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Asema – The Corpse Light Vampire
The cloak of night descends and the human skin slips away, falling into a heap on the floor. What remains is a radiant orb of blue light. This is the Asema, a vampire native to the northern stretches of South America. The corpse light vampire, also known as a ball vampire, invades homes, driving by its insatiable thirst for blood.
Bloody Habit
The Asema loves the taste of human blood. It often would not drain a victim dry, choosing to return night after night. But if your blood was particularly tasty, you might be emptied that very night. With the break of dawn, it resumed their human guise, repeating this haunting cycle day after day.
Defensive Measures
Placing garlic around your bedside will deter the Asema. Some people consume herbal concoctions to render their blood unappealing to these supernatural beings.
Many vampires can be waylaid with scattered seeds. The Asema takes this OCD behavior to the next level. You can mix in the trimmed claws of an owl with the seeds. The Asema must pick up and count the seeds, yet if it grabs a single owl claw, it must drop them all and start over.
Shriveled Skin
The best way to stop an Asema permanently involves its discarded skin. You give the skin a heavy dose of salt, but not as the usual seasoning. In this case, you want to shrink the skin so that it will not longer fit the Asema when it returns in the morning and the day’s light will destroy it.
In this fashion, the Asema bears a similarity to the Malaysian Penanggalan. In that case, you fill the discarded skin with shards of glass. On wonders if these two vampires are related or have a common ancestor?
Tim Kane
Being Stalked
Do you ever get the feeling your are being stalked? Maybe you aren’t eating a balanced diet.
Tim Kane
Soul Train
Ride the soul train into the afterlife? Do you have a first class ticket or will you ride economy? Beware the stops along the way. If you get off at the wrong station, you’ll be doomed for all eternity.
Tim Kane
La Siguanaba: The Horse Faced Woman
The myth of La Siguanaba is closely linked withMayan heritage — a haunting portrait of a beautiful woman in a white dress who emerges at night, beckoning to unsuspecting travelers or those who have transgressed societal norms. Passed down through generations, this legend bears the unique imprints of various cultures that have woven their distinct elements into its narrative. But who is La Siguanaba?
Modern Folklore
Picture the moonless nights in the Salvadoran countryside, where La Siguanaba prowls, captivating unwary travelers—often unfaithful men—near bodies of water. She appears as a near-nude figure, radiating an irresistible charm. She entices men with the promise of intimacy.
When she gets her victim along, her facade dissipates, revealing her true visage—a horse’s face. Some legends show her with huge deformed breasts that she beats on rocks to terrify her victims. Some succumb to sheer fright, while others are driven to madness. Those unfortunate enough to survive find themselves abandoned in the wilderness, condemned to wander until their inevitable demise.
Aztec Influence
In Central America, the tale of La Siguanaba maintains close ties to the ancient Aztec religion. La Siguanaba was originally known as Sihuehuet, translating to “beautiful woman.” Sihuehuet, a peasant woman, possessed an unparalleled beauty that could captivate even the gods themselves, including Tlaloc, the lord of the storm.
Sihuehuet ensnared Tlaloc, and bore him a child. But she apparently didn’t have any maternal inclinations. She neglected the child and cheated on Tlaloc when he went to war.
Driven by an insatiable hunger for power, Sihuehuet plotted to eliminate Tlaloc and usurp his divine throne. Crafting a poisonous plan, she intended to assassinate him. Yet, the scheme backfired when it transformed Tlaloc into a monstrous entity that wreaked havoc upon the community.
Upon learning of La Siguanaba’s malevolent actions, Tlaloc sought aid from the mighty god Teotl. Teotl then cursed her with the epithet “Siguanaba,” meaning “hideous woman.” This curse warped her into the nightmarish figure with a horse-faced appearance. Her days are now spent laundering clothes by a river’s edge while endlessly searching for her lost son, trapped in her grotesque form as punishment for her past misdeeds.
Warding Off La Siguanaba
The best advice is to simply not be lured with the prospect of sex with a strange woman. But should you fall victim, here are some ways to protect yourself:
- Pull your hair
- Bite into a machete, a metal coin, or a cross necklace
You can also scare her away by yelling three times: “no te vas a ir Maria, pata de gallina,” which means “you are not leaving, crabgrass Maria”.
Tim Kane