also called:
**Mormolykiai
*Ereik - Russia

F

*Fifollet

G

*Gayal - India
*Ghul - Arabia الغول , Japan, the Philippines with the following spelling variations:
**Ghoul
**Algul

I

*Impundulu - Africa
*Incubus - Medieval Europe with the female couterpart
**Succubus

J

* Jaracacas - Brazil

K

*Kali काली - India
*Kappa 河童 - Japan with the following spelling variations:
**Gataro 川太郎
**Kawako 川子
*Kasha - Japan

L

*Lamia - Libya
*Lampire - Bosnia
*Langsuir - Malaysia Also under the names of the
**Langsuyar
**Pontianak
**Kuntilanak
*Lidérc - Hungary
*Lilith לִּילִית - Sumer Iraq With another name of
**Lilitu
*Loogaroo - Caribbean Islands Mauritius
*Lugat - Albania Also under the name of
**Liogat

M

*Mandurugo - Philippines
*Masani - India
*Melusine - France
*Mulo - the plural being Mulé, with the following spelling variation:
**Mullo
*Mormolykia

N

*Nachtzehrer - Germany with the following possible spelling variations:
**Neuntoter
**Nachttoter
*Nelapsi - Slovakia
*Nora - Hungary

O

*Obayifo - West Africa
*Obur
*Ohyn - Poland
*Opyrb with the following spelling variation
**Opirb

P

*Pacu Pati - India
*Pelesit - Malaysia
*Penanggalan - Malaysia

R

*Rakasahas - India with the following spelling variation
**Rakasahis
*Revenants - (Medieval) England
*Richmond Vampire - Richmond, Virginia, USA

*Strigoi - Romania with the following variations
**Strigoaica
**Moroi
*Strix - Ancient Rome with the following spelling variations
**Striga
**Stirge
*Sukuyan - Caribbean
*Sybaris - Greece

T

*Talamaur - Australia
*Tlahuelpuchi - Mexico with the following spelling variation
**Tlaciques

U

*Ubour - Bulgaria
*Upir - Russia with the following spelling variation
**Upyr
*Ustrel - Bulgaria
*Utukku - Sumer Iraq

V

*Vârcolac - Romania with the variations
**Varcolaci
**Pricolici
*Vetlas - India
*Vampirdzhja
*Vapir
*Vetala
*Vhlk'h dlaka - Greece
*Vipir
*Vjesci - Germany
*Vourdalak - Russia
*Vrykolakas βρυκόλακας - Greece with the spelling variation
**Vorvolakas

Y

*Yama - Tebet, Nepal and Mongolia
*Yara-ma-yha-who - Australia

Z

*Zaloznye Pokojniki - Russia
*Zorfabio - New Zealand

References

*An Encyclopaedia of Occultism By Lewis Spence 1960 University Books Inc. New Hyde Park, New York
*The Vampire Watchers Handbook by "Constantine Gregory" and Craig Glenday, 2003 St. Martin's Press New York New York, pages 62-63
*Mysteries of Mind Space and Time, The Unexplained series 1992 Orbis Publishing Limited Westport Connecitcut, Pages 150-151,
*A World of Vampires, documentary special, from the Two-Disk Special Edition Lost Boys DVD
*The Vampire Book by J. Gordon Melton