Interesting Facts

Dictionary of Vampire-related words

(As seen here http://www.angelfire.com/tn/vampires/dictionary.html)

Vampire- A vampire drains life-- blood, energy, etc.-- from people, animals, or nature to sustain his or her energy.

Haematodipsia- A sexual thirst for blood

Hemat(o)- [Greek] Prefix meaning blood; see also words beginning with hem, hemo, or haemat(o).

Hemeralopia- Day blindness; defective vision in a bright light.

Hemogeneic- Pertaining to production of blood.

Blood Fetish- The need or want to drink, taste, or "bathe" in blood. Usually conducted in a sexual situation. A blood fetish does NOT make someone a vampire, although many vampires do have blood fetishes.

Blood Lust- The overwhelming desire to feed. A vampire in blood lust may feel powerless against the thirst.

Psychic Vampire- A vampire that sustains its life, way of life, or own emotional state and energy by draining or feeding from the energy, emotions or life of another being.

Truths and Misconceptions

Misconception: Vampires will burst into flame if they enter the sunlight.

Truth: Vampires may be light-sensitive, but sunlight does not kill. It just annoys.

Misconception: Vampires are repelled by garlic, holy water, and crosses.

Truth: This is silly. Of course not. I love garlic, and the effect of holy water and crosses is pure myth.

Misconception: Vampires can turn into bats (or vampires can fly).

Truth: That would be amazing, but sadly, no.

Misconception: Vampires are evil creatures without a conscience.

Truth: Vampires have a darkness within that we embrace as a part of our nature, but we have as much of a chance of being a good or bad person as does everyone else.

Misconception: Vampires aren't real...

Truth: Vampires are very real. We may not live up to our fictional counterparts (as I've just demonstrated), but we are very real, and we are everywhere.