Editing Drekavac (section)

== Similar mythical creatures ==
* [[Bukavac]] – recorded in [[Syrmia]], a six-legged monster with gnarled [[Horn (anatomy)|horn]]s, slimy skin and long tail, that lives in water (rivers, swamps and creeks) and comes out of it during the night. It is known that it makes loud noises, and it will try to strangle people and animals that it encounters;<ref>{{cite book |author = Š. Kulišić |author2 = P. Ž. Petrović |author3 = N. Pantelić |title = Српски митолошки речник |year = 1970 |publisher = Nolit |location = Belgrade |language = sh |pages = 48 |chapter = Букавац}}</ref>
* Jaud ({{IPA|sh|jaud|pron}}) – a vampirised [[premature baby]];<ref>{{cite book |author = Š. Kulišić |author2 = P. Ž. Petrović |author3 = N. Pantelić  |title = Српски митолошки речник |year = 1970 |publisher = Nolit |location = Belgrade |language = sh |pages = 157 |chapter = Јауд}}</ref>
* [[Myling]] – from Scandinavian folklore, a phantasmal incarnations of the souls of unbaptized children that had been forced to roam the earth;
* Nav – the soul of dead child that died before its third age;
* Plakavac – recorded in [[Herzegovina]], is a newborn strangled by its mother, which will rise from its grave at night as small vampire-like creature, return to its house and scream around it, but otherwise can't do any harm;<ref>{{cite book |author = Š. Kulišić |author2 = P. Ž. Petrović |author3 = N. Pantelić  |title = Српски митолошки речник |year = 1970 |publisher = Nolit |location = Belgrade |language = sh |pages = 236 |chapter = Плакавац}}</ref>
* Poroniec – a hostile and malicious demon from Slavic mythology. They were believed to come into existence from stillborn fetuses, but also from improperly buried remains of children who had died during infancy.