Asanbosam

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The Sasabonsam [1]) is a vampire-like folkloric being from West Africa. It belongs to the folklore of the Ashanti of southern Ghana, as well as Côte d'Ivoire and Togo.[2] It is said to have iron teeth and to live in trees, attacking from above.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Konstantinos (1996). Vampires: The Occult Truth. Llewellyn Worldwide, 27. ISBN 1567183808. 
  2. ^ Bunson, Matthew (1993). The Vampire Encyclopedia. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., p. 11. ISBN 0-500-277486. 
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