the undead was the theme of Alexander Belyaev's novel Professor Dowell's Head (1925), in which a mad scientist performs experimental head transplants on bodies stolen from the morgue, and reanimates the corpses. List of undead forms Physical corpses Anchimayen Ahkiyyini Draugr Drekavac Deildegast Dhampir Fext Ghoul Gashadokuro Gjenganger Hone-onna Jiangshi Kukudh Lich Langsuyar Mummy Nachzehrer Qutrub Revenant Ro-langs Orek Skeleton Rusalka Strzyga Vampire Vrykolakas Vetala Wight Wiedergänger Zombie Zombie animal Incorporeal spirits (Non-physical) Ayakashi Banshee Baykok Bal-Bal Bhoot Dullahan Dunnie Funayūrei Ghost, phantom, or spectre Goryō Hupia Hitodama Headless Horseman Inugami Ikiryō The Grim Reaper Jikininki Korean Virgin Ghost Kuntilanak Kuchisake-onna Lemures Lietuvēns Mavka Moroi Mononoke Mogwai Myling Noppera-bō Onryō Poltergeist Pocong Preta Sluagh Shade Shiryō Shikigami Sayona Strigoi Shadow person Umibōzu Ubume Vengeful ghost Yūrei Yuki-onna Wraith Mixed Dying-and-rising deity See also Afterlife Death (personification) Grógaldr Immortality Necromancy Resurrection Spirit possession True death References External links Paranormal terminology Demons