Vampire Facts

Got any?

They aren't real.

Lots of charmingly silly people think they are.

Some of the fake ones, like the Anne Rice vampires are rather cool.#

They aren't real.

Doesn't quite rhyme with empire, but both words share the last five letters.

Often used in sexual fantasies.

I was one once.

You were not!....ugh....but of course you were you....well.

One of my as yet undone sexual fantasies is to have a nice gothicy vampire chick go to town on me...you know.

You ain't pale enough though Fabby...you asian princess you.

Still....you lie!!

I would like to think there real...but there not...the twilight series is a great thing to read on vampires...it is absolutly amazing =D

Even though they arent real, one fact is the only way to kill them is by beheading them.

Really? I thought it was just a dagger through the heart... dang...i thought i had an imagination

Hehe.. There actually is a theory on that ... count dracula was real and he did live in penselvania and he had all the vampire symptoms ... except they were all symptoms of a disease he had - don remember the name of the disease but... ya .. still creepy though and they made vampires sound sooo awful cuz the count was an evil guy who hurt many people.

He lived in Pennsylvania? Really? Sure you're not thinking of another "sylvania?"

There was a man named Vlad Tepes, or "Vlad the Impaler." ALSO known as Vlad Dracul (for his military ferocity, perhaps?). Dracul means dragon, and was the inspiration for the name of Bram Stoker's insidious creation. Vlad was the ruler of Wallachia, or modern day Romania, in the 15th centuries. Like most rulers in Europe at the time of the Crusades, he was rather brutal... shouldn't have to wonder too much how he got the nickname "Impaler." Anyway, he's often connected to Count Dracula.

Vampire myths and legends occur pretty universally however... from the pseudo-biblical depiction of Lilith, to the Mexican Chupacabra. Interesting stuff.

They're sexy.

Rawr!

^.~

They drink blood but they don't get AIDS o.O isn't that a fun fact?

Huh...interesting...

Ummm... your probably right... something like that anyway... don't remember exactly how the story went... I got the information off a documentery I wached when I was bored (ya I do that) so I was probably too stunned to actually pay attention to all the details...
this is from wikipedia...
Although Dracula is a work of fiction, it does contain some historical references. The historical connections with the novel and how much Stoker knew about the history are a matter of conjecture and debate.

Following the publication of In Search of Dracula by Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally in 1972, the supposed connections between the historical Transylvanian-born Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia and Bram Stoker's fictional Dracula attracted popular attention. During his main reign (1456–1462), "Vlad the Impaler" is said to have killed from 20,000 to 40,000 European civilians (political rivals, criminals, and anyone else he considered "useless to humanity"), mainly by using his favourite method of impaling them on a sharp pole. The main sources dealing with these events are records by Saxon settlers in neighboring Transylvania, who had frequent clashes with Vlad III and may have been biased. Vlad III is sometimes revered as a folk hero by Romanians for driving off the invading Turks. His impaled victims are said to have included as many as 100,000 Turkish Muslims.

Historically, the name "Dracul" is derived from a secret fraternal order of knights called the Order of the Dragon, founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg (king of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Emperor) to uphold Christianity and defend the Empire against the Ottoman Turks. Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad III, was admitted to the order around 1431 because of his bravery in fighting the Turks. From 1431 onward, Vlad II wore the emblem of the order and later, as ruler of Wallachia, his coinage bore the dragon symbol. The name Dracula means "Son of Dracul".

Stoker came across the name Dracula in his reading on Romanian history, and chose this to replace the name (Count Wampyr) that he had originally intended to use for his villain. However, some Dracula scholars, led by Elizabeth Miller, have questioned the depth of this connection. They argue that Stoker in fact knew little of the historic Vlad III except for his nickname. There are sections in the novel where Dracula refers to his own background, and these speeches show that Stoker had some knowledge of Romanian history. Yet Stoker includes no details about Vlad III's reign and does not mention his use of impalement. Given Stoker's use of historical background to make his novel more horrific, it seems unlikely he would have failed to mention that his villain had impaled thousands of people. It seems that Stoker either did not know much about the historic Vlad III, or did not intend his character Dracula to be the same person as Vlad III.

Vlad III was an ethnic Vlach. In the novel, Dracula claims to be a Székely: "We Szekelys have a right to be proud..."

The Dracula legend as he created it and as it has been portrayed in films and television shows may be a compound of various influences. Many of Stoker's biographers and literary critics have found strong similarities to the earlier Irish writer Sheridan le Fanu's classic of the vampire genre, Carmilla. In writing Dracula, Stoker may also have drawn on stories about the sídhe — some of which feature blood-drinking women.

