To People Claiming to be Vampires
As I’m guessing many regular visitors know, vampirism has been a big subject recently. Many people have come forward claiming to be one and writing stories about their “experiences”. I find this very interesting in this time, with vampires being so popular. Lets explore this.
Stories of vampirism have been around for hundreds, even thousands, of years but back then they were seen as monsters sneaking into your home to suck the very life essence out of you. There were thousands of deaths blamed on them, leading to corpses being dug up and mutilated in the name of the safety of the village. Of course, nobody came forward claiming to be a vampire, and that’s understandable. But in the “age of enlightenment”, still nobody stepped forward with these claims.
In fact there is no real documented evidence of people stepping forward claiming to be a vampire in any form at that time. The earliest that this can be seen happening was in the mid to late 1920′s. Why is this? By this time in history, stories of vampires had died down drastically. Science had come to the forefront and monsters and myths dropped to the way side. Here’s the answer – Dracula. Bram Stoker published his most famous novel in 1897, but it was met with luke warm reviews and sales. It’s popularity only picked up after a stage adaptation in 1924. It began traveling across the country, telling a story of immortal love and the strange sexuality of the vampire. It stuck in peoples minds. The romantic tones being gripped by the repressed society of the time.
Claims of oneself being a vampire has steadily grown since then. Dracula, going on to become the second most used character in stage and film just behind Sherlock Holmes. It sticks with people, someone being so sexy and never having to die. It’s a concept that everyone wants. But, sometimes you have to step back and look at the science and psychology of it.
Getting to the bare bones concept of it, it’s human instinct to want to stay alive. We naturally fear death because of the sheer inability to understand it and what’s beyond it. The mind is always subconsciously looking for a way to stay alive. This is why the idea of immortality is so appealing. One thing that differentiates us from the animals is our imagination. Imagination is the ability to form concepts that are not perceived by the senses. The imagination is used to solve problems. It is the part of the brain we use when we make theories. We use the same part of our brain to tell stories. It is when these concepts blend that people could become confused.
Now on to immortality. The simple answer is that it’s impossible. Death is the natural end of the life process. Nothing lasts forever. Rocks, metal, everything disintegrates. Everything in your life deteriorates at your body and mind. The moment you are born, your body starts to break down. The food we eat, the air we breath, the water we drink all causes damage to our bodies throughout our lives. There are ways to prolong the lifespan but you can’t stop the inevitable.
Now on to the preconceived concepts of vampires. In almost all original myth, vampires did not have fangs. In most cultures, the vampires drinking of blood was called the kiss of the vampire. Fangs only came into the public consciousness within the last century. Another concept that’s actually new to vampires is the pain and death from sunlight. This also started within the last century, in fact, most original myths on vampires say that they can be out during the day. To think that we are only conceivably getting close to the real thing now would be extremely egotistical. This can also be said about the misconceptions about werewolves. Almost all of what our society knows about werewolves, changing during a full moon, being infected through bite, the only way to kill them is with a silver bullet, all came from the movie The Wolfman in 1941.
What is in blood that vampires need anyway? Blood consists of red and white blood cells, blood plasma (which is 90% water), proteins, minerals, glucose, hormones, oxygen, carbon dioxide, eukocytes, platelets, hemoglobin and waste from the body. All of that would either already be in their blood or be easy to get in hundreds of other ways. We are meant to believe that this “virus” will mutate the body, but no virus is selective mutagenic, as in growing fangs, or “upping” strength, or changing the body to digest large amounts of blood. In fact, besides evolution itself, there is no known mutation that is beneficial to the being, most mutation is degenerative.
Here’s a list of normal things to millions of people. Some of them may be rare but not unheard of.
- Paleness
- Photosensitivity (easily burned by the sun)
- Changing of eye color
- Varying strength
- “Fangs”
- A craving for blood
- Being more comfortable in the dark
- Heightened sexual appetite
- A ring around the iris
- Low, or high, body heat
- A dislike for garlic or holy objects
- A seemingly slow age progression
- An inability to tan
These are all semi normal things and does not mean you are a vampire.
Porphyria is brought up many times connected to vampires. Here’s a quote from a friend on the Talk Paranormal forum named UglyNRude. “This theory was written in 1985 biochemist David Dolphin proposed that the vampires of folklore may actually have been people suffering from porphyria, a group of rare, largely hereditary blood diseases. According to the Times account of his remarks:
(1) Porphyria victims are extraordinarily sensitive to sunlight. Even mild exposure can cause severe disfigurement. Facial skin may scar, the nose and fingers may fall off, and the lips and gums may become so taut that the teeth project like fangs.
