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*In folklore, the term usually refers to the blood-sucking undead of Eastern European legends, but it is often extended to cover similar legendary creatures in other regions and cultures. Vampire characteristics vary widely between different traditions. Some cultures have stories of non-human vampires, such as animals like bats, dogs, and spiders. Vampirism is the practice of drinking blood from a person/animal. Vampires are said to mainly bite the victim's neck, extracting the blood from the carotid artery. In folklore and popular culture, the term generally refers to a belief that one can gain supernatural powers by drinking human blood.
For most people, vampires are a bunch of shady night stalkers that feed on other people. Oh yeah, and they are generally dead... More than any other characters in horror stories, Vampires prove to be the most intriguing of all, both to their fellow characters and us, the readers and watchers.
*From Wikipedia
Vampire Characteristics
What to look for...
- They are undead, which somehow means they are actually dead and alive at the same time...
- They are pale... like Swedes...
- For some reason, they tend to have pointy chins and ears...
- They need blood to survive. Yummy.
- Either sunlight hurts them or they are intensely afraid of melanoma.
- They can change forms. Usually into bats or other vermin. If it was me, I would change into a T-Rex...
- Like Cher, they have no reflection.
- They live in coffins, ergo they do not have claustrophobia.
DVD's about Vampires
Great stuff from your friends over at Amazon
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Collector's Set (40 discs)
Amazon Price: $166.99 (as of 12/29/2009) 
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Fifth Season (Slim Set)
Amazon Price: $26.99 (as of 12/29/2009)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete First Season (Slim Set)
Amazon Price: $24.49 (as of 12/29/2009)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Sixth Season (Slim Set)
Amazon Price: $24.49 (as of 12/29/2009)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Second Season (Slim Set)
Amazon Price: $23.99 (as of 12/29/2009)
Oh no! Its a poll!
Vampires in the News
Provided by Google
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byKnown Vampire Locations in the US
In case you were worried about where you live
Vampire Resources on the Web
When a Squidoo page is just not enough
- Vampire-Church
- A home for all things vampiric, home for the Vampire Church, Vampire Alliance, Web alliance, Wall of Fears, and The Graveyard of Fears.
- The Vampire name generator
- A web-based vampire name generator. Suitable for dark or ominous characters of all types, not just the undead.
- The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency
- Spoof agency responsible for controlling the nation's vampire and zombie populations from 1868 to 1975.
- VampireRave.com
- The ultimate vampire directory and resource. We catalog every vampire occurrence throughout history in literature, cinema, and theater.
- The Vampire's Vault
- A page dedicated to the creatures of the night.
- Vampire Junction
- Vampire Junction was started in 1991 as a non-profit zine devoted to the promotion of the vampire in fiction, fact and art.
- Vampire Cosmetics
- Features eyeshadows, dusts, liners, lipsticks, and nail polish.
- Sanguinarius.org
- Support and information for real vampires, blood drinkers, and vampiric people seeking support, help, guidance, answers, etc.
- Vampire Probability Test
- A little self-administered quiz that will tell you if you are a Vampire or not.
- Vampires in Myth's and History
- A historical perspective on Vampires and their origins.
- Vampire Realm of Darkness
- Vampire information, art, photos and forums. I guess this site is for actual vampires, so you better take that test from earlier.
Books about Vampires
The latest stuff from Amazon
The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Nightfall
Amazon Price: $10.52 (as of 12/29/2009)
List Price: $17.99
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, Book 1)
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 12/29/2009)
List Price: $8.99
The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/29/2009)
List Price: $9.99
The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/29/2009)
List Price: $9.99
Frostbite (Vampire Academy, Book 2)
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 12/29/2009)
List Price: $8.99
How to Kill a Vampire
And don't assume it's dead and just walk away!
- Sunlight hurts them badly. It practically vaporizes them.
- Shove a stake through their heart. It could be made of wood or metal or whatever. But for God's sake, make sure that it goes all the way through the heart!
- According to one site I looked at, you can cut the head off of a vampire... and then scoop its brain out to make sure it doesn't come back...
- Your standard UV Light mounted to an automatic gun looks really cool... and sorta wounds them.
- By far, the coolest things are UV liquid filled bursting rounds, which explode in the target's (hopefully a Vampire's) body, spewing the liquid into their bloodstream.
Vampire stuff on eBay
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A Quick Vampire Poll
Vampiric Feedback
Have you spotted a Vamp? Or have anything interesting to say? Go nuts!
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- MeganCasey MeganCasey Oct 4, 2006 @ 8:21 am
- great lens! the map cracks me up. (p.s. how about running a 'vote for your favorite vampire movie' poll? i'm always looking for new recommendations.)
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