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Tales of the undead consuming the blood or flesh of living beings have been found in nearly every culture around the world for many centuries. [3] Today these entities are predominantly known as vampires, but in ancient times, the term vampire did not exist; blood drinking and similar activities were attributed to demons or spirits who would eat flesh and drink blood; even the devil was ...
The Blow Vampire (1706 Kadam, Bohemia) Blutsauger (Germany) – Variant: Blutsäuger; Boo Hag (America) Boraro – Colombian folklore; Brahmaparush (India) Breslan Vampire (17th Century Breslau, Poland) Bruja (Spain and Central America) Bruxa (Portugal) – Males being called Bruxo; the Buckinghamshire Vampire (1196 Buckinghamshire, England)
Folklore of the Low Countries; V. Vampire folklore by region This page was last edited on 26 January 2024, at 13:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Jiangshi legends have inspired a genre of jiangshi films and literature in Hong Kong and the rest of East Asia. Movies such as Mr. Vampire and its various spin-offs Mr. Vampire II, Mr. Vampire III, and Mr. Vampire IV became cult classics in comedy-horror and inspired a vampire craze in East Asia, including Taiwan and Japan. Today, jiangshi ...
Get your turtlenecks ready, it's time to talk vampires. If you're fascinated by creatures of the night, the kind that prey on human blood, you aren't alone.From dressing up in vampire costumes on ...
Category: Asian folklore by region. 2 languages. ... Asian fairy tales by region (2 C) E. East Asian folklore (5 C, 1 P) M. Malay folklore (9 P) Malaysian folklore (6 ...
Folklore of Asia. Subcategories. This category has the following 34 subcategories, out of 34 total. ... Asian folklore by region (6 C) A. Armenian folklore (3 C, 1 P)
Long before "Twilight" put Jacob on the map, werewolves have been the subject of countless movies, books and monster tales. In fact, much like ghosts , witches and vampires , the werewolf has been ...