(2) To avoid sunlight, people with serious cases of porphyria go out only at night, just like Dracula.
(3) Today porphyria can be treated with injections of blood products. Centuries ago, porphyria victims might have sought to treat themselves by drinking blood.
(4) Porphyria is inherited, but the symptoms may not manifest themselves until brought on by stress. Suppose a sibling with an active case of the disease bites you to quench his thirst for blood. Très stressful, non? Suddenly your own latent porphyria goes critical and you start growing fangs too.
(5) Garlic contains a chemical that worsens porphyria symptoms, causing sufferers to avoid it. Just like vampires.
Just one problem. People with porphyria aren’t vampires, and there’s no reason to think that the vampires of folklore had the disease (or existed at all). To respond point by point:
(1) Porphyria comprises seven separate disorders. Skin problems are a fairly common symptom, but only the rarest form–congenital erythropoietic porphyria–causes severe disfigurement. Just 200 cases of this disease have been diagnosed, surely too few to account for the widespread belief in vampires. In any case, alleged vampires exhumed in the 18th century typically weren’t disfigured but appeared as they had in life (except for being dead, of course).
(2) The idea that vampires abhor sunlight was an invention of fiction writers. In Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, vampires were sometimes reported to have been sighted during the day. Bram Stoker’s Dracula was deathly pale, but folkloric vampires, in the Balkans anyway, were said to be ruddy-faced due to blood consumption.
(3) Porphyria victims don’t crave blood. Drinking blood will not alleviate their symptoms, nor has there ever been a general belief that it would. The blood chemicals porphyria victims need do not survive digestion.
(4) No one has proved that garlic worsens porphyria.
If a vampires existed according to legend they would of destroyed their blood source in less then 3 years. Every person they supposedly turn into a vampire then claims more victims so the multiplication would wipe themselves out.”
I have a section on the science of vampires in my article The Vampire Compendium if you’d like to know more.
The human mind can convince itself of anything and just because you think you are a vampire, it doesn’t mean you are. I find it funny that with the popularity of vampires in the media, they are all of a sudden popping up everywhere. The fact that this happens makes me severely question when someone shows up claiming to be a blood sucker. Any regular visitor to the site will have noticed that these supposed vampires practically popped up out of nowhere, and if we are meant to believe that they have been around this whole time, why haven’t they shown up sooner? This reminds me of an article in an old news paper my grandfather had. It was from 1934 and it was about people claiming to be gangsters even though they had legal, mundane, jobs. Basically, they believed what they wanted to believe.
So, like I said, just because you want to be a vampire, it doesn’t mean you are.
Written by Bracket, Copyright 2009 VampireTruth.com
Bracket,
This is beautiful, I loved every part of it. Thank you for sharing. Oh another thing, you descriped me here:
‘Changing of eye color, Being more comfortable in the dark, Heightened sexual appetite,
A ring around the iris’
No I don’t think I’m a ‘vampire’ now, but I wonder how many vampires we will find in here.
I want to suck your blood…. keep smiling….
Awesome article, Bracket…..it’s obvious you’ve done your research. As with the Vampire Compendium, I see that so many “traits” of vampires didn’t even exist before the imagination of writers and storytellers put them there.
Of course it’s a good point that immortality has its appeal. Not for me personally…..I would get tired and just want it to be done at some point. However wanting something to be true can’t make it so.
This was really great. Very well written and informative. Now let’s just wait for all the twelve- I mean 150 year old “vampires” to add thair two cents. Thanks for the wonderful read!
Bravo…. Thanks!
You and eye see I to I.
Note to all – We have Discussions about Vampires going on in our forum ~ http://www.talkparanormal.com/forum-73.html. Head on over and see what’s going on.
Bracket, absolutely right this is just a current phase that is going on, no need to mention why, or the name of the movie, maybe next year we’ll all be smurfs!
CMF
Wait, that doesn’t seem right. I can’t quite put my finger on it though.
Karen, I used to pretend I was a smurf! Does this mean I’m a trendsetter??
Karen M.
Yeah.
I can’t believe they’re making that movie by the way.
LOL, Jamie, yes you are except if you still live in your mushroom house!
