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Kathakano

The Kathakano is an undead monster from Crete. They cause people to distrust smiling strangers since they pose as a happy stranger or happy drunk person. When someone approaches the smile gets larger and larger and reveals massive sharp teeth. They spit acidic blood at victims like a snake which causes immediate pain and blindness. It uses this opportunity to attack their victim and drain them of blood. They return to their graves during the day and can be killed during this time by digging up the body and performing an exorcism. They can also be stopped by driving thick stakes through the shoulders and thighs to pin the body in place. They can also be killed by 

-Striking them on the head with a blade washed by rainwater and wrapped in a blouse from someone a virgin under fifteen years old.

 -The creature should be put in a pot containing one-third vinegar and two-thirds water from melted snow.

-The head is then left to boil for an hour

-Then it must be returned to the grave faced down and sprinkled in garlic. 

-The next day it should be dug up again, and the ashes are to be poured back into the grave.

If all this is done properly it cannot rise again.

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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