# The Vampire of Risika

> Risika preserves a 19th-century legend of a *kudlak* — a Slavic vampire-like undead being — that terrorized the village until proper rites laid it permanently to rest.

## About

Risika preserves a 19th-century legend of a *kudlak* — a Slavic vampire-like undead being — that terrorized the village until proper rites laid it permanently to rest.

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**Tags:** risika, vampire, kudlak, folk-creature, cautionary, slavic-folklore

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