It has been suggested that Stoker was influenced by the history of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who was born in the Kingdom of Hungary. It is believed that Bathory tortured and killed up to 700 servant girls in order to bathe in or drink their blood. She believed their blood preserved her youth, which may explain why Dracula appeared younger after feeding.[10]

Some have claimed the castle of Count Dracula was inspired by Slains Castle, at which Bram Stoker was a guest of the 19th Earl of Erroll. However, since as Stoker visited the castle in 1895—five years after work on Dracula had begun—there is unlikely to be much connection. Many of the scenes in Whitby and London are based on real places that Stoker frequently visited, although in some cases he distorts the geography for the sake of the story.

It has been suggested that Stoker received much historical information from Ármin Vámbéry, a Hungarian professor he met at least twice. Miller argues that "there is nothing to indicate that the conversation included Vlad, vampires, or even Transylvania" and that, "furthermore, there is no record of any other correspondence between Stoker and Vámbéry, nor is Vámbéry mentioned in Stoker's notes for Dracula."[11]

Kevin - I have a pair of teeth on a stick that I got at the Perth Royal Show in a show bag... it was only meant as a novelty item to up the value of the bag, even tho it only cost them about 30cents or something to make it (you know... and they put on the value of the bag that it is worth like $10 or something)... ANYWHO... I mainly used it to walk around the show pinching people's bums and then putting on my innocent face and seeing which stranger they blamed...

BUT (and this is where you realise Im the nicest person you'll never meet)...

I'll lend it to you. Its the closest you'll ever get to someone fulfilling your fantasy.

There are seventeen other forums having to deal with vampires.

sorry, i was bored.

Facts about a fictional thing? They can be anything you want them to be. You could say vampires eat babies and speak French.

I love vampires!

Anyone watch the series Moonlight?
About that vampire?

^therefore adam's son went to go live with vampires? Wait... I think I might have missed some logic there...

Well, personally I would read the creation story metaphorically, in which case it doesn't really matter. But if you're reading it literally.... who knows? Why NOT vampires? : )

...Were they created on the fifth day?

Fact: Vampires unfortunatly decided to be non-existant

That isn't true. I am one. It is a religion. They do not suck blood or turn into bats. But they do however want to live forever via healthy diet and spiritual purity. Go to the vampiretemple.com or something like that. Just google vampire temple

There are people who drink blood, I'd consider them vampires.

Vampires ay.
well if dinosaurs were real once why not vampires..
alot of myths turn out to be real..
although the holy water thing seems like a load of crap..
It's just blessed water..

Vamps are real!!

Vampires love drinking blood from the morbidly obese... Its their guilty pleasure... they know its bad for them... but like all junk foods its very addictive

You should totally check out the history channel website because they did this big long ass documentary about them and it has just about every fact you could want to know about vampires and things you never thought you want to know about them and htings you wish you didnt know

Dudes im goin old skool!! have any of you guys heard of buffy the vampire slayer??!! its and old old show.. anyway vampires are kinda in the middle of being real and fake. u could have sharp teeth and like the taste of blood, or you could despise it...

Has anyone ever seen the movie Queen of the Damned? I think the girl who becomes a vampire at the end is hott. id have a lesbian relationship with her. :p

Vampires are FOREVER.

:D

Vampires rock =p

They suck bodily fluids, so they should be called "gaypires" lol. (My brother's friends nickname, since him D&D char. is a vampire)

O rly?

I wanna be married to the vampire Edward.

*sigh*

Don't we all...exept me of course, I want Simon!

Vampires r uber smexi

True...there was this girl I was gunna go out with, she had vampire fangs (major turn on for me) but then I forgot about her....sorry sarah

But vampire die when stricken by a steak through the heart: wouldn't we all
Hate sunlight: don't we all
Drink blood: If you get a small cut, don't you put your mouth over it
Sleep in coffins: in the end, we all do
Turn to bats: no

See I've proven we are all vampires in a sence

I'd let one bite me anyday.
vampires <3

Im sure these have all been stated, but these are general 'facts' about fictional vampires:

Hate Sunlight - sunlight harms them

Feeding - forced to feed on blood for survival, those that are fed upon become thralls, or slaves. (Some cases and writings, they too become a vampire).

Hypnotism - In some myths vamps have the ability to seduce a future victim with their gaze.

Holy Symbols - most are physically repelled from holy symbols such as crosses.

Garlic - theyre also repelled by garlic and burned by holy water.

Bat - They can transform into a bat.

Wooden Steak - A wooden steak through the heart supposingly kills them. In some stories ive read, it had to be a certain type of wood, but I cant remember the type.

Immunity: Normal weapons (bullets, swords, ect.) do not hurt vampires and wounds created by them are instantly healed (some cases)

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Of course, these are facts about the fictional idea of a vampire based on stories and stuff I've read. Of course, you can make them out to be whatever you want them to be. I've always liked werewolves better though, and have wrote a few poems about them.

The idea of a rabid and uncontrollable lunatic just seems more badass to me I guess.

But yeah, in case it hasnt become obvious yet, I'm a mythology nut, especially when it comes to specific creatures and that whole deal.

Me as well

I wish i was a vampire... like in the movies and books and stuff. but logicly... they arent real like that.