You guys are too funny! I am sitting here at work, laughing my butt off! Oh, how totally Smurfy!!!!!!!!!
I’ve noticed that anybody who has been claiming to be a vampire has not commented yet.
They foreclosed on that mushroom house years ago!
That’s simple Bracket, it is because your article outweighs all of their imaginary symptoms, thus they have to tell their story, cause they know that they wouldn’t have a leg to stand on here!
I guess it totally annoys you, huh? I’m a smurf! I’m really small, I live in a mushroom and I have pointy ears. Umm I get stepped on sometimes. Everybody will prob be werewolves. Elves and witches. Lawl.
haha if they didnt drain their prey dry, they might turn, but usually you need an exchange of blood, so the vampire blood has to be in you in order to supposedly turn, so if every vampire that preyed on a human did n exchange of blood, then they all be turned, but if you just prey on them n drain them dry, they wouldnt have a chance to turn.
i know ghost R real 4 sure cuz ive seen some,but vampires i ive never seen any and theres no solid proof but who knows everythings possible. thnx 4 tha sharing.
i can honestly say that it sounds like a medical condition with the psychic part of it to make it believable i don’t disbelieve i just have no attraction to vampire movies or stories or books i’m more into ghosts and legends.
I cannot believe why anyone would believe they are a vampire – attention seeking teens…tsk!
Ichigo, yeah it annoys me, lol, that’s ok cause I’m that WINX FAIRY named Flora, and be careful, cause I have special powers
OK I must stop before Bracket gets mad at me for talking about smurfs on his article!!
Let me be serious that prophyria, I’ve never heard of that, and your fingers can fall off?? I would imagine that if only 200 people were diagnosted, then back in the old days when they didn’t understand things, they would of thought someone was a vampire. That is so gross, I’ve heard of fingers being amputated because of frost bite, but never the sun. Way back when there was no understanding of these disease, I bet those people were social outcasts, adding more to the mystery, and another thing, I heard that digesting large amounts of blood can make you sick and you’re right blood has no nutritional values nor is blood a staple food that you can solely live off of.
you do realize vampires don’t announce it in public because then 80% of the time peoplewant to either kill them or capture them for scientific experimentation and other crap like that.
PS Bracket # 4 “très stressful, non?” Est-ce que tu parle français?
Also I guess you’re right on vampires abhor the sunlight, which was the imagination of fiction writer’s, cause it’s true, things are scarier in the night than in the day!
Karen, you obviously have never heard of Lepers….. people with leperocy have deteriorating skin which inevitably leads to death, prophyria is almost the same thing in sunlight with someone, they tend to avoid it, it was a popular disease a long time ago before modern medicine.
Xavier, of course I’ve heard of leprosy,and it still exsits, but I’ve never heard of someone who thought they were a vampire! By the way no disease is popular!
Yeah. I think there’s still a nice chance them and other magical creatures.I’m a big believer in Asian and Japanese paranormal creatures and such.
PS for being 148 years old, you got alot to learn kid!
ive heard of that disease that made people avoid the sun and have pale skin. so people a long time ago could of easily thought they were ‘vampires’ since there was no scientific explanation.
cesar f. Leprosy still exsits in parts of the world today! Leprosy is the bibllical term for Hansen’s disease!
Luver Girl
“if they didnt drain their prey dry, they might turn, but usually you need an exchange of blood, so the vampire blood has to be in you in order to supposedly turn”
That’s actually a semi new concept from movies like Coppola’s Dracula.
Xavier
“you do realize vampires don’t announce it in public because then 80% of the time peoplewant to either kill them or capture them for scientific experimentation and other crap like that.”
But they do. This is a public forum. It’s for anybody. I’d like to hear your thoughts on the rest of the article.
I’d like to add that for being 180 something years old, and spending most of that time with other old vampires, you use alot of modern language.
Ok, Karen, by “popular” I meant it was the big scare not as in ooo I want that disease so bad so please think before you reply.
Bracket you do realize even though I do not progress as much as a normal human time does and thus I must learn more just like modern language things are constantly evolving around us and they must change to adapt also.
Oh yes, almost forgot, Bracket, I was actually talking about announcing it in public like in the middle of a town meeting or something like that where it isn’t behind a computer screen.
