Bhootums

(BOO-pomes)

Variation: Bhut, BHUTA, Bhuts, Bhúts, Bhutu

A type of INCUBUS from India, the bhootums is a vampiric spirit that copulates with Hindu women. It can be driven off with a medium-or high-level MECARU CEREMONY, depending on the spirit's strength.

Source: Masters, Eros and Evil,181; Rodrigues, The Complete Hindoo Pantheon, 27; Sugden, The Gospel Among Our Hindu Neighbours, 91