I am interested in all cultural and subcultural vampires.
my defintion: A vampire is a creature (usuallly undead, but not always) that steals some important life-sustaining element(most commonly blood) from mortal humanoids(usually Homo-sapains),. Most species of Vampire can only be awake at night.
I know that there are several different types of Vampires: (the two common ones are list, have to e-mail forum maintainer about the other two)
Blood-suckers: Dracula and variuous other vampires
Chee Suckers - Apparently, Chinese people believe that vampires steals an individuals soul.

Try a forum search if you're interested in them, i'm pretty sure there's over a hundred topics on this forum reguarding vampires.

Theres the Mosquitoes, lice, fleas, leaches, ticks, lawyers, bedbugs, sandfleasand the politician.

www.haemavore.com

Some people say that the site above is BS, but I don't think so. Call me crazy, but the site gives me all the evidence I need.

I say that site is BS...and yeah, a forum search will reveal all the vamp threads...and their hideous demise, w00t!

VERY Interesting site... can't say I believe it, but who knows...they're things out there that we don't and are not ready to understand and discard as myths, legends, and lies.

Very right, darkninja!

It is BS. I feel sorry for you that you feel the need to believe in such crap. As a teenager I felt the pull to believe and want to be a vampire. I grew up. Don't waste your time on such nonsense.

I can give you a site saying santa is real. Would you beleive in him?

w0000000tttt SANTA IS NOT REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL so whos been bringing me presents all this time


p.s. vampires blow, "Blade" exterminated them all

I kind of like that new Blade series.

That was me, Bos!

My Christmas presents never had girls popping out of them...had I known that was going to happen I would have been far more into the Christmas spirit...

As for the vampires of the world; in my opinion it is the same thing as those that feel they are werewolves. It is one thing to enjoy the stories of said creatures, but they are obviously fictional beings and based in folklore. It is something completely different to believe that they exist in the real world and moreover that a person has become one of these creatures.

Having fostered younger children I have seen many 4, 5, 6 year olds that emulate their favorite superhero...some kids tuck a bath towel into the neck of their pajamas and run around the house as if their were superman or batman; it is common and understandable as children of that age have a wonderful sense of imagination and a sheltered understanding of what is real and what is not. They are also slowly developing a personality and looking at the things that they find qualities that are admirable; believing that you are saving people, and stand for truth and justice is a good thing at such a young age.

That being said, I find it disconcerting to see people in their teens continuing the same emulation, and moreover emulating creatures that are less than positive in scope of personality and relationship to the rest of society. I'd personally rather see someone copying superman than a vampire that drinks blood and is painfully antisocial...

It is an odd segment of our culture that believes in such things and I really don't understand how people can be so gullible once they pass the age of 8 or 9...

I got busted going off topic! There's a pressie for you too!



You know I totally agree. When I was a kid I had Wonder Woman Underroos and I wanted to grow up and be Lynda Carter. Now days kids want to grow up and be the Vampire Lestat. My daughter is into the goth scene (she's only 14) but she's not deluded into believing that vampires are real creatures. I think I would have more of a problem with it if she did believe in vampires instead of just being interested in them. I understand the fascination up to a certain point, but believing they are real...that's not good.

Yeah. What he said.

I think during the teenage years, many kids who are not popular like the idea of having power. The vampire fits that bill for them. They can imagine taking revenge on those who have wronged them. I was obsessed with vampires from the age of 14-18. I went so far as forming a club based on The Lost Boys. We would dress up like them and go out.
Man, how stupid was I as teenager.

I loved that movie! Forming a club and liking something and being interested in it is way different than believing it's real tho. Know what I mean?

Yes, BUT being that different then the norm is not always a good thing. Being a teenager is hard enough with out making oneself a out cast. I think that happens alot.

Hey, who said that I wanna be a vampire? Wake up, believing in them and wanting to be aren't the same. And, as a matter of fact, believing in vampires hasn't wasted my time, not one second. I think that if they are real, that's fine by me, but if they aren't, too bad then. But I just believe that they might exist.

Tell me something: what is the point to post my opinion here, if every one is so anxious to prove me wrong? Might as well be posting at all..

I have heard of psy-vampires, chi-vampires,whatever dick cheny is seriously there is something not right with that man.,emo kids ( I know 10 of them), and the run of the mill kind. I have haerd of some more but they are just plain dumb sounding.

