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 Vampire origins
In another adjunct, vampires are the offspring of the daughters of Eve (female humans) and the Angel of Death sent by God on Earth.
This is the act that van Helsing calls 'the vampire's baptism of blood.’ Once the victim has swallowed the vampire blood, the victim dies as for a poison to reborn as vampire.
'vampir' is derived from 'upir', which first appeared in print in an Old Russian manuscript from 1047 AC in which a Novgorodian prince is referred to as 'Upir Lichyj' (Wicked Vampire).
http://vampires.monstrous.com/vampire_origins.htm   (2869 words)

  
 Vampire
Among other superstitions, vampires were supposed to need to return to the earth from their homeland each night, could not cross running water, could not see their reflection in a mirror, could not enter a place uninvited, and could not tolerate the symbol of the Christian crucifix.
Vampires were popularized by the Irish author Bram Stoker with his story of Count Dracula, a Transylvanian vampire, in 1897.
In order to protect yourself from a vampire, the cross or crucifix was thought to be very powerful in the Christian countries.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/v/vampire.html   (1180 words)

  
 Fiendish Field Guide-Vampire
The vampire is perhaps the greatest of all metamorphic evils that plagues this world and certainly among the most difficult to dispatch.
Sunlight drastically affects the ichor within a vampire's veins, causing it to congeal and the skin to rapidly decay.
Complex diabolic pacts and certain obscure black magic rites have been known to create vampires; evil sorcerers and some lycanthropes that have died may rise again to become vampires; extremely evil men (or women) who die while committing an evil act may return as vampires.
http://www.laughingsage.com/macabrefiles/fiendentry_vamp.htm   (3563 words)

  
 VAMPIRES IN MYTH AND HISTORY
Vampires, along with witches, