Vampire Planet

For most people the idea of a blood-sucking vampire conjures up the image of a gaunt man in a dark cloak, with sharp fangs and an evil grin.  But there are all sorts of vampires. In Malaysia, a creature known as the 'langsuir' is said to be a woman returned from the dead.  By night, she changes into an owl to prey on people sleeping on their stomach.  She punctures a hole in the back of their neck with her claws and..... drinks her fill.

Children in the Middle East have been fearing the 'Ekimmu' since ancient Babylon.  Ekimmus are the spirits of dead people who weren't buried deep enough.  They get hungry and dig their way out, to look for victims.  If you ever have the bad luck of stumbling across an Ekimmu, beware, even if you do manage to escape its clutches: seeing ones means your are going to die soon.