High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A Nachzehrer is a sort of German vampire. Nachzehrer translates "afterwards (nach) devourer (zehrer)". The Nachzehrer was prominent in the folklore of the northern regions of Germany, including Silesia and Bavaria, and also with the Kashubes of Northern Poland. Though officially a vampire, they are also similar to zombies, and in many ways different from either undead. The nachzehrer is not a blood-sucker, but rather consumes already dead bodies.