The Hantu Langsuir is said to be hideous with piercing red eyes.
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The Hantu Langsuir, from Malaysian lore, is one of the most feared and deadliest of all banshees of Malaysia. It was believed that woman who died giving birth to their child, who also dies, will become a Hantu Langsuir after 40 days. She is described as being hideous with red piercing eyes, sharp claws, very long hair, a decayed face, and huge fangs. She is able to fly and is most often seen wearing a green or white robe. The hantu langsuir could also shape-shift into an owl. She is also vengeful and furious and will go after newborns and pregnant women, drinking their blood, milk, and organs from the inside out causing a very slow death. It was believed that the hantu langsuir has a hole on the back of her neck used to suck blood. Filling the hole with her hair or cutting her claws will make her human again. To prevent women from turning into a hantu langsuir many glass beads must be placed in the woman’s mouth. The still-born children of the hantu langsuir are called Pontianak.

A seemily innocent Baobhan Sith.
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The Baobhan Sith is a term to describe a type of Scottish vampiric fairy. The term comes from a Highland word for banshee, and they are also associated with evil succubi. They would appear as young beautiful women and dressed in green. They would seek out men who were who were outside at night, such as hunters. These “women” would dance with men until the men were tired and then feed on them. It was said that you could kill them with cold Iron.

The Story

In one Scottish folktale, it talks about four men who went hunting and decided to spend the night in an empty sheep grazing shelter. They were having a good old time making music with their mouth, laughing, and dancing. One of the men wished that they had some dancing partners to liven the party. All of a sudden four beautiful young women appeared. Three of them danced with the men and the fourth one stood by the hunter making the music. The music maker, all of a sudden, noticed the drops of blood everywhere coming from his friends. He was scared out of his mind and left immediately and ran toward the horses. The iron on the horses shoes kept him safe. The vampires kept circling him but couldn’t get him. They finally gave up when the sun started to come up. The hunter returned to the shelter later that day to find all of his friends dead and bloodless.