El Broosha

(ELBROO-sha)

In the Judeo-Christian folklore of Spain, el broosha is a vampiric demon that appears as a large black cat. By night, it hunts for infants to drain dry of their blood.

Source: Conybeare, Jewish Quarterly, xi, 30; Howey, Cat in Magic, 173; Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 382; Thompson, Semitic Magic, 42