A vampiric demon from Serbia, the habergeiss is a three-legged, birdlike creature. It uses its shape-shifting ability to appear like various types of animals. In its disguised form it attacks cattle during the night to feed off their blood. The cry of the habergeiss is considered to be a death omen.

Source: Folkard, Plant Lore, 84; Friend, Flowers and Flower Lore, vol.1, 64; Hillman, Pan and the Nightmare, 127; Jones, On the Nightmare, 108; Róheim, Riddle of the Sphinx, 55

Gyonshee is the Chinese word for a type of vampire that has both the characteristics of a traditional Chinese vampire as well as aspects taken from nontraditional and Western vampires. The word gyonshee is based on the Japanese pronunciation of the word jiangshi, which is one of the names that are used to refer to the HOPPING CORPSE of China.

Source: Bernardi, Persistence of Whiteness, 154; Ho, Abracadaver, 29-35; Jones, Essential Monster Movie Guide, 163; Strassberg, Chinese Bestiary, 53-55

A vampiric fay from Wales, Gwrach Y Rhibyn is described as having two different forms. The first guise is that of a hunchbacked being beneath a GREEN cloak. Under the hood only darkness can be seen. The other description says that under the hood of the GREEN cloak is a being so hideous and ugly that it causes madness to anyone who looks at it. A constant string of drool, either saliva or blood, hangs from the corners of its mouth. It has one tusklike tooth, a hooked nose with one nostril, webbed (or clawed) feet and hands, ridiculously long thin breasts, a long, barbed tongue, long, thin, gray HAIR, and skin with a greenish or bluish tint to it. It also has a pair of large, leathery bat wings that hang at its side.

Gwrach Y Rhibyn attacks sleeping people, especially the bedridden, children, and the old. It drains blood from them, but not so much that the victim dies. Rather, it returns to the person several times, only taking a little more than they can fully recover from, until the person eventually becomes too weak and dies.

Living in secluded forest glades or along waterways, Gwrach Y Rhibyn can tell when someone of pure Welsh descent is about to die. It will turn invisible, find the person, and travel alongside them, waiting until they reach a crossroads. There, Gwrach Y Rhibyn cries out a warning to the person: “My husband!” if a man, “My wife!” if a woman, or “My child!” if a child. Usually, upon being so suddenly surprised, the person who Gwrach Y Rhibyn was trying to warn of imminent death drops over dead or goes insane with the shock of the experience.

Source: Jacobs, Celtic Fairy Tales, 259-264; Motley, Tales of the Cymry, 88; Rhys, Celtic Folklore, 453; Trevelyan, Folk-lore, 65-68