LOL I just have to translate what my 8 year old daughter said, when I asked her if she believed in vampires…………”No, they only exsit in movies!” Ha ha LOL Xavier!
ha ha she believes in Santa Claus but not you, you just got slammed by an 8 year old!
karen, whether you believe someone or something or whether you don’t.. I find that you are very immature and condescending of others. You will probably even make an immature and/or condescending remark to or about me now, right? wow…
I agree with Karen. How is she immature? that’s about one of THE most mature comments made so far on this thread.
I am in no way immature nor condescending Jamie!
please…. you’re so mocking of others… if you dont like reading other people’s stuff with respect, then don’t read…
ha ha she believes in Santa Claus but not you, you just got slammed by an 8 year old!
see this above? you can disagree with Xavier without saying such immature things… you need to grow up
Jamie, you are on his maturity level, if you believe this story
Xavier
It’s starting to seem like you’re avoiding the article and just focusing on comments.
Jamie
Karen is not being immature. She’s speaking her mind and telling us what her daughter thinks. If you’re going to comment here, atleast stick to the topic instead of complaining about commenters.
jamie you said with respect, there is none if you don’t respect my opinion, so we are all here to voice our opinions!
ok seriously, karen, if you think im on “his maturity level if I believe him” why do you keep leaving comments on all of this if you think it’s fake.
Karen, I’ve only read some of your comments….hope you stop by the forum soon! I find you to be extremely mature in your comments…..and I do get your sense of humor.
Xavier, you present an interesting story…..but it just seems to me like you have done an extensive amount of research and made it into your life history. It will make you a fascinating author someday….but no, I don’t believe you’re a vampire. I don’t even believe that you believe it. I think you are a gifted writer with an incredible imagination. If this offends you I’m sorry. I said the words “I don’t believe”….I didn’t say “you are not”.
Bracket, again, thank you for sharing this informative article here. I realize that the people here who believe they are vampires shall continue to do so regardless of what evidence is shown. It’s like anything else….if you want to believe it, no evidence will be convincing enough. However it has given those who believe this to be true many issues to address.
Because I have the right , to express my opinion, just like you!
Also if you are a vampire, what are you doing on this computer all day long, surely you should be sleeping in your coffin as you would be so busy at night finding people to bite that you would be too knackered to be one here… just a thought
maybe more people are claiming to be vampires now because they won’t be staked through the heart? idk
good article
I would just like to clarify that the Jamie with no sense of humor is not me. As always, I think you’re hilarious, Karen!!
Other Jamie… people leave comments to let the children know they’re not fooling anyone. And, if anyone is being disrespectful, it’s Xavier. He’s been crabby the entire time, and he needs a nap!!
Karen M.
Don’t let them get you down. I’m being scolded on another post because I said I didn’t fully believe the story and I thought that maybe the drug use had a little something to do with it. Don’t let anyone attack you. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions!
Right. But they wouldn’t have been staked through the heart 3 or 4 years ago either… before a certain movie came out. I wonder where they were then?
Thank-you Jamie and DarStarr, That’s why I put the M. on my name, there’s another Karen on here somewhere that isn’t me!
I like the publicity next to this article, that says “Porphyria Vampires”: Natural treatment for all ailments!
you are very welcome! I’ve got your back!
Actually, scarygirl67
I am writing a book, but it is not fantasy and it something I feel very strong about the book is entitled “Religion Versus Logic: the relations and facts”
if vampires do exist they would to feed on 12 people every night, this is because blood is not a good source of energy
Ever wonder why blood sucking animals and insects are so small?
Greetings to all. “Bracket” I find your articles as intriguing as I find your character. I must say well done in your research on the subject. Luck to you in your quest for truth and knowledge. Bare caution dear “Bracket” while in your travels to seek what you wish to learn, the guiles of many do not lend truth to the few.
Ellie
Interesting, but knowledge is for the many to learn at their own accord.
ok let me apoligize first beforehand incase what i say next offends anyone. I just dont belive in vampires the very least the kind in movies.i was shy in highschool and hung out with a few of the loner kids a few of them being “goth” i never was though can’t stand to ware black.anyways this girl was always claiming to be a vampire/ satanist. she came up wih some dozies about certin people/creatures she knew. what i chalked it up to be is that she was trying to make herself seem intersting and differn’t. I really wish she just would of been herself and not made up all that stuff about being a vampire/witch She had plentl of real qualities to offer people she didn’t need to. I’m saying this becuase i think some people ou there that claim to be a vampire have low self asteem and are trying to make themselves out as special. its sad that they dont already know tat they are specail and can stop the cherade/act.
