Talk:Nachzehrer

It is folkloric
This is not a fictional creature. It is a genuine vampire from Herman folklore, more commonly spelled "nachtzehrer". It is better known as "blutsauger" or "bloodsucker". More information is available at the following sites:

The article should still point out that it's Folkloric, though, if it's to remain truly objective. I've updated the article to refer to folklore (in the first couple of sentences). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.203.255.2 (talk) 13:35, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

I am curious about "Though officially a vampire ..." as if there was some government organisation for classifying such legendary beasties. The best that can be said is some writers have included it as a vampire in their survey of creatures from global folklore, while others have said it is closer to a zombie. As it doesn't actually exist there is no way to get a black and white classification. (Emperor (talk) 14:02, 19 October 2012 (UTC))

Ghoul-like?
There is no reference in the German folklore that the nachzehrer is either a ghoul-like creature or that it consumes dead bodies or blood. The article at German Wikipedia says the nachzehrer feeds on life force. The only "source" I know which says the nachzehrer is a ghoul-like creature is the TV show "Supernatural".

Pronunciation?
Can someone add an International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciation? I would do this myself, but I don't know how to pronounce it in the first place. -- Categorically Not (🗪) 20:18, 8 August 2021 (UTC)