Alp Vampire

From The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project

An Alp may also be a creature originating from German folklore. It is sometimes related to a vampire, but it's behaivor is more like that of the succubus. It's victims are often female, and it usually attacks during the nightime, controlling dreams and creating horrible nightmares. The reason it is sometimes associated with vampires is because it will sometimes drink the blood from the nipples of men and young children. The Alp in many cases, is considered a demon, but there have been some instances in which the Alp is created from spirits of recently dead relations. Children may also become an Alp if a mother needs to use a horse collar to ease the pain during an extremely long and torturous childbirth.

According to some, the Alp also has an animal form, similar to the creature from werewolf lore. It has also been said that it can fly like a bird, and will ride a horse to exhaustion.

In almost all accounts and manisfestations, the Alp is said to wear a hat, giving it an almost comical appearance.

Sources

"Vampire Myths from around the World." VampGirl.com. 21 March 2006. http://www.vampgirl.com/vampmyth.html

Copyright

"Original data received from Wikipedia on April 14, 2006. Credit given to original authors can be seen Here."