Huh.

WHAT?????

I have heard about psy-vampires too, someone said that instead of blood, they are draining your energy or something similar. One woman scientist, Diane, said that she doesn't know, how she became a vampire, but she thinks that it may have something to do with the psy-vamps.

Don't know if it's true or not.

chi vampires are unheard of in chinese culture. Psy vampires are from the people who believe in reptilians.

what facts can you base the existence of the vampires on?





some things are to crazy for anyone to believe. Most people put vampires in the same category as people who see pink elephants(which they think to see)

vampires would not be so ridiculed if there was any evidence supporting their existence. But there are not even sightings about it. It all started by superstition really.

they were usually believed to rise from the bodies of suicide victims, criminals, or evil sorcerers, though in some cases an initial vampire thus "born of sin" could pass his vampirism onto his innocent victim. the people opened the graves of the dead and found the natural things that happen to a body that dies like the blood dripping from the mouth.

what do people do when they dont understand something? they start saying it is magic or supernatural. That lead to the existence of vampires. Never in history has a report been that someone has fallen victim to a vampire. Not even in the past

I don't think kids neccessarily make themselves outcasts. They are really just looking for their own identity and they know they don't want the jock identity. So they explore. I don't think there's anything wrong with that as long as they have supportive parents. I was one of the 'weirdos' in HS and I do just fine now.



I don't believe in psy vamps either. No one is sucking my energy!!

well, it looks like someone is not taking this topic seriously, you know you don't have to post every single thing that pops in to your head

Excuse me? I was talking about psy vampires. They are supposed to suck energy. I was just stating that I wouldn't let that happen to me.

Don't tell me what to post as it makes me angry.

Do you even know what you're talking about??

I think, there may be a few differences

anyone heard about those milk vampires? they come in your house and drink all your milk supposedly

, your joking right?

He might as well not be...

what does that mean?

If you believe in vampires so much...I would like some proof...

I have never seen one so why should the burden of proof rest with me?

Because you believe in them...

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof" -Carl Sagan

but I am not the first to make this claim, so I ask again why does burden of proof rest with me.the burden of proof does not rest with the defense

you are incapable of discussing. I told you in previous threads why it is impossible for vampires to exist and also i showed something about the origins of vampire. You ignored this.And you failed to make arguments for your believes. You have limited knowledge of genetics and you cannot see why it is impossible for creatures like vampires to exist

You claim to know about dna and evolution. If this was the case, you would know why it would be impossible for something looking like the human body to live on blood. Or even so why this would occur
It is like discussing why young earth is impossible with a creationist. This thread should be closed. Come back 5 years later or so when you have outgrown your childish state you are in

I have seen you SAY its not possible, but not many cold hard facts, its mostly your opinion

Lol, you are not the defense...you are the presenter...You are trying to PROVE vamps exist...

Proof please...

scientific research is not opinion


Why exactly would a human evolve to drink blood? or fly without changing the body structure?


like i said before the origins of vampire lies in the ignorance of humans back then

Hotoke, there's no point in trying to argue with him as he's 15. It's common knowledge that 15 year olds know better than their elders don't you know? and if they can't think of a witty retort then you're either insane or "on something". And that's the way of the world I'm afraid. Of course you do get the exception, usually going hand-in-hand with maturity.

Well, you know the old saying "ask a teenager, while they still know everything"

RKD

Shush, child.

Why bring back a dead topic about non existent vampires? Bored?Leave the stake in.

As you might notice, mine was not the starting post in this thread.

The post before yours was from the 10th of July. Thus, a dead thread.

no a dead thread would be around june 24, this was a ALMOST died topic, and eric how do you KNOW FOR A FACT that vampires are not real?Hmmmmmmm?

How can anyone look at Hillary Clinton and say there are no real bloodsuckers out there.

Also, what was all this earlier nonsense about Santa not being real?

Uh...vampire bats?

Vampire bats dont prove the existence of vampires. Thats putting the cart before the horse. Vampire bats were named so because of the LEGEND of vampires, and the fact that they get some of thier nutrients from the blood of livestock. They dont change shape or control other nocturnal animals or burst into flame in sunlight. Would you consider a leech a vampire? What about a tick?

This thread is sucking the life outta me...........does that make it a Vampire?

More like a parasite.

could oy please take this thread serouisly