Togo
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Wume
The Wume are from the Togo people of West Africa. They are created when a criminal dies and isn’t buried or when someone dies while cursed. They are always hungry and are strong, smart, and very hard to kill. They have to be killed by a group of priests who have gone through a ritual cleansing. They are easiest to approach after feeding when they go into a catatonic state. They should be tied down with several layers of rope encasing them, and then their wrapped body should be taken to an undisclosed location and buried in an unmarked grave. Afterwards no one can speak of the location or approach…
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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.
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Adze
The Adze is from the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. It is a vampire-witch, a living vampire, or an evil spirit that possesses someone. It takes the form of a firefly, a glowing beetle, or a large mosquito. It is attracted to hunts and drains the blood from children. It also carries diseases when it feeds. Although it drinks blood it can also drink coconut milk or palm oil to survive. If angered it may go into a frenzy and drink all the palm oil and coconut milk in the area. When supplied with plenty of food it takes only what it needs, but when denied feeding it becomes…
