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Vampires are mythical creatures of the night, who thanks to pop-culture depictions ranging from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles books to TV's Buffy The Vampire Slayer have long fascinated us mere mortals.

Inspired by a mixture of colorful fictionalized horror stories and the all-too-true facts behind real life historical figures like Vlad The Impaler, Vampires are said to be immortal creatures who survive by feeding upon mortal humans, and who have a particular taste for human blood.

Vampires also are known to occasionally "turn" their victims into Vampires, first by draining them, then reanimating them by allowing them to drink themselves.

Depending on which stories you believe, Vampires have an aversion to crosses, garlic and sunlight, and can be killed using a variety of items ranging from wooden stakes to good old fashioned silver bullets (or were we thinking of werewolves?).

Vampires are making quite a comeback. Although these bloodsucking creatures of the night have never really gone away, thanks to movies and books like Twilight and cable TV series like HBO's True Blood, the undead have enjoyed an upsurge in popularity of late. Part of the reason for this is the way pop culture often romanticizes the murderous fiends as being otherwise dark, mysterious, and sexy.

On the internet, you'll find such creatures of the night congregating at sites like Vampires Realm Of Darkness.

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  • Vampires and the Search for Humanity


    Love Romance Passion — Authority Authority: 478
    by Teal Ceagh , guest blogger and author of the Destinys Trinities series. I’ve been on a marathon viewing of the second season of True Blood . The TV series is a huge departure from the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris, which I’ve read at least twice over, all nine-point-five of them. I’m ...
    5 hours ago

  • Ruth A. Miller, The Erotics of Corruption: Law, Scandal, and Political PerversionThis piece reads...


    Considering Lily — Authority Authority: 104
    Ruth A. Miller, The Erotics of Corruption: Law, Scandal, and Political PerversionThis piece reads...
    8 hours ago

  • Heaven Sent by Dawn McClure


    Bitten by Books — Authority Authority: 150
    If you like snarky heroines, sexy heroes, and action that will make your heart stop, Heaven Sent by Dawn McClure is as close to perfect as you can get. She even throws in a little bit of sexy Satan to sweeten the deal. Christine “Chris” Fitzpatrick makes her short-comings work for her. She is naïve, craves the ...
    9 hours ago

  • Valentines


    Lunasea Studios — Authority Authority: 107
    The Little Vampires love the Little Vampire Girls. They love their friends. And they love office supplies. I love all you crazy people that have helped make the Little Vampires a success. And I love you a lot more than a red stapler. Which is saying a lot.
    10 hours ago

  • DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES (1967) CLASSIC MOVIE WITH ENG SUBS 2010 SPECIAL GIFT


    Free Download — Authority Authority: 181
    Dance of the Vampires (1967) classic movie with eng subs 2010 special gift User Rating: 7.1/10 9,962 votes This is a dvdrip bros Plot: A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
    11 hours ago

  • Review of Stargazer (Evernight #2) by Claudia Gray


    Mindful Musings — Authority Authority: 126
    Title : Stargazer (Evernight #2) Author : Claudia Gray Publication Date : March 2009 Pages : 336 Source : Bought from Barnes and Noble First Lines : " Frost began to creep up the walls. Transfixed, I watched lines of frost lace their way across the stone of the north towers ...
    12 hours ago

  • Scented Lust by Jacqueline Turner Banks


    Bitten by Books — Authority Authority: 150
    Jordan awakens in bed with a one night stand named Artest. Somehow, little shame effects her for the first time ever, not that she does this sort of thing all the time. She is completely mesmerized by the magnificent beauty this man beholds unlike any other human. She soon finds out he is not like any human she has ...
    13 hours ago

  • They will have their revenge. Hurricane Bells – “Monsters”


    AvantTrash — Authority Authority: 125
    Hard to believe this is actually a B-Side and was also on the Twilight: New Moon Soundtrack.
    14 hours ago

  • Funnyordie’s ‘Twilight’ parody, ‘Dark Moon’: It’s so sensitive!


