
An Ustrel feeding off livestock
The Ustrel is a vampire child from either Poland[1] or Bulgaria[2].
Origin[]
An Ustrel is created created when a child dies without the benefit of a baptism (the Bulgarian version also has the requirement of being born on a Saturday). Nine days after the child dies, it will rise again and begin preying upon livestock and other animals, before eventually graduating to humans.
Description[]
"Ustrel appear as ghastly, malformed and undernourished children with large talons and visible fangs. They will usually be found wearing the shroud or rags from the grave, if they bother to go clothed at all."[3]
Related vampires are the Callicantzaro and Pontianak.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Bane, Theresa (2010) Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology McFarland pg 138
- ↑ GURPS Blood Types pg 103
- ↑ GURPS Blood Types pg 103
- ↑ GURPS Blood Types pg 103