jennieboo
I don’t think you insulted anyone, infact, i believe the same thing. That’s why i wrote this.
hay everyone i would like to say that was a good read and thank you i am a beliver but i hate it when people just are coming out saying they are a vamp when they are not and it is only since twilight came out wich i love but thats not the ponit it is just that people are trying to be cool because they have made them self to belive. I and my little sister and little brouther all our eyes change i have a ring around the iris i am all ways worm but that dont mean i am a vampier and i dont think i am one because there is to much stuff to count in and not to and if you are lying y so you can be cool but any way i am a beliver and i dont like people claming to be a vampier sorry to just go on and on
sexygirl
Thanks for not jumping to conclusions.
I think that people that claimed to be vampires didnt hav an efficient way enough for it to spread around fast back then… unlike now since we could email some one in japan in a milisecond from Winsconsin. It can spread faster now. And they had to worry about people that would try to kill them because they’d think a vampire was endangering thier village or town. Or think they were a monster. In my opinion. And im not claiming to be a vampire or say i know a vampire. But what i do know, Is that they exist. You don’t need to see something to beleive it. Like albino giraffe’s. iv’e never seen 1. But some people say they exist. And some people say they don’t exist. That’s all im sayin’.
Bracket, just want to say you come at a nice angle on the vampire subject here, congratulation. You said it in words I could not.
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Note from Admin: Orion’s comment has been published as its own story – Vampires Keeping Away From the Public Eye
U wrote a lot there…. Well the one thing I paid any attention to is that u dont seem to believe in something called a SOUL. These things last forever. U dont just cease to exsist just cuz u died. Isnt that kind of bleak and depressing and scary? Naw man, we go on to better things. Better worlds, better lives. I’ll say no more. No I dont care what anyone says to this, I said my bit, I’m done. God bless.
Kuva \|/
If vampires existed, and if a human turned into a vampire if bitten, then the whole world would be vampires in no time!
And you’re right, there are a lot of “symptoms for vampirism” that are perfectly normal. Me for example, I’m pale, I have sharp teeth, sunlight gives me headaches and a fever, I look many years younger than my actual age, I’m never hungry for real food, and I have very cold skin.
I have anemia, and that explains probably explain most of these symptoms. And both my grandmother and mother were also “allergic” to sunlight – it runs in the familly.
Elizabeth
Perhaps Vampirism isnt a virus, but is inherited. You COULD be a vampire and not even realize it..lol this world is so mysterious…
“i know ghost R real 4 sure cuz ive seen some,but vampires i ive never seen any and theres no solid proof but who knows everythings possible. thnx 4 tha sharing.”
No soli proof??? HAHAHAH theres no proof at all. Vampires are a made up demon that they used to blame deaths on they couldnt explain.
You dont see deaths now in the hospital, in the news where someone was completely drained of blood through being bitten now do you???
Funny that!!
I love this, thankyou for taking the time to put people right. Lets hope those who think they are vampires dont hurt anyone!!
ya i know that is very funny that ppl thinks that vampires are real but they are not real cus my greatgrandma is 96 yrs old and she never seen a vampire in her life so ya keep thinking that vampires are real but they are not !
~*amber*~
let people believe what they choose to believe, its freedom of speach, we all have our own views and shoud respect other peoples weather you believe them or not.
very beautiful “essay”. Its the people’s choice of belief.
Even though line of debate regarding the existance of vampires is very thin. Least the myth remains.
impressive article, bracket
it’s just such a shame when some homosapiens that eat like a pig and sleep like they’re dead in addition blowing their stories of themselves being a vampires and wanted to be left alone. I just wish Usain Bolt is a vampire and he’ll claims that he can run real fast and the reason that he holds the world record is because he’s a bloody vampire.
I get annoyed when ignorant human that claim themselves to be part of vampire or is vampire or they want vampire babies so bad plus their famous lines, “i bite, but not hard” bla bla “bite me” and yadas
and,
as we know as a fact, if something is true, there must be a solid evidence or prove.
p/s : DO show me some evidence if you have anything you can show me bout vampires.
to whom who thinks themsleves are vampires, think to yourselves whether you really are and forget bout the vampire kissing movies and tell your parents you’re sorry because you think you’re a vampire.
sorry, bracket for makin too much noise here, I back to propose along with agreesion upon your well written article
Vampire’s is not real ! There is not such a thing as a vampire !
