In a twist of fate, the Soucouyant or Ole Higue will die if she consumes too much and kills her victim, who will then transform into a new Soucouyant, ill fated to live out the rest of its days as a bloodsucking creature of the night. She can allegedly be stopped by throwing rice, sand or salt because she is compelled to count the individual grains. The Soucouyant sheds her skin at night, turns into a fiery skeleton and, similar to a vampire, sucks the blood of her victims. Lucia, Haiti and Trinidad, the creature takes on the form of an unassuming elderly woman in daylight and a shapeshifting fireball demon once the sun goes down. One of the most popular Caribbean urban legends is the Soucouyant, sometimes referred to as Ole Higue. Many locals even have tales of personal experiences with duppies or of seeing a “good duppy” in their dreams. Most Jamaicans living on the island, and even those residing in other parts of the world, believe in duppies’ existence, taking no chances to come into contact with them. Evil duppies generally take on larger, more sinister looking forms like the sadistic Rolling Calf (read more below). A duppy can appear in the form of the departed person, an animal, a puff of smoke, a shadow or even a cold breeze. Comparable to a common ghost or spirit, duppies are generally departed loved ones who appear to you when you are in need of advice, cheering up or a good scare.Įvil duppies set out to haunt the living and can even hurt or kill people if controlled by Obeah-men, practitioners of a dark spritiual craft. Originating in Africa and later brought to the islands, duppies’ existence stems from the Bantu religion that had a heavy focus on worshipping ancestors. You’ll hear talk of duppies in any Jamaican home. 9 Other Characters From Caribbean Folklore Duppy (Jamaica)
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