Asanbonsam

The Asanbonsam is a vampiric creature from Ghana, Togo, and along the Ivory Coast. They resemble a human with iron hooks for their hands and feet. They wait in trees until humans approach. When someone passes underneath, they hook them and drains their blood. When food is scarce, they go into villages and drain the blood from sleeping people’s thumbs. It is thought that they can be appeased by sacrificing a goat and spilling its blood.

Citations:

Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2017.