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DeathIsEternal |
Vampire's
Jan 29 2008, 11:01 AM EST Why does this site make Vampire's look like zombies with a thirst for blood? Really do you think a creature like that would be afraid of the sun?Being dead means a once living corpes now dead (Rotting away) So by that their zombies, Vampire are beter than that Dracula and Holywood Sorta twisted the facts about them! Yes they feed on the life source we call blood , but does it have to be Human blood? No I dont know WHY some people think they turn into bats? Flying rodents people! So if they need to stay alive for eternity then that means they need some sort of shield , meaning that they are A.Super strong , so they cant get damaged .B they dont crumble in the sun , their skin turns into a type of icy rock mixture (Not rock!) and C.They are beautiful.. The blood drinking is true , the speed is true , the bat thing nu-uh and the creature of the night thingy Oh puhplease! This is just what I believe feel free to talk to me about this seeing as I couldnt really describe what I meant on here 9 out of 14 found this valuable. Do you? |
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stereoagnostic |
RE: Vampire's
Jan 29 2008, 4:23 PM EST There is no one "right" or agreed upon description of what a vampire is. It is something that has changed over time. But hey, this is a wiki so if there is something missing then that means you can add it. Just don't delete other people's work because you disagree with it. There is room for everyone's version here. 5 out of 5 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Anonymous |
RE: Vampire's
Feb 7 2008, 10:55 PM EST i agree. there are many ways to describe a vampire and your way is just like mine! 2 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Alienman1000 |
RE: Vampire's
Mar 7 2008, 9:36 PM EST After doing much research, vampires do not normally attack people, but mainly goats, cows, and other animals. They do NOT become bats. 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Ravenite |
RE: Vampire's
Mar 9 2008, 6:11 AM EDT Question. I don't know where I saw this before but, I once read that Vampires cannot cross a body of water. Is it true? Is it also true that a vampire needs to be invited into the household? 3 out of 6 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Alienman1000 |
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Mar 10 2008, 6:12 PM EDT "Question. I don't know where I saw this before but, I once read that Vampires cannot cross a body of water. Is it true?Never heard of that *grabs books* I'll check tonight. I have around 16 books about creatures like bigfoot ,UFO, ghosts, etc. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Ravenite |
RE: Vampire's
Mar 11 2008, 5:03 AM EDT Ooh! Would it be too much to ask for some Titles? As I am trying to build up a reference library. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Alienman1000 |
RE: Vampire's
Mar 11 2008, 3:08 PM EDT "Unexplained Mysteries of the 20th Centuary" I forget most of them....but they're mainly about aliens, and i borrowed some from the library...had to give them back. 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Ravenite |
RE: Vampire's
Mar 12 2008, 5:47 AM EDT This one sounds like an interesting read (and source for ideas) I'll look into it. Thanks 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Alienman1000 |
RE: Vampire's
Mar 12 2008, 5:51 PM EDT No problem. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Xenomorphine Xenomorphine |
RE: Vampire's
May 8 2008, 1:21 PM EDT "Why does this site make Vampire's look like zombies with a thirst for blood? Really do you think a creature like that would be afraid of the sun?Being dead means a once living corpes now dead (Rotting away) So by that their zombies, Vampire are beter than that Dracula and Holywood Sorta twisted the facts about them! Yes they feed on the life source we call blood , but does it have to be Human blood? No I dont know WHY some people think they turn into bats? Flying rodents people! So if they need to stay alive for eternity then that means they need some sort of shield , meaning that they are A.Super strong , so they cant get damaged .B they dont crumble in the sun , their skin turns into a type of icy rock mixture (Not rock!) and C.They are beautiful..You are right in saying too many stereotypes incorporate wrongful facts about them, 'DeathIsEternal', but you also managed to pick up a number, yourself. :) There's only one actual legend where a vampire is harmed from the sun and that one seems to be at least heavily influenced, if not originated by, the Christian church of the time, which probably had its own reasons for wanting people to think in such a way. It was something Bram Stoker put in his fictionalised account and, because that is the most famous story, this supposed weakness became somehow seen as a fact for many reading it. Strength is apparently one of their virtues, but I'm not sure where you get the idea of them having to be beautiful from. It's very possible that, if they exist, there are a number of species, so to speak, each with their own traits. 3 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Ravenite |
RE: Vampire's
May 9 2008, 4:06 AM EDT Sadly it's all in the imagination. It's very easy to create a personification of something and it remains. Example, why is death depicted as the skeleton in dark robes? Or the unicorn as a pale white horse with a single horn? Or a mermaid as a beautiful woman from the waist up and with a fish's tail? Sometimes we create what we imagine and then believe it to be real. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Anonymous |
RE: Vampire's
May 9 2008, 7:36 AM EDT Vampires are supposed to be beautiful. In my opinion, they attract their prey by their beauty. But not all vampires are bad. 2 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Anonymous |
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May 9 2008, 1:47 PM EDT "Vampires are supposed to be beautiful. In my opinion, they attract their prey by their beauty. But not all vampires are bad."Really? One would think it's more to do with physical strength and such, jsut like any other predator. :) There are a few historical cases where the victims are meant to feel mesmorised/paralysed (not talking about the 'old hag', here), but those events, if they are to be believed, seemed to have absolutely nothing to do with physical beauty. The actual 'vampire' is meant to have often seemed rather ghost-like during those times, if anything. If they exist, ethical considerations would depend on what they are. Are they literally a reanimated corpse? If so, is it by the innocently unknowing soul of tis former owner? Sure, those might not necessarily be 'evil', so to speak. But if they're reanimated by a demonic entity, they'd be consciously acting out negative acts, for the sake of it. Then again, there are dozens, if not hundreds of other explanations for what they might be, if they exist. In short, we don't know nearly enough about them, to say whether they should automatically be regarded as good or evil, but I know I probably wouldn't want one draining my blood, unless she looked like a supermodel, maybe. :) Do you find this valuable? |
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Xenomorphine Xenomorphine |
RE: Vampire's
May 9 2008, 1:48 PM EDT Gah, that last reply should have identified it as being from me! Do you find this valuable? |
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Anonymous |
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May 9 2008, 6:19 PM EDT "Really? One would think it's more to do with physical strength and such, jsut like any other predator. :)Oh, well. . . in my opinion. . . lol. . . they ARE very strong. I dont know why a lot of people see them as ugly creatures. Yes, they do drink blood but not all of them drink human blood. They drink animal blood when they are thirsty. Also to me,they run SUPR fast which it looks like they teleport and that they are HOT! They have to be beautiful or noone would love them, DUH! Only prey hates them of course. . . . o.O' i am so weird. . . . . 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Anonymous |
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May 9 2008, 6:22 PM EDT "Oh, well. . . in my opinion. . . lol. . . they ARE very strong. I dont know why a lot of people see them as ugly creatures. Yes, they do drink blood but not all of them drink human blood. They drink animal blood when they are thirsty.Also vampires are totally awesome! I would love to be one. . . . and if I were out of control for blood, dont worry it wont take long. . . . Do you find this valuable? |
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Xenomorphine Xenomorphine |
RE: Vampire's
May 9 2008, 7:40 PM EDT I must ask, how do you know all of this? Are you basing it on films and RPGs, perhaps? 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Anonymous |
RE: Vampire's
May 9 2008, 9:17 PM EDT no, i am sorta making it up because i am writing a book. 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Xenomorphine Xenomorphine |
RE: Vampire's
May 9 2008, 10:17 PM EDT Ah, OK. :) I am, too, although mine's based more around hte actual legends. 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
