I've read a few books on vampires. One of the books not on the list is Pests or something like that. It's about vampires living in New York City and how there's a vampire infestation. It's almost impossible to contain the outbreak, since it's carried by rats, I think. It's been a while since I've read it. Another book I've read was called Cold Ones, I think. It was about this social group of elite teenagers that hang out at upscale nightclubs and one by one they find the dead corpses of their classmates. I think there was a good group of vampires that ran the city and an evil group that did all of the killing. Sorry that the details are pretty vague... In both of these books, the vampire is pretty much your typical blood-sucking monster.
Of the books on the class list I have read Twilight and Dracula. Dracula is a pretty good book, and it seems to be the general foundation for all modern vampire books, as in it seemed to have set the precedents for 'American' vampires. It's a bit challenging at first to get the hang of the old-timey writing style, but once that's done it's not so bad. The storyline is actually pretty great. I thought that Twilight was a pretty good quick escape from reality, but not something to take too seriously. It was definitely a fun little tryst. The vampires here are quite different than those in the traditional 'American' stories and legends, like how they have extendo-fangs and can function pretty well in society. The Cullens are almost more like the Tucks from Tuck Everlasting than they are like vampires.
As far as what I know about vampires, I know the general stuff about how they suck blood and only come out at night and sleep in coffins and hate garlic, but I haven't heard of too many other types of vampires. The theory about how the idea of vampires got started that I'm most inclined to believe is the one about the diabetics and how their gums would recede and they would eat a lot and pass out. Another think that I've heard is that cats have something to do with the process of becoming a vampire, but I'm not sure what.
My personal thought of what the term 'vampire' embodies is that of the tall, pale, swooping figure with red eyes and extended fangs. In other words, I think of the traditional Dracula-esque vampire. I tend to think of the vampire as a blood-thirsty creature of terror.
That's about all of the vampire stuff that I've heard, so comment away!
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To answer the qustion you posted in your comment the blood-sucking would come from their devouring of uncooked meat, with retellings and imagination it's understandable how it might have evolved. Also, cats as well as crows and ravens are seen as links to the next world in some societies, hnce their occasional tie to the vampire. I think you'd be interested in hearing some of the slavic stories I have some time, it's a very different idea than the suave American vampire
I've heard many stories about how vampires came to be, and one of them stick out the most.
Way back then, they didn't preserve body, they just burried them. Someone would get killed and the towns people would go check the grave, which would show signs of recent activity due to the fact that they didn't have any set standards to deterim when someone was dead, so there would be nail scrapes on the inside of the coffin.
The corpse, due to lack of preserving bodies, would appear bloated, as though it was full-fed, and often a trail of bloob would be streaming from the mouth, giving it the appearance that the "Vampire" in question had just had a meal.
Lol, I kinda like the idea of vampiric rats though.
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Oh my god i know what book your talking about i'm pretty sure i've read it as well.thats really good i will admit you know more than me which is good since i has no life with the night things i do. *cough* Wow just wow thats alright and i do agree with all of the things but the extendo fangs that to me is not cool you should know who is a vampire and if you are one be proud of your fangs.
The book you're thinking of is "Peeps". I don't recall the author, but it was indeed a fabulous story. The vampirism in that series is caused by a parasite, spread like the bubonic plague.
It is interesting to hear you think of vampires more as the blood thirsty monsters. I always thought you went with more of the human idea. Shows how much I know about you, haha.
I like the comparison you made between the Tucks and the Cullens. I can really see that. The only difference (besides one being a family of vampires and the other just being immortal) is that the Tucks have been virtually invisible in the same place for the last century or so, while the Cullens make their presence known but move around every dozen or so years.
As for this for this book everyone is saying is saying is so good. It sounds interesting, but maybe a little too dark for me.(oddly enough coming from a girl taking a class on Vampires) I'd like to hear more about it.
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