Why are so many people into vampires?
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Vampires excite some people for several reasons which include sexual aspects and the taboo of drinking blood, but mostly because of the inborn fear of death and the unknown. \nOther reasons include the desire for power, especially the kind of  POWER and toothy, raw animalia that a vampire portrays over the innocent, helpless, soon-to-be-dead victim, ---which, incidently,  many people also identify with for many reasons.
91410
Because it is exciting and different. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be something that others think is wrong. I would love to be a witch--like those on Harry Potter and attend such a school. It is different and inspiring. Let teens be inspired and guide them. Remember there are good vampires as well as bad ones.
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I'm all about the lycanthropes, baby, but I think people are more fascinated with vampires because werewolves are only werewolves once a month. They can be in the light. Vampires are vampires forevverrr, with prolonged lifespans and a dislike of the sun. Werewolves are still socially (and religiously) accepted people... as long as the full moon's not out.
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Dude...if you have to ask that question... then you are most likely being taken advantage of.  So if you feel drained after being with them and loved ones are asking what the hell happen to you... then yes they are vampire. If you feel invigorated and people are wondering what wonder vitamin/diet you're on...then no they're your muse.
655114
Vampires are keeping a fairly low profile.  It seems like there are very few.  Certainly if I have met vampires, they have not identified themselves as such.\n\nDo you feel as a real vampire that you are treated differently or badly by others?  Do you get movie offers or death threats?
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I have noticed that many who call themselves ' vampires ' gravitate to Paganism, but all Pagans are by no means ' vampires'. It really depends on what branch of Paganism they practice.
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I believe in vampires and actually know a few from school. They're not immortal or anything like that though. They're just like everyone else with a few differences.
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I would rather be a vampire, because there is something very alluring and erotic about being a vampire...Promise of immortality and always 'catching your din-din' so to speak.
718013
Albinos don't like the sun. and people alergic to sunlight. plus vampires.
51218
The Slavs (from around the year 300) believed that vampires were afraid of silver (but couldn't be killed with it) and that one could kill them by cutting their head off and placing it between their legs, or by stabbing them with a wooden stake in the heart. During the Middle Ages, the myth transformed a bit. People used holy water, wooden stake, and cross to kill a vampire (we can see the influence of the Christianity here). If people suspected that a dead person has turned into a vampire, they would dig them out and stick a stake into the heart. This wasn't meant to kill the vampire but to bind it to the grave. Serbs believed that every single drop of blood had to be destroyed or else the vampire would still be "alive" (they were more or less living corpses, but you get my point) so they used to burn the vampire after that. Then butterflies would fly out of the vampire and people had to kill each one of them. \nGarlic can only scare the vampire because of its strong and unpleasant smell. In order to stop the vampire's visits at night, people would hang garlic near every hole in the house (for example keyhole, chimney, windows..., because people believed that the vampire could enter the house even through the smallest hole). One could also throw some seeds before the vampire, since they had to stop and count them all. \nI'm not really sure how they used to capture them. I know vampires could be captured by stealing that cloth they had over them in the grave, but I have seen this only in vampire stories. But in reality, people were just killing them and they were probably too scared to just capture them (that'd be pointless, wouldn't it). Although in Asia there were some kinds of vampires which people used to capture and then keep them in wooden cages and feed them eggs :P I haven't heard of any captured werewolves either. If you want to investigate a bit, try reading some legends and old beliefs from the Balkans; I promise you'll find it very interesting!
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Some people tell lies or fantasize to make their life seem more interesting.Try these sites\n\nMental Help Net - Child & Adolescent Development - Warning SignsMy best friend has a 13 yr. old daughter who likes the "dark side". This is her step-daughter. The girl says she is a vampire,wears black blood colored ...\nwww.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=5264&cn=28 - 128k - Cached - Similar pages \nloux
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They're just wannabes, I doubt highly any of them here are real wiccans or even satanists. Right now Wicca is a big fad because of the goth look and publicity about "witches" \n\nMost here are just teenagers trying to upset their parents and scare their friends... been there, done that... wised up
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I think that even if that happened, it would be covered up, or people would find a way to rationalize it so that they would't have to believe that there really were vampires.  \n\nPeople only believe what they want to believe.
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No.  Vampires are a myth.  There's no evidence to suggest that vampires really exist.  \n\nHOWEVER some people do take things too far and start thinking and acting as if they were a vampire.  These people are not vampires.  Vampires are immortal, have special powers, etc.  Nothing like that exists.
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Well considering they drink all that blood I imagine many viruses transfer into their system all of the time. Maybe they just have a super immune system because they have to fight off so many diseases. Maybe we should all be drinking blood... the ultimate cure all for the world? Err... Maybe not.
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Dracula the vampire only exists in a book by Bram Stoker.\nThere was a man named Vlad the impaler in medieval times who became known as Dracula for his cruelty.He would impale his enemies on stakes and dip bread in their blood and eat it.But he was just cruel,not a vampire.
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I guess I can't tell you people enough...If you go searching for vampires, chances are you will find them. But like I've said countless times, be careful what you ask for, you may just find what you seek. \n\nIf you knew the truth of vampires you would find they are not what they seem. They have been glorified and commercialized throughout the course of time. The movies and books have made them look like immortals who will never die and only come out at night.\n\nSome facts: The vampire is not affected by crosses or crucifixes, holy water, silver or garlic. They can actually walk during the day, although they prefer the night. They aren't immortal...period. Their bodies do not last forever, but their souls are cursed to "recycle" themselves. Their thirst or hunger is not quenched by mere food and water, they crave something much more....obviously blood. And although they have a sensitivity to light, it does not harm them or kill them. \n\nLike I said, be careful what you search for, you might find it. And you may think they're cool now. But think things through, I implore you. Think about what it would be like to be a vampire. You would hate your cursed life, you would feel condemned and damned by the very god that created you, you would curse everything you ever knew because of the changes that you would go through. If you absolutely must know more, e-mail me. (MasqueradeMadnis@AOL.com)