The doppelsauger comes back to prey on his relatives.
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The Doppelsauger (also known as the Dubbelsuger) is a vampire from Hannover, Germany. Doppelsauger means “doublesucker”, which refers to children who are weaned but they still continue to suck his mother’s breasts. This then causes the person to be a vampire after they die. Their lips are the only thing that remains undecayed. While they are in the grave they suck on their own breasts until there’s nothing left, then he feeds upon members of his family since they have a connection. The family members will lose weight at a rapid rate and die.

To prevent a Doppelsauger from occurring you can place a gold cross or gold coin between the corpse’s teeth or separate the head from the chest with a crescent-shaped board placed under the chin. Make sure the burial clothing is away from his mouth before he’s buried. After the funeral and the coffin is exited out the window, cover the window. He won’t be able to come back to the house, according to lore, the Doppelsauger returns to the house the same way that it left. Rebuilding and removing the window will prevent him from returning to the house. This, however, doesn’t stop the vampire from coming out of his grave. It can be stopped by digging him up and stabbing the back of his neck with a spade, it will then let out a very loud scream. After this, the attacks should cease.

The boxenwolf was a human who could take the form of a regular wolf.
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The boxenwolf (also known as the buxenwolf) is from Germanic lore, from the Schaumberg region. He was believed to have made a pact with the Devil himself, and can transform into a wolf with the help of a magic girdle. The girdle was said to be a gift from Hell. When it takes the form of a wolf it enjoys tormenting people. Even though he looks like a regular wolf he is still able to think like a human, but gains “wolf powers” as well. His senses are enhanced, such as smell, sight, and he is able to run incredibly fast. The Boxenwolf can have its identity revealed by someone holding a piece of steel or iron over the creature’s head. In the older tales they use iron, in the more modern versions, steel is used. Unlike the classic werewolf it can be killed with any weapon.

The Anspach, a german werewolf.
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The Anspach Werewolf was a German werewolf case that happened in 1685. The werewolf was believed to be a returning dead burgomaster who wanted to raise havoc to Anspach, present-day Ansbach, Germany. They also believed he was sort of a vampire, since he came back from the dead and attacked. He killed many women, children, and domestic animals. The townspeople got together to hunt this beast down, and eventually chased the wolf into a well, its final resting place. The wolf was brought up and dressed up like the burgomaster. It had on a flesh-colored suit, mask, beard, and a wig. The wolf carcass was hung on a gibbet for all of the town to see, then was later put on display at a museum where it was titled a werewolf.

The Breslau Vampire, a spirit that would attack people at night.
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This vampire terrorized Breslau, Germany for 8 months before it was put to rest. The series of events started on September 20, 1591 after the suicide of a shoemaker. The man slit his throat with a knife for no known reason and shocked his well to do family, especially his wife, whom had just given birth. Suicides back then were a disgrace upon the whole family and was to be best kept a secret. They told the town that he died from a stroke while avoiding visitations. They hired an old woman to wash the corpse and cover up the wound on his neck. The slash was very well hidden and finally allowed the priest to visit, he didn’t suspect a thing. Three days later, he was given a proper funeral and burial.

The Secret Gets Out

Somehow the secret about the suicide leaked out of the house. Suspected to have came from her sisters or the old woman. The family, in denial, made up lies about the cut that everyone talked about. “He fell on a rock before his stroke”, they would say. Eventually the rumors were so intense that they made it all the way to the city council. The widow was scared that they would take action and move the man’s body to unhallowed ground, or worse, accuse him being a sorcerer.

The Attacks Begin

While this is going on, apparitions of the shoemaker were seen day and night terrifying people. He would even sexually assault people, cause nightmares, and make awful noises while lurking about. The harassment became worse and eventually it became so bad that his family went to the court and told the judge that the man was not resting in peace, but being abused. The spirit would appear every twilight and was often seen in different people’s bedrooms.

It was stated that he would bother people that were tired from work and were ready for bed. He would lay down in bed next to people and start to smother and squeeze them. The squeezing was so hard that it would leave visible marks on the victims. The townspeople would crowd together at night often meeting in large rooms filled with candle light. This didn’t stop the ghost from entering, often being seen by all, and harassing a few of the townspeople.

Finally after eight months of the ghost terrorizing everyone in the city, the council finally ordered to dig up the body and end this. When they opened the coffin on April 18, 1592 there was no sign of decay or damage to the corpse. He was quite plump and didn’t smell like death, except his clothes smelled a little grotesque. He was not stiff and skin was peeled away on his feet, with other skin growing which was much stronger.

The wound on his neck was still there, it was wide open and red. The corpse was under constant watch, and it was aired out during the day and stored in a house with guards by night. The townspeople would come by in the morning to take a glimpse of the man just out of curiosity. This however did not stop the vampire attacks. Because of this, they decided it was time to bury the corpse under gallows, but this only made the attacks worsen. The corpse was getting thicker everyday. Finally the widow told the truth about how her husband committed suicide and let the council take over his dead body.

The Vampires Demise

The council dug him up again on May 7th, and observed body. Still no sign of decomposition since the last time in April, so they cut off his head, arms, and legs. They opened his back, and took out his heart. They took all these parts plus the body and burnt them on a pile of wood into ashes, which were collected in a bag and poured into the river. The vampire stopped harassing the town.

The Widow Rises
The widow died shortly after he was burned, and she too began to assault victims at night. She appeared as a cat, a hen, and a goat. She once laid on a woman so heavily that the woman’s eyes began to swell up. After she was dug up and burnt her attacks ended abruptly as well.