If vampire’s were real, i wish to meet one of them ! I like vampires !!!
those hu claim to be vampires or so childish .. i mean like hu would want to announce to the whole world tat you’re a vampire and get killed .. there r so many legends about vampires as u do ur research .. some may be true some may not .. mayb sometimes things a better to be kept unkown
Wow, great information :3
The only people that have come foward to claim they are vampires are here on the internet. Why not go public? Are you scared of us “weak” humans? I know I always mention the doctor visit for some test or lab or something? Dont worry, by law we cant lock you up or keep you captive. The Human rights group would be all over that, if they want to protect terrorists, you are safe. I just need proof, which all of you here are scared to get. I think Imma vampire, I think I got bit by a vampire. Out of all the number of accounts each of you have to seeing one, I think you would start to carry a camera with you for some photo evidence. I know the UFO people are cooks and their proof is often deemed fake, but at least they try. Can you see your reflection in a mirror, are there family pics of you? I know though, that only happens in the movies, which you guys always say. Hold your blood thirst for as long as you can, then have a friend with a video camera record you sucking blood out of an animal when you just cant resist that temptation any lobger. If you suck that thing dry, without getting sick, I would have my proof, and yall would hear me no more. I know, “real” vampires dont feed on animals, thats only in the movies.
To genevieve- good luck trying to see proof. Ive been saying that in every single response. Still, they are SCARED and want go get any proof. They would rather hide in the shadows of fear. Funny, they call us the weak ones!!
Bracket,
Wow i am actually spechless. Very well written article. I would really like to know more if you dont mind. When i came to this site and read the articles and everyones comment i have to admit a small part of me started to believe although i am very confused and honestly dont really know much about vampires.i want to thank you for clearing it up for me. Everything you’ve written in your articicle makes perfect sence to me. I thank you for writing this and i hope you decide to write more. I enjoy hearing what you have to say. Peace n love
P.s. Sorrt about the spelling, using a touch screen
Mandee
Thank you for the response. If you would like to read another article i wrote on vampires, i’d recommend the Vampire Compendium. It’s less about the science of vampires (although there is a section on that too) but more about the background and mythology of vampires from around the world. There’s a link to it in the above article.
It’s also the first article you see when you visit the site.
Love the article.
I always found it odd that some people claim to be vampires just because of a few conditions, like pophyria. If someone is really a vampire they shouldn’t really announce it to the world. People will never leave you alone. Its just a little suggestion. By the way, I love vampires!
Cherish
to PantyCricket,
thanks but i won’t even try lol because I’m certain that there’s no such thing on this world.
please tell me who do you become a vampire my freinds think really weird about my obsession of it but it is relly important.
i enjoyed this article… it kinda calmed me down (i just commented something stupid on another post)
with all the myths and made up stories out there, if something weird happens to our body we start thinking we may be something “supernatural”…
i guess i should go and see a doctor…
Bracket, nice article. By the way has the “vampire” or Samantha read this?
I loved the other article too. This one is also interesting. But I think that although some humans do have these traits, I don’t think that any human has ALL of them or even almost all. I believe that only a vampire would have all or almost all of those traits. Some vampires are told, find out from some factual source, or just know that they are what they are. what I don’t understand is that why did you post a story saying that people are not vampires and saying humans are like this when you posted a whole other story about what you know and believe and what vampires look like. I’d say it’s ironic because I don’t have another word for it. I’m sorry if I am offending you in any way and these are my true thoughts. I even had it on a post-it to remember. But your articles and postings are still awesome, keep up the great work! ^,.,^
Anya
I have no clue. Infact, i’ve been waiting for someone claiming to be a vampire to comment on here. They all seem to avoid this article. What’s that tell you.
Aquamairne
The Vampire Compendium isn’t what i believe. I’ve investigated the mythology’s and history of vampirism because it interested me, but that doesn’t mean i believe it. That article was just meant to be informative.
Very nice Bracket. I have two of those things that you listed haha.
I can tan, but my legs wont tan for some reason.
My eyes change color like when I cry they turn a blueish green. But more blue.
I don’t know if I am a vampire or anything. all I know is that I have an amazing gift of being able to tell who you are by a simple conversation. Everyone calls me a loner hahah but its true, I only pick a few people as my friends. I am also a girl and I possess a very weird strength. I can lift 150 pounds with a very sweat. My family says we were built like horses.I barely sweat either.
