Brukulaco/Bruculaco/Burculacas

The Brukulaco are undead creatures from Greek myth. They are thought to be the corpses of excommunicated people returning from the dead due to being locked out of heaven. They resemble hunched men with sharp teeth, harsh eyes, and sharp claws. They have bodies constructed of mud, slime, and feces found in the ground as they rise, and large chests that sound like drums when hit. They are known to have strong muscular arms and legs. To lure in prey, the Brukulaco make sounds like the crying of a lost child, an injured woman, or a whimpering dog. They lure human victims to isolated locations and consume any who get close. They are often known to spread illness. Sometimes it was thought a Brukulaco would enter a catatonic state and astrally project into the body of a wolf to kill livestock and humans. To stop a Brukulaco, it must be decapitated and have the head and body burned. In other areas the severed head needs to be boiled in a pot with water and garlic, then placed in a shroud or a coffin with the body, and reburied.

Citations:

Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.