A Hematophagic Monster is a super-group of monsters and evil spirits found in fiction, folklore and theology that share the common themes of drinking the blood of humans or animals, they are linked to Anthropophagic Monsters but tend more towards drinking blood, rather than devouring flesh and bone.
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These kinds of creatures vary wildly from region to region but share the common trait of feeding on human and/or animal blood - often in fiction this can extend to other sapient races.
Hematophagic Monsters overlap with Anthropophagist Monsters but the key difference is that Hematophagic (as their name suggests) are primarily blood-suckers and while some of them also devour meat they are not exclusively cannibalistic in nature.
Cultures across the world have imagined all manner of vampiric monsters, many of which are very alien and disturbing. While the Western world often views vampiric beings as undead, this is not the case for all of them and indeed many famous examples (such as the chupacabra) are considered very much living creatures.
While not applicable to all of the many vampiric monsters, a great many of them are also linked to sickness and death, often seen as tormenting the sick and dying as a kind of supernatural scavenger. Thus while many of them are cunning predators, even more of them exist as opportunist thieves and a great many traditions have been created across the world to try and protect the vulnerable, who are seen as favored target for such beings.
Types[]
- Baobhan Sith
- Chordeva
- Chupacabra
- Jubokko
- Nikusui
- Nobusuma
- Nure-Onna
- Papinijuwari
- Redcap
- Sasabonsam
- Vampire
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