Soucouyant
Soucouyant is a vampire from Caribbean mythology. As documented by Charles Day in his 19th-century book 'Five Years in the West Indies' and referenced in the Know Your Caribbean Podcast, Vincentian tradition holds that the Soucouyant sheds her skin at night and flies as a ball of fire. In Saint Vincent, belief in the Soucouyant is intertwined with the practice of Obeah, which remains a powerful force in Vincentian spiritual life. The creature is said to be a reclusive old woman by day who transforms at night to drain the blood of her victims. Vincentians traditionally protect their homes by pl