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Bearing Children

First and foremost, "succubi" aren't the female counterpart of "incubi", but the true vampire form, which is female but changes gender at will to suit the sexual desires of their intended victim. In myth and folklore the "succubi" spend countless hours with human males, sucking out fluids and lifeforce from them until complete exhaustion. Likewise, its male form (the "incubus") visits women. But it's not a rule carved in stone, so to speak, for even Merlin is said to have been born of a mating between a nun and a succubus. He is, in essence, the most renowned human born of a female vampire. But Merlin isn't the only one. The Slavonic "vampuira" (male: "vampir" or "dhampir") is the child of a widow impregnated by her late husband, the vampire risen from the grave by a compulsory sex-drive. Raised as normal children, the vampuira or dhampir can become remarkable vampire hunters in their adult life.

Likewise, in Malaysia, the "langsuir" is a vampire from the time of her death in childbirth. Her stillborn child, whatever its gender, is also of a vampiric nature and its burial must be made with great care. The langsuir can be "tamed" by cutting her nails and long hair. Then, she can resume life as a human being, marry and give birth to normal human children.

Killing Children

Not every vampire has a bodily form, and many drain and kill without leaving a single mark upon their victim. Science would argue that this whole myth of female vampires preying upon children was the explanation of sudden deaths from disease, for many small victims have a high fever before their demise. No vampire was ever catched while feeding, so it's up to the tradition and science to debate which is true.

Beauty Trap

There are scores of beautiful female vampires roaming the countryside and dark alleys of cities, all over the world, from the Philippines to Russia, from India to Scotland. Some are only said to be appealing, others have very specific outfits that can give them away. The Javanese "sundal bolong" is said to always be dressed in white. Likewise, the Celtic "baobhan sith" is attired in green. Many of those stunning beauties found their immortality and bloodlust after death in childbirth, like the Mexican "civatateo", the Indian "churel" and the Malaysian "langsuir" to name but a few. In a world where breach birth could spell death to mother and child, it's a wonder there weren't a score of female vampires fighting to get to a single child.

One of the most beautiful vampire, the Filipino "mandurugo" wed young men to provide a constant blood supply. They also hunted at night, to spare their husband a quick death from blood loss. One of these beauties was even seen during the Philippines' presidential elections in 1992.

Lost Beauty

But there is a difference between being a sorry-looking old hag and a horrendous bloodsucker. The Hebraic "estrie" lives amongst humans by day as an ordinary-looking human female. By night, she returns to her true hideous form to feed. Likewise, the Greek "empusa" lives in the guise of a human female to hide its horrifying nature. Even the "mormo", which is said to be ugly, isn't as terrifying as the empusa.

Living or Dead?

Some vampires are more ghost-like in their coming back from the dead than others. The Russian "vourdalak" is either seen as a stunningly beautiful woman or in a spirit form. The Indian "churel" is also a vengeful ghostlike female vampire.

The Canadian "mora" is the wandering spirit of an unbaptised dead girl, eager to suffocate people by getting onto their body while they sleep. Her actions give horrible suffocating nightmares, when the intended victim does wake up. Some don't.

Moving about

The Filipino "mandurugo" has a physical body during the day but she transforms into a foul flying fiend at night to get her meal. Likewise, the West African "obayifo" leaves her body at night to feast. The West Indian "sucoyan" goes to great lengths to fold neatly her skin and hide it in a hollowed tree, before flying up into the night sky in search of victims. If her skin is found and burned, she will be destroyed by the raising sun. The Malaysian or Indonesian "penanggalan" takes the lead when it comes to stripping down for hunting. She flies about at night with only the bare essentials, what she needs to feed with. In essence, a head and neck, trailed by nothing else but her digestive tract (from the oesophagus to the rectum), which is said to cast an eerie glow in the dark. But to squeeze her bloated intestines back into her body, the "penanggalan" needs to soak in a vat of vinegar. The astringent liquid shrinks her innards to size and she gets back into her body as if it was some tight-fitting suit.

Shapeshifters

A rare example of a vampire actually appearing in the form of a bat is the "azeman". Fortunately the "azeman" is restricted to certain regions of north-eastern South America, especially the part once known as Surinam or Dutch Guyana. The "azeman" is invariably a woman, who has been infected with vampirism by the blood contact of another "azeman". During the day she appears to be perfectly normal, but after dark she changes into a bat and flies around the village in search of a prey. In normal vampire bat style, she seeks for a sleeper whose foot is exposed, and with exquisite care uses her fangs to scrape away a fragment of flesh from the big toe. When the blood trickels, she laps it up until she is engorged, nad flaps heavily back to her own hut. In the morning, her victim is drained and weak.

Another female vampire changing into an animal to feed is the Mexican-Aztec "tlaciques", shifting either in a ball of fire to gain access into a house, or in turkey form, in order to suck the blood of humans without being discovered.

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