Don’t forget, everyone watching. Check the pages, as well as the posts. A diary, of a long standing vampire, was recently uncovered. It’s been posted in a page, to view the way the vile creatures think. Keep standing against the darkness!
~The Dark Communist
Yes, the most difficult of all questions. How do we kill all of these mighty and powerful, souless and evil beings?
The first solution is to hire us.
However, we accept that we are not everywhere at once. So. You have several choices. Fight, run or die.
The first is your only real option.
Now, to kill a vampire you must know a) how strong they are, and b) what country they originate from.
If you don’t know these, forget it.
The stronger a vampire is, the harder it is to kill. This is a well-documented fact. Lesser vampires will fall like wheat to the sickle, given the right equipment, whilst the strongest will die only to a few things.
I was watching Van Helsing the other day (Every little bit helps.) The idea of this vampire who is immune to all but werewolf venom is slightly overstated, but well-done for the plot. The simplest fact is that the strongest of all vampires, and indeed all vampires, die when a simple method is applied.
Put a stake through their heart, cut their heads off, burn the body, and spread the ashes into the ocean.
Overkill? No. The upper-class vampire can always be restored by having his ashes placed together, and having blood placed on them.
Now, regional differences appear. Put a lemon in their mouth and cut their heads off. Cut their heads off, stuff the head with garlic, and then sew the lips together… cut the head off… and so on. Basically, cutting of a vampires head, and then disposing of it works quite well- but beware that some vampires can reattach their heads.
Sunlight is a killer to most vampires- only the top tier of vampires don’t die from it, and even they attempt to avoid it. It must be natural light- for reasons that I shall leave to the scientific minds. But artificial light doesn’t work.
Fire works against low and medium tier vampires- if applied, how shall we say, liberally? Presumably the regenerative process does not extend to fire. The same goes for Holy water- though always make sure the water is holy- you don’t want to throw the bottle, only to find that it was only pious water.
Note: this is unfinished. It will be editted… my collegue wants it now, though, so he can prove me wrong. So here you go. I’ll complete it over the next few days, as I continue my research. (Something that admittedly, I don’t like. I favour the hunt.)
It’s quite true. This is, yet again, a short post. Men on the run don’t have time to make long explanations.
Vampires, it appears, have OCD. Eastern European, and some Chinese myths, give Vampires this unusual trait. If they ever lose a sock, they must find it, before they attempt anthing else. If a vampire encounters a sack of grain, or rice, they would stop, and count all the seeds, obsessively. Many Vampire suspects were buried in a coffin filled with grain- presumably so they would spend eternity counting.
Where has this trait gone for modern-day Vampires? It’s disppeared… but wait… has it? The world’s least intimidating Vampire, Count Von Count, from Sesame street, is obsessed with counting. It’s funny, it’s a laugh. That’s what they want us to think. Many vampiric weaknesses have been hidden over the years- while the ones that invariably don’t work (See the holy symbols in Van Helsing, Carpe Jugulum) are made prominent. Wouldn’t it be convenient if their real weaknesses were hidden behind a series of fake ones?
Vampires supposedly don’t appear in mirrors- what a cover. “Look, I’m not a vampire, I’m visible in a mirror.” says the man with the blood dripping from his fangs. How dreadfully convenient.
Dwell over it. I’ll be carrying a pack of rice in my pocket from now. I just wonder how fast they can count…
I must run now, I can hear them closing. When, and if, I get more time, I shall post concerning Good and Evil. But for now, stay safe.
What makes vampires these days so scary, so popular, and so stylish?
The answer lie within the title. We must go back to the original Dracula and Vampire myths- indeed a look into Faust would help as well. All men three things want- power, wealth, and health. Vampires are immortal, health, check. Vampires, through methods unknown, are always very wealthy, check. And power? Vampires have mental, physical and political power in the bucket. Check.
And here we get the catch- in order to become a vampire, you must surrender your soul to the Devil himself, Satan. Not only does this make you undeniably evil, but your soul is eternally damned. What we face is something monstrous, and an affront to God- a soulless being.
Here we have the allure- what would you do for health, wealth and power (Shame that doesn’t rhyme.) Would you give up your immortal soul? Most of us would certainly do so wouldn’t think of it- and so, we see these as base beings, the lowest of all- those who gave in. Well, the proper vampires, anyway. Modern Vampires are a bit different- but I’ll save them for later.
This is, again, a brief post. But, the value is here- what is the true value of power and immortality- is it worth your soul? Not being able to go outside? Having to rely on Human Blood for survival? How far would we go?
Daub your doors and windows with garlic, wear a cruxifix. Keep your eyes open. They’re more cunning then we think.
Here I am. Darkness surrounds me, permeates my very being.
This is my Extension English blog. I’ll keep my thoughts and ravings here, maddening gibberish that I write.
I have chosen the book Dracula to analyse and appropriate. I’m going journey into the darkness, to the end. I shan’t be going alone- my fellow hunters will aid me.
I intend to follow several points here. Firstly, what is a Vampire? How do we stop them? What are their strengths and weaknesses? The modern-day vampire will be found, and exterminated. Guides will be made. Information will be gathered. The enemy will be overcome.
First on my list- modern vampire accounts. Read them. Make notes. Find the information.
Van Helsing
Twilight (God forbid)
Nosferatu
Carpe Jugulum
Dracula (film)
I must search for more.
Inform me of more sightings.
More will appear later. For now, I show this.
Are they gullible fools, or know something we don’t?
Await more. Hide yourself- for the Vampire is not your friend.
Dedicated Vampire Hunter. Masquerades as an English Extension student researching Dracula. Also a communist.
