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We all are enthralled, and maybe even glamoured a little, by the seductive fantasy that is True Blood's vampires. But what about vampirism in the real world?
History is riddled with stories of vampire-like incidents ranging from serial killers with a blood lust and aristocrats who's rule and methods may seem grotesque and bloody to those that feed not on blood but on the psychic energy of another and those who call themselves vampire through innocent role playing.
Do you believe vampires in some form really exist? Are you a vampire? Do you know a vampire? Is it all just hype and they only exist in fiction? Give us your take.
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Re: Vampirism: Fact of Fiction?
Nov 20, 2009 9:43 PM
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> > I believe all of us are looking for the
> "magical,
> > mysterious" side of life. It's why we love TB.
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> Very true! That reminds me of something touched on by
> Stephen Moyer in a recent interview. He mentioned
> vampires being an escape and people not having much
> money and choosing to use it on some form of escapism
> and that vampires and True Blood in particular are
> the ultimate escape from reality.
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> Do you think that our current economic and troubled
> times (or times past) have played a part in the rise
> and fall of vampire popularity?
Absolutely. I know for me TB is a form of escape from all the real life stress and pressure that we mere humans have to endure. If you work day in and day out in a job that wears on you or you're surrounded by people looking to always knock you down a few pegs to satisfy some annoying insecurity or whatever their shortcomings are. There's nothing better than being completely immersed in some wonderful fantasy that erases all of the beatings that life throws at you.
A bit dramatic but I know it's all true.
And yes the current economy plays into it, because it's a pretty cheap fix that pays you back exponentially. Who the hell can afford going out to dinner anymore? Stay home and watch True Blood.
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Re: Vampirism: Fact of Fiction?
Nov 20, 2009 11:34 AM
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> I believe all of us are looking for the "magical,
> mysterious" side of life. It's why we love TB.
Very true! That reminds me of something touched on by Stephen Moyer in a recent interview. He mentioned vampires being an escape and people not having much money and choosing to use it on some form of escapism and that vampires and True Blood in particular are the ultimate escape from reality.
Do you think that our current economic and troubled times (or times past) have played a part in the rise and fall of vampire popularity?
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Re: Vampirism: Fact of Fiction?
Nov 19, 2009 11:46 PM
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I believe all of us are looking for the "magical, mysterious" side of life. It's why we love TB.
I doubt there are any real Vampires, werewolves, etc., but, we do have real mysteries. Consider sasquatch evidence, UFO evidence, the theoretical possibility of alternative universes, and who knows what we're going to uncover in the far reaches of space when we're able to go there.
Meanwhile, it's always fun to think "what if?" It's also fun to try and predict or anticipate what is going to pop out of AB's imagination next!
Bring it on!
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Re: Vampirism: Fact of Fiction?
Nov 16, 2009 11:54 AM
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I think we all enjoy a mystery and the mysterious.. and I personally would love to eventually find out that there are vampires and werewolves and the like.
And it is curious to me that cultures across the world and across time have the same myths and legends... which makes me wonder if there isn't some truth to this in some way.
I don't know, but I would be excited if there were!
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Re: Vampirism: Fact of Fiction?
Oct 29, 2009 8:44 AM
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I met a woman who believed she was a vampire. I didn't want to know much more after she stated that. I also spoke with a man, who was a former satanist and he told me that he and his fellow satanists drank blood.
Also, one story that was expressed to me, was that there was this guy who didn't age. 20 years later he still looked the same, he also had long fingernails and apparently was mysterious according to the woman who told me about him.
Now one idea it seems to me is that vampire myth grew up around locations that had malaria, one method of adaptation was sickle cell anemia. I have thought before that wealthy individuals would pay for new blood if they were afflicted. At the same time I can see vampirism as an analogy, people who live off the work of others.
Some people believe in psychic vampirism, these are people who drain energy. Basically, I don't believe in vampirism, the way myth tells us, but I know that some people take that myth to heart and hope to act out on it.
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Edited by Alizarine at 10/29/2009 5:45 AM PDT
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Re: Vampirism: Fact of Fiction?
Oct 29, 2009 7:52 AM
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Well, there is a genetic disorder called Porphyria, which could have started these vampirism myths and lores...
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Vampirism: Fact of Fiction?
Oct 29, 2009 12:37 AM
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We all are enthralled, and maybe even glamoured a little, by the seductive fantasy that is True Blood's vampires. But what about vampirism in the real world?
History is riddled with stories of vampire-like incidents ranging from serial killers with a blood lust and aristocrats who's rule and methods may seem grotesque and bloody to those that feed not on blood but on the psychic energy of another and those who call themselves vampire through innocent role playing.
Do you believe vampires in some form really exist? Are you a vampire? Do you know a vampire? Is it all just hype and they only exist in fiction? Give us your take.
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