So, yes. I really am a vampire. The military diagnosed me themselves. Acute Intermittant Porphyria. Google says that blood consumption is a myth, but the doctor himself told me I needed to consume blood, and I feel healthier after doing it. My entire treatment group did it. They all felt better. The problem is getting more. Twenty years ago that was the recommended treatment but they would ration it to us at the blood bank. My CHOICE to bite and consume is entirely instinctual. With that diagnosis the military allowed me to bite as a weapon. I paid to have my teeth sharpened and they allowed it.

Does that mean people don't react with disbelief? No, of course not. The abdominal pain is crushing sometimes and it's the only thing that reduces it, even for a little while. I talk about real violence because it was daily life for me. I was seperated from my parents and living all alone with the Army, I had to make those decisions for my self. You wouldn't know it just by talking to me, but during an acute attack I am deeply driven toward biting, I can feel it inside my teeth, and the only way to satisfy the feeling is to bite. When I feel healthy, I have no desire to do so at all.

My teeth are supposed to be defensive weapons but the pain caused by porphyria can go on for days. The obsessive need to stop the pain will make me want to keep biting. It's not roleplaying but it isn't a mental health problem either. My genetics are all screwed up on the inside and my brain can't always deal with it. It isn't fun being able to survive the things I did.

Midnight Vampire on youtube was my character and her story is based on one of my outings for blood. Replace her throwing the arrow with shooting a handgun and you'll see what I mean. I have evidence of it.

I shouldn't have angry before, but this shit is fucking real. At least for me.

I'm a very depressed and I often feel like I don't fit in anywhere. I also have a heart condition, and I'm quite introverted, which makes it difficult for me to socialize with people. sometimes I wish I was a vampire because I want to live longer and be hidden from the world. It's not just that I think they're cool; I love their nature and I genuinely wish I could be one of them. I feel like that would be the only chance for me. I want to be part of that world.

So, I'm writing this short horror. Taking a bit of inspiration from original Folklore, I came up with how the vampires in my story work. I'm working on some art right now to give a better visual presentation.

Yes, they're immortal, however their bodies don't stop rotting. To become a vampire, you have to die first. They have no heartbeat, no temperature, their nerve endings are numb, etc. (They're literally walking corpses). They have super strength, need to drink blood to sate their hunger and sustain their power, speed, agility, etc.

But, they have no self-healing abilities.

So how does their immortality work? Well, instead of regeneration, they can assimilate organic or non-organic stuff into their rotting bodies. Or they kill and possess a new body—which will also rot with time. It makes them more monstrous, more sinister. For example, this character of mine, her body got so decomposed to the point her leg fell off. Luckily, there was a deer nearby, so she killed it, ripped off its leg, and attached it as a replacement.

Because of this, I made it that most, if not all, vampires were insane and evil—love inflicting pain on mortals as a way of taking their rage out (Having to drag your rotting corpse around for centuries to come will drive anyone crazy)

I recently became a Castlevania fan so I wanna know more about vampires in classic books and folklore, I’m looking for recommendations, everything is accepted, books, movies or any other media to learn

I have this idea for a vampire fairy species since they have parallels in being tricksters and charming, as well as mosquitoes/hummingbirds having a natural theme that can fit with fairies as well as fit for drinking blood. Also you can do a lot of scary stuff with bugs and elegant things with birds. My favorite idea from this is the hummingbird based character never saying blood, but nectar of this or that.

I've never successfully made a story before though and I wanted to share it somehow. Do any of you have something like that? Want to share it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq7oCR8l8Z0

I SWEAR there’s some sort of show/movie/book or something where this is a skill vampires possess. Like, they can shift into their child self all the way to their elderly self.

I think that idea is so cool to me cuz there’s also the opposite lore where vampires are forever stuck with their body at transformation IWTV style

Can any of you guys can think of some?

Salutations,

Does anyone here have any informations regarding the happenings in Czech Republic during 2018? Viktoria was seen there around May.

Refrain from any answer that is not serious, please.

I am an indie game developer who wants to make a game based on vampire–werewolf mythology. There have been movies and many books about this topic. My question is, is the vampire–werewolf mythology copyright–free?

Kiss: Spike (BTVS) 😘

Marry: Jerry Dandrige (OG Fright Night) 💍

Kill: Santiago (IWTV Show Version) 🔪

Just in case anyone looks at my posts and comment history I have a face

Is there any reason for so many vampire characters to have abs? I know that in most lore they are very strong, but given the whole decadence and indulgence vibes - why no dad bods?

“People wouldn’t find that hot, vampire fiction is often about fantasy” WELL I WOULD.

I’m not talking about morbid obesity or weird fetish stuff, I’m just saying I think it could be fun to see more body types as vamps. I’m also not saying we should associate “insatiable appetites” with HUMANS of a certain size, just that I’m a little tired of the abs (and body hairlessness tbh).