Tlahuelpuchi

Tlahuelpuchi is a feared blood-sucking witch in Tlaxcalan (Mexican) folklore, born into a cursed bloodline that compels her to detach her legs at night, transforming into a turkey or other animal to fly and feed on infant blood, leaving victims drained. She glows faintly while feeding and is tied to rural fears of child mortality and witchcraft. Families protect newborns with rituals and garlic, as the Tlahuelpuchi's curse passes through generations, symbolizing inherited sin and the dangers of envy or supernatural pacts in indigenous Mexican beliefs.