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Sukuyan
The Sukuyan is a vampiric form of witch from Trinidad and Tobago. They remove their skin to fly around at night in the form of a ball of light. They can also take the form of jungle cats, big dogs, and predatory night birds. They prey on sleeping humans but must return to skin before dawn, or perish. 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.
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Dipsa/Situla
The Dipsa is an obscure creature from Greek myth. They’re described as serpents so small they cannot be seen. Their body is destroyed when they’re stepped on and they deliver a lethal bite. The venom acts so fast that the victim doesn’t feel the pain of the bite before death, though it’s believed that its bite causes an unquenchable thirst. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Shar Khorkhoi
The Shar Khorkhoi is a rare cryptid similar to the Mongolian Death Worm. They have been sighted along the Tost Mountains of Mongolia. They were described as long yellow worms when several came out of holes in the ground. The witness ran away and looked back to see over 50 approaching. Citation: Shuker, Karl. The Beasts That Hide from Man: Seeking the World’s Last Undiscovered Animals. United States, Paraview Press, 2014.
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Sea Monk
The Sea Monk is a Medieval fish with a human head and a monk’s tonsure haircut. They’re thought to have a scarlet-colored and speckled body. With the upper body covered by a cape, and two long tentacles rather than arms. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Sabbatarian
A Sabbatarian is a mystical form of person born on a Saturday from the belief of the Balkans. It’s thought that they can cure illnesses, detect supernatural creatures, and destroy them since they have special powers over vampires, ghosts, and spirits. Often they are accompanied by creatures called Fetch Dogs. Twins are thought to become especially powerful Sabbatarians. There is a report of a Sabbatarian luring a Vrykolakas into a barn, forcing it to count seeds, and then nailing it to a wall. It was thought vampires were confined to coffins all Saturday and Sabbatarians hunted them then, and they would sometimes wear their underwear inside out to help oppose…
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Vermillion Bird/Zhūquè/Suzaku/Meng Chang Phoenix/Su-Zaku/Ling Kuang
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Teke Teke/Shaka Shaka/ Pata Pata/ Kata Kata/Koto Koto/ Hijikake Babā
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Susszheevo Aquatic Alien
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Sucuriju/Sucuriju Gigante
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