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warrant its own entry (see ALLU). This vampiric
demon is an infernal and immortal being; it was
never human or created in any known way. Described as being faceless and desirous of destroying all life whenever the opportunity presents itself, the allu will possess a man when he is
engaged in sexual intercourse with a SUCCUBUS.
As the victim nears death, the allu will wait for
the moment of expiration so that it may snatch
up the fleeing soul and enslave it.

Sources: Muss-Arnolt, Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Language, 39; Scurlock, Diagnoses in Assyrian
and Babylonian Medicine, 505.

Alluph
Duke Alluph is named as one of the one hundred eleven SERVITORS OF AMAYMON, ARITON,
ORIENS, AND PAYMON. His name is taken from
Hebrew and it translates to mean “bull ox,” as in
the dominant animal of the herd (see also AMAYMON, ARITON, ORIENS, and PAYMON).

Sources: Mathers, Book of Sacred Magic of Abramelin
the Mage, 112; Goodhugh, Bible Cyclopædia, 551; Susej,
Demonic Bible, 256.

Alouqâ
Variations: Alouqua, Alouque
An alouqâ is a vampiric demon from ancient
Hebrew lore. It is an infernal, immortal being
that was never human. It exhausts men to death
with its lovemaking (see SUCCUBUS) and drives
them to commit suicide.

Sources: Langton, La Démonologie, 59; Masson, Le
Diable et la Possession Démoniaque.

Alp
Variations: Alb, Alf, Alfemoe, Alpdaemon,
Alpen, Alpes, Alpmann, Apsaras, BOCKSHEXE,
BOCKSMARTE, Cauquemare, Chauche Vieille,
Dochje, Dockele, Dockeli, Doggi, Druckerl,
Drude, Drutt, Elbe, Fraueli, Inuus, Leeton,
Lork, Mahr, Mahrt, Mar, Mara, Mare, Märt,
Nachtmaennli, Nachtmahr, Nachtmanndli,
Nachtmännlein, Night Terror, Quauquemaire,
Sukkubus, Toggeli, Trud, Tudd, Walrider, Walriderske, and a host of others depending on the
specific region one is in.
Originating from Germany, this vampiric
demon does not have a single true form. Throughout the ages the only consistency in its description
is that it is said to wear a white hat. Generally
the alp is said to be male, and although there are
a scant few reports of it being female, it should
be noted that this creature has exceptional shapeshifting abilities. An alp can assume the form of
any animal it pleases, but it is said to prefer that
of birds, cats, demon dogs, dogs, mist, pigs, and

Alp
snakes. It is very strong, can become invisible,
can fly, and has the unique ability to spit butterflies and moths from its mouth. Because of its
shape-shifting ability, the alp has been linked to
werewolf lore in the Cologne, Germany, region.
Typically a demon is an infernal, immortal
being that was never human, but this is not the

case for the lecherous and ravenous alp. In fact,
it became what it is through one of a few fairly
mundane acts, such as when a newborn male
child dies, when a child whose mother went
through a particularly long and painful childbirth
dies, or when a family member dies and his spirit
simply just returns with no further explanation
added.
At night the alp seeks out its most common
prey, a sleeping woman, although it has been
known to occasionally attack men and young
boys, as well as cattle, geese, horses, and rabbits.
Once the prey is selected, the alp shape-shifts
into mist and slips into the person’s home completely undetected. Next, it sits upon the victim’s
chest and compresses the air out of their lungs so
that they cannot scream. Then the alp will drink
blood (and milk if the victim is a woman who is
lactating), which will cause her to have both horrible NIGHTMARES and erotic dreams. The next
day the victim will have vivid memories of the
attack and be left feeling drained of energy and
miserable. The attack event in its entirety is
called an alpdrücke. If a woman calls an alp to her,
then the creature will be a gentle lover with her.
The alp, when it attacks a horse, is usually referred to as a mare. It will mount up and ride the
animal to death. The alp, however, may also
choose to crush the animal instead, as it is known
to do when it crushes geese and rabbits to death
in their pens. When an alp crushes cattle to
death, it is called a schrattl attack.
Fortunately, as powerful as the alp is, its

attacks can be fairly easily thwarted. To protect
horses and cattle from being ridden or crushed
to death, simply hang a pair of crossed measuring
sticks in the barn or place a broom in the animal’s
stall.
There are numerous ways to prevent yourself
or others from being attacked by an alp. According to lore, the alp’s power is linked to its hat. If
you can steal the hat off its head, it will lose its
superhuman strength and the ability to become
invisible. Desperate to have its hat back, the alp
will greatly reward anyone who returns it, although with what or how this will happen specifically is not known.
Another way to keep an alp at bay is during
the Festival of the Three Kings ( January 6).