List of vampiric creatures in folklore


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. This list does not include any vampire that originates in a work of fiction.

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  • Badmaarag
  • * also called Baadai
  • Baital – Variations: Baitala, Baitel, Baitol, Bay Valley, Katakhanoso, Vetal, Vetala
  • Bajang
  • Bakalou baka : Also called pinga maza, a shapeshifting evil spirit with red eyes.
  • Bantu – There are three main kinds of this vampire including:
  • * Bantu Dodong
  • * Bantu Parl
  • * Bantu Saburo
  • Baobhan Sith
  • Beatha Greimach : literally "the breath thief".
  • Berbalang
  • Berwick Vampire, The – A 12th-century rich man who was said to roam the town by night after his death. The townspeople, fearing that he would bring disease, cut up and burned the body, ending his nightly appearances but not preventing the plague.
  • Bezkost
  • Bhayangkara
  • Bhūta
  • Bibi
  • The Blow Vampire
  • Blutsauger – Variant: Blutsäuger
  • Boo Hag
  • Boraro – Colombian folklore
  • Brahmaparush
  • Breslan Vampire
  • Buckinghamshire Vampire, The
  • Burach Bhadi

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  • Gashadokuro – Japan
  • Glaistig
  • Jure Grando first real person described as a vampire in historical records
  • Ghoul – "The Arabic stories of the ghole spread east and were adopted by the people of the Orient, where it evolved as a type of vampiric spirit called a ghoul." Variants: Alqul, Aluga, Balbal, Ghoulas ; Katacan.

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