West Africa
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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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Ninki Nanka
The Ninki Nanka is a creature comes from the fresh water bodies in West Africa. It is described as having a body like a crocodile, a head like a horse with three horns, and a long neck. It is a nocturnal creature that lives in mangroves, and has a ravenous appetite. Some local legends state that it can transform into a thirty foot long giant snake. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Isithfuntela
The Isithfuntela is from West Africa. They are created when witches enter the bodies of those who have committed suicide. The witch will cut out the corpse’s tongue and drive a wooden peg into its skull to bind it. They can also control them separately to themselves. They lack physical strength and cannot fight a healthy person one on one, but can shapeshift, often turning into bats and rats, and can hypnotize people. They can also raise the dead which turn to dust once the sun rises. They must feed on human blood to survive. They hypnotize their victims and drive wooden pegs into their brains to kill them, then…
