Pacu Pati
A powerful Indian vampire whose name means "master of the herd," known also as mmbyu (an earlier
personification of death). The creature is deemed the lord of all beings of mischief, including
varieties of gouls, ghosts, and vampires. He is seen at night, surrounded by his terrible
servants, frequenting cemeteries and places of execution.

Pelesit
A mischievous Malaysian spirit-vampire, described normally as a house cricket said to be the
plaything or the pet of the polong. Sent  by a controlling agent, the pelesit invades the body of
a victim, causing illness and death, often in conjunction with the polong. Victims rant about
cats while suffering, revealing the presence of the polong, which can be questioned by a magician
and forced to reveal the name of the controlling agent, speaking through the citim's voice. The
agent called the "mother" or the "Father" of the pelesit, is then coerced into taking the
creature back. Women are the most adroit at catching a pelesit, keeping it in a bottle and
feeding it farron rice or blood drawn forth from the fourth finger. Burial will end the
creature's activities. There is also a charm that may compel the pelesit to leave a victim.

Penanggalan
A dreadful Malaysian vampire, one of the most unique in the world because it flies about the
night with only a head and a neck, its intestines dangling beneath them. The creature is always
female and delights in sucking blood from children or women in labor, although men are not safe
from it, either. The origins of the penanggalan are Asiatic, with one version identifying it as a
woman who died in childbirth and returned to torment infants, crying out "Mengilai!" whenever a
child is born. Another version states that she was a woman surprised by a man while performing a
religious penance. She reacted by tearing her head off and her intestines out, and then flew off.
The blood or water dripping from her intestines cause terrible sores. The penanggalan uses vast
amounts of vinegar to shrink her bloated intestines so they will fit back into her body. These
organs glow in the dark. Because of the prescence of the vampire, women in childrebirth are
enclosed in houses decorted with special leaves, thistles with sharp thorns from the jeruju.
The thorns will snare the intestines of the creature, holding her until dawn, when she is
vulnerable.

Pijavica
A kind of Slovenian vampire found in part of northwestern Yugoslavia, particularly in the region
bordering Austria and Italy. The pijavica is created as a result of various evils having been
perpetrated by the deceased during his or her mortal life, including incest- the worst possible
offense and the one that most assuredly guarantees a person's return as a vampire. The creature
can be destroyed by decapitation, its annihilation made complete by placing the head between the
legs. The Croatian variation is the pijawica, the name in this case (as probably the pijavica)
derived from "pit", to drink.

Pisacha
An Indian demon ranked among the country's many vampire species and often associated closely with
the rakshasa, said to be a creature resulting from humanity's vices- the returned spirits of
criminals, liars, adulterers, and those who died insane. It is also known various parts of the
country by other names: in the Veda they are called kravyad, or "eaters of raw flesh"; and in
Kashmir they are known as yaksha, meaning "speeders," after certain demigods in the Ajanta and
Elephanta cave of Buddhist Brahman lore. The term pisacha-bhasha- "goblin language" - has been
applied to the English as the Indians considered total gibberish. The pisacha can cure diseases.
Victims of illness sometimes go to a crossroads in an unkempt condition just before dawn with two
large handfuls of rice. Putting them in the center of the crossroads, the ill return home without
once looking back. THis cermemony is repeated for days until the pisacha takes an interest, at
which time it appears and says, "I will end your suffering." If the sick person is courteous and
accepts the aid of the creature, it will be cured. The being also inflicts evil, as its favorite
passtime is the eating of fresh corpses.

Polong
A vampiric bottle imp or evil spirit of Malaysia, used by malicious mortals to bring illness and
death to others. THe polong is creature by placing the blood of a murdered man into a bottle
(buli-buli) with a long narrow neck, saying prayers over it, the reciting some arcane
enchantment. Seven days later, or perhaps within two weeks, the sound of chirping birds emerges
from the bottle. At this point the creator cuts a finger and inserts it into the bottle for the
newly hatched polong to suck, a process repeated each day to strengthen the bond. When matured,
the polong will attack on command, with the creator settling old quarrels or gaining money by
renting out its assassin for particular murders. The polong has a pet or plaything, called the
pelesit, a spirit the enters the victim and prepares the way. Afficted mortals go quickly insane,
ripping off clothing, biting friends, and becoming quite ill. Medicine men trained in relieving
this condition are summoned to try to learn from the polong the name of its creator. As the
spirits vary in individual powers, the magicians' efforts may succeed or may lead to silence or
the false condemnation of innocents. Murder by a polong is made evident when great mounts of
blood issue from the mouth of the corpse, which also bears many bruises. When seen by the human
eye, the polong looks like a tiny female, a mannequin no bigger than the top join of the little
finger. Aside from bottling the creature or ordering it out of a victim, there are few remedies
against its pernicious attacks. Removal of the creator can be attempted, as can the recitation
of charms. One such charm is intended to neutralize the polong, the other to destroy it. The
latter charm is addressed to the pelesit, in an attempt to reach the more fearful creature.

Poltergeist
A mischievous spirit or agency that makes strange or inexplicable noises, throws object, causes
mayhem in homes, torments families, starts fires, and causes damage. Poltergeists are recognized
today as entities that focus on a young person, around the age of puberty, with attacks
increasing or ceasing as a result of external influences, such as the presence of certain family
members. The activities of the poltergeist have been routinely associated with the predations of
vampires, the most obvious case being that of the so-called Vampire of Belgrade.

Pontianak
Also mati-anak, the stillborn child of a female vampire, the langsuir of Malaysia, taken probably
from the term of stillborn, mati-beranak. Such an infant will become a bloodsucker, and care has
to be taken with its burial. Hen's eggs are placed under each armpit, a needle stabbed into the
palm of each hand, and glass beads are put into the mouth. In conjunction with these preventives
(the same used for the langsuir), a charm is designed to help it find eternal rest.

Priculic
A legendary vampire in Wallachia who was said to appear during the day as a handsome young man.
By night, however the creature was transformed into a large black dog that drank the blood of
those it encountered. Some experts in Romanian folklore argue that the priculics has no vampiric
attributes and is associated soley with the werewolf. Priculics is also another name for the
varcolaci.

Psychic Vampires
One of the most potentially dangerous of all vampire species, as these creatures feed upon the
psychic energies of their victims, leaving them exhausted. Continued feedings can lead to
permanent debilitation, even to death. In the past, young humans and animals were believed
capable of stealing life and were kept apart from adults, especially in sleep periods. Various
occult experts, such as A. Osborne Eaves and Franz Hartmann, wrote about the phenomenon along
with ways of resiting such assaults. Hartmann described the typical psychic vampire as having a
hand that feels clammy and cadaverous. Eaves recommended protecting oneself by imaging a
protective barrier of white mist beyond the person's own aura and by applying incense or garlic
in a room. Keeping the hands closed in public was also thought to be beneficial.