    PopWatch — Authority Authority: 795
    I’m biting my lip in approval for this Twilight parody, which stars singer/rapper/actress Eve as Becca, and Tropic Thunder’s Brandon T. Jackson as Eddie, a sensitive, poorly coiffed dude who “cries more than any other man.” (Best line in the video: “Go away! You don’t know how sensitive I am!”)What did ...
    16 hours ago

  • Kevin Alejandro talks about going from ‘Southland’ cop to ‘True Blood’ vamp


    PopWatch — Authority Authority: 795
    Where you know Kevin Alejandro from is a kind of Rorschach Test for your TV viewing habits: To you, he may be Hilda’s late husband Santos on Ugly Betty, or Celia’s passive-aggressive Mexican kidnapper on Weeds, or gangland police detective Nate Moretta on Southland. And now he’s juggling two cable favorites with ...
    17 hours ago

  • Broken Shine by Candice Gilmer


    Bitten by Books — Authority Authority: 150
    Sir Liam, Knight Templar, 700-year-old keeper of mythical peace, has a problem. For twenty-four years, he has been trying to resist the temptation that is Felicia Zanna Hunter (aka Leeza). He has watched over her, keeping her safe, ever since meeting her as a sparkling child, but lately, she has been driving him ...
    19 hours ago

  • Alls fair in love and war I guess.


    Sue Dent's Official Blog Spot — Authority Authority: 127
    It has come to my attention, (which means no I wasnt asked nor did I know) that a best-selling CBA affiliated author has my name in their book as someone who has "supported them and their efforts." *gasp* What in the world!!! Now, because my name is in their book (no matter the reason) their books show up linked ...
    21 hours ago

  • Battle of the Network Zombies by Mark Henry


    Bitten by Books — Authority Authority: 150
    Social elite zombies, lawyer vampires, wood nymph talk show hosts, prepubescent pigtailed reapers and various other bizarre characters come together in another very unique and at times (OK, most of the time) riotous mystery adventure…oh, and did I forget to mention a whole stable of Yeti strippers? Be prepared for ...
    1 day ago

  • Feed the bats! Tuppence a bag! [Review: Daybreakers]


    The Sci-Fi Gene — Authority Authority: 118
    Daybreakers is all about the vampire gags. Its the near future, a few years after a vampire virus apocalypse, and Daybreakers takes every opportunity to show you how they have adapted the world around them: they drink tea with blood, theyve adapted their cars and buildings to shield them during the daytime, they ...
    1 day ago

  • Im The Vampire Thats Why -by Michele Bardsley


    Alucard's Rose — Authority Authority:
    Book #1 in the Broken Heart Oklahoma series. Plot: Jessica is a single mom, widowed after her husband was killed in a car accident. As she is taking out the trash shes attacked by a creature and killed. Only, Jessica doesnt die, she gets turned into a vampire. Not only is she now dealing with being one of 11 towns ...
    1 day ago

  • Some jokes


    Celebrity Pictures, Lol Celebs and Funny Actor and Actress Photos - ROFLrazzi — Authority Authority: 564
    Some jokes just write themselves (Robert Pattinson) He’s full of them. Picture by: dunno source Caption by: coopopeJ via Our LOL Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions
    1 day ago

  • Book: Compendium Monstrum


    The Awesomer — Authority Authority: 624
    Collected from the papers of “monstrologists”, Compendium Monstrum is a pocket-sized volume with “19th century” sketches, maps, and notes on vampires, werewolves, and zombies. Link: http://www.theawesomer.com/c/click.php?id=9173 Price: $10 Related posts: Book: Eden 100 Days of Monsters ...
    1 day ago

  • Dwarf Western Asks Important Questions


    MamaPop.com — Authority Authority: 609
    The Last Rites of Ransom Pride is a super-western that asks that eternal question that has been spoken in every frathouse since the beginning of time; "Who killed the dwarf?". Now I know they like to be called Little Persons, but since its Peter Dinklage playing the lead dwarf I dont think theres been a breach of ...
    1 day ago

  • HBO Casts Last Major Role for ‘True Blood’


    Screamstress — Authority Authority: 137
    The last new major role for the upcoming third season of HBO’s True Blood has been filled by actress Brit Morgan of The Middleman . She will be playing part of Debbie Pelt on Alan Ball’s vampire series. Morgan’s character Debbie is Alcide’s (Joe Mangiello) ex-girlfriend, who isn’t fond of Sookie ...
    1 day ago

  • A review of sorts. ;)


    Sue Dent's Official Blog Spot — Authority Authority: 127
    Ive found that most wont post reviews as they they think they dont know how to write one or they dont think what they have to say constitutes a review but when an author isnt privy to the mass marketing funds bigger publishers can provide, every little bit of attention helps. Well, at least every bit of the positive ...
    1 day ago

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