Well the main part is that I get burned in the sun very quickly. I know have sun poisoning. I was out in the sun for 4 hours only! I HATE THIS.
Thank you for writing this.
I have pale skin, I’ve got weird teeth and I have that “ring around the iris”-thing, sunlight gives me terrible headaches and I’ve been looking like a fourteen-year-old for years.
I wasn’t a vampire last time I checked.
Gah. People are so naive.
Luver Girl
““if they didnt drain their prey dry, they might turn, but usually you need an exchange of blood, so the vampire blood has to be in you in order to supposedly turn”
Bracket
“That’s actually a semi new concept from movies like Coppola’s Dracula.”
Once again someone who hasn’t done their research thouroghly. The concept of a vampire turning someone through the vampire biting someone, drinking their blood, and then the vampire bites into his or her wrist, and gives the blood to the victim to drink, in order to turn them, actually dates back in a ancient greek mythology, before the time of christ.
Scriptures of Delphi Its not new at all.
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“If a vampires existed according to legend they would of destroyed their blood source in less then 3 years. Every person they supposedly turn into a vampire then claims more victims so the multiplication would wipe themselves out.”
Not true, you see vampires can effectively control their population. Biting someone won’t turn them and most people who are bitten are drained of blood and therefore die.
Vampires intelligence is not to be underestimated, as they have formed a vampire government and other means of making sure their secret stays secret.
But I do agree that there are mortal people out there who like to adapt the vampire lifestyle, but make no mistake, immortal vampires do exist.
The rest of your research is good, as well as the talk on the human mind, and its pathetic nature.
Don’t bother asking my how I know, as the reason for my is largely circumstantial. And yes, I don’t have any doubts.
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“We are meant to believe that this “virus” will mutate the body, but no virus is selective mutagenic, as in growing fangs, or “upping” strength, or changing the body to digest large amounts of blood. In fact, besides evolution itself, there is no known mutation that is beneficial to the being, most mutation is degenerative.”
Ah yes, the virus. Its interesting that you should mention that, because its the only logical explanation behind their existence. The very fact that they are “created” and not born this way pretty much guarantees that its a virus behind it all. Human beings only know about 3 retro virus for gods sake, (a virus that infects DNA) to say that we know all of them out there is being ignorant and unimaginative. And as for being “beneficial”, what makes you think that the effects of vampirism is beneficial? Are you saying that being forced to drink blood and kill people is beneficial? …. Your refering to immortality. Its a matter of personal opinion whether or not immortality is beneficial. Its merely a side effect of the virus… which coincidentally most people would call it beneficial.
Of course its widely known some virus’s can alleviate the symptoms caused by another virus you may have.
But I think its unrealistic to assume that DNA altering virus’s are only degenerative when theres only 3 that we know of (I think you may be thinking to much on the other ways that mutation can happen).
Studies in the fly Drosophila melanogaster suggest that if a mutation changes a protein produced by a gene, this will probably be harmful, with about 70 percent of these mutations having damaging effects, and the remainder being either neutral or weakly beneficial. Like I said, its possible to derive benefits from mutation, with this example.
But otherwise I completely agree with you on everything else.
TheUnbeholden
Do you have any evidence of your statements, like the vampire government? Because i’m not going to respond without any evidence. On the surface, it just seems like a person with a great imagination.
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“In fact there is no real documented evidence of people stepping forward claiming to be a vampire in any form at that time.”
Vampires don’t reveal themselves. They actually go through great lengths to uphold secrecy.
I’m totally agree with it. I mean I’m new here and read more than ten stories and some comments. Some of them really do think they’re vampires and I don’t know what to think about them because I don’t know if they were just making things up for fun or they really do have an extreme imagination.
I’m pale, more comfortable in dark, hates sunlight ’cause it gives me headache and I even looks like thirteen even though I’m honestly 18. Some of my friends actually makes fun of me and calls me vampire. And yes, the last time I checked, I’m not a vampire.
Just like the one who written it, I too investigated the mythology’s and history of vampirism because it interested me, but that doesn’t mean i believe it.
I believe that there’s no such thing as a normal way of thinking as all of us are unique in our own way but sometimes, we also have to face reality and believe in the saying ‘to see is to believe’.
Looks like vampire fiction has been inspired more by bed-bugs than by humans:
1. Bed-bugs have great speed.
2. They get killed in the sun-light
3. They come out only in the dead of the night
4. Bed-bugs drink blood and spread a virus, thus causing jaundice at the most.
5. They create bite-marks.
6. Bed-bugs reside in wall-crevices that look like caves.
LOL. So much for the stories.
xavier
wud love 2 chat to you. have read your story, interesting.
is there a disease that you kno of that can make you abnormally strong yet look like you are not, or have ears acute enough to hear a conversation that is being whispered in the next room? or perhaps a disease that can give you a sixth sense and the speed and reflexs well enough to dodge a tennis ball thrown by a tennis machine at high speed, while you dont even kno its coming until practicaly last second.
Ok for real my dad has Photosensitivity, he gets burned real easy and his eyes hurt from the sun. I have eyes that change colour through mood, season/month and i have a golden brown ring around my pupil and a black outline of my iris. And really i am HUMAN.
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“Almost all of what our society knows about werewolves, changing during a full moon, being infected through bite, the only way to kill them is with a silver bullet, all came from the movie The Wolfman in 1941.”
Actually a human being turning into a wolf predates that, it goes back to German Myth, supposedly the first recorded werewolf sighting took place around the countryside of German town Colongne and Bedburg in 1591. But there is older werewolf mythology, such as in Ancient Greek mythology. The Portugese had the Lobishomen, some tradtions state the vârcolac from Romanian myth is a werewolf (while some say it is a goblin or vampire that causes eclipses), pricolici on the other hand are always reffered to as a werewolf. The first written reference to pricolici is dated 1716 in a Latin manuscript about history of Moldavia, where the pricolici is compared to the French loup-garou, or “werewolf”.
Either way its all older then 1941.
“Do you have any evidence of your statements, like the vampire government? Because i’m not going to respond without any evidence. On the surface, it just seems like a person with a great imagination.”
Sorry for me late reply.
I have some information to go on, I did a an interview with someone over the course of a few months, who gave me an account of their experiences. It was all very convincing, or at least that’s the impression I had gotten. I am looking for a immortal, which is very different from what your doing, which is using logic to try to disprove the vampire. It won’t work, trust me on that, from what I know vampires are logical, in that there’s a rather simple explanation for everything concerning them, while I don’t necessarily believe Xavier (because one thing he said conflicts with what I found out from my interview), I to am trying to get the truth of the matter like you are.
“I’ve noticed that anybody who has been claiming to be a vampire has not commented yet.”
As far as what I’ve read, Xavier pretty much answered the few questions you have written here on his own thread. “Through the Eyes of a vampire”.
“Now on to immortality. The simple answer is that it’s impossible. Death is the natural end of the life process. Nothing lasts forever. Rocks, metal, everything disintegrates.”
True, but if vampires are real you can extend you life span enormously. Its not immortality, but its very close. and remember just because aging is not a problem doesn’t mean they can’t die.
The Unbeholden
If one conflicts, who then is right? Perhaps both are right or both equally wrong.
Rather than trying to disprove the existence of one, it may simply be to protect oneself from believing in something that is simply not true. Sometimes it is better to look at things through the eyes of logic rather than just follow something that can easily be disproved with a little thought. Fatal mistakes have been made by those who refuse to look at things from a neutral perspective.
I do not think you will find what ‘you’ are looking for as it may be something that does not exist. Sometimes the belief of one thing differs greatly to what it actually is. Does one have to fit the criteria to be a vampire or does the vampire not even the criteria?
Xavier and Adamaris are right, there is no immortality.
Sun doesn’t have immortality, because for some billion years will die when shut down.
Stone, sun, dead nautals ects… aren’t immortals.
That’s why vampires aren’t immortals. The unbeholden still finds some immortal, i don’t believe him.
Immortal means no limit age, all are mortals. But space (vacuum) is 100% immortal easily like black hole.
I would remove my mind about immortality instead to immortality means long life than human’s life around 73 times longer than average 80 age means equal 6040 age for vampires is average.
that’s so much, i’m pretty sure nobody can’t keep themselves to stay alive like all the time as impossible, they will be tired so TIRED and planning for suicidal.
I bet Adamaris wouldn’t keep himself/herself.
yar i dont beleive vampires exist though beleive existance of paranormal or ghosts or spirits. though its advantageous for digestive system see direct blood not ti waste time on digesting food and no stomach upset and so potty problems