Sheryl Nantus's Blog – October 2007 Archive (4)

In Native American lore there's a monster that makes a vampire look mild - the Shampe only comes out at night and only wants to drink blood - yours!

Emitting an eerie high-pitched whistling cry, this relative of the Wendigo and Sasquatch can smell blood from miles away, like a shark and will hunt you down if you are injured or carrying your kill back to safety.

Fortunately the Shampe gives off a rather rancid odor like a skunk, alerting people to his presence and allowing them…

In France, there's plenty of vampires but none so nasty as the Craqueuhhe - he doesn't just drink blood but he also eats flesh! This might seem rather familiar to many of you zombie fans, and in fact the Craqueuhhe is directly related to the movie zombies - he's dead, decomposing and out to get you!

The only way to take this disgusting vampire out is to not only behead the creature (as if you didn't know THAT from the movies!) but also to burn the corpse. If you don't burn the body it…

Tired of watching the same old hockey games over and over again? Want to see some real action on the ice?

Read "Hockey Night In Pittsburgh", a Halloween story about the NZHL playoffs! Available for free on my website to celebrate the holidays (and hockey season!)

And yes - there will be fighting!

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There may have actually been a real vampire on the books in England - The Red Knight of Ainswick worked for the Lord of Ainswick Castle, but wasn't exactly the picture of a chivalrous knight. He drank, brawled and slept his way around the town; eventually dying when he fell off a roof while trying to spy on his wife, who he suspected of having an affair.

Soon after being buried he returned to terrorize the countryside with plague and attacking everyone in sight; drinking their blood…