a whiter shade of pale (5th of 5 parts)

TALAMAUR
a living vampire found in Australia. this creature could communicate with the spirit world, making one of these spirits its servant, then send it among the living. one version of the TALAMAUR could send out its soul to drain the remaining life essence from a fresh corpse.

TLACIQUES
vampiric witches found among the Nahuatl Indians of Mexico. they can turn into a ball of flame or into a turkey, in which they can feed unnoticed.

UBOUR
a Bulgarian vampire, created when a person dies violently or the spirit refuses to leave the body. the corpse remains buried for forty days and then arises to cause mischief. it generally won't drink blood until its other sources of nourishment are gone, and as these include regular food, the attacking of humans rarely occur. the UBOUR is said to create sparks by its movement.

UPIER
a Polish vampire that is unusual in the fact that it rises at midday and returns to sleep at midnight. it is said to have a barbed tongue and consumes vast quantities of blood. this creature's fascination with blood goes much further than normal vampires, as it sleeps in blood as well.

UPIR
a vampire found in Ukraine, which is noted for its desire to eat large amounts of fish.

UPYR
a Russian vampire considered to be extremely vicious. it will first attack children and then continue on to kill the parents. as with the UPIER, the UPYR rises during the day and sleeps at night, and in doing so, has a fairly human appearance.

USTREL
a Bulgarian vampire that preys exclusively on cattle, and is thought to be the spirit of an unbaptized child that has recently died.

UTUKKU
a Babylonian vampire spirit sometimes viewed as a demon. it is generally believed to be the spirit of a recently deceased person that has returned from the grave.

VARACOLACI
a Romanian vampire that ranks among the most powerful of all the undead. it is said to have the ability to cause both lunar and solar eclipses. they may appear as pale humans with dry skin, and can travel on an astral thread, the midnight spinning, traveling as far as needed, as long as the thread remains unbroken.

VOLKODLAK
a species of vampire found in Slovenia, linked in some ways to various werewolf legends.

VOURDALAK
a Russian vampire considered in folklore to be a beautiful but evil woman.

VRYKOLAKAS
a species of vampire found in the Adriatic and Aegean regions, created by having an immoral life. it travels in the dark and knocks upon doors, calling out the name of someone inside, and if the person responds, they will die soon after. it gains further powers as it grows older.

VRYKOLATIOS
a vampire species found on the island of Santorini. they are described as fiends which banquet on the living.

ZMEU
a vampiric figure found in Moldavia. it takes the form of a flame and enters the room of a young girl or widow. once inside, the flame becomes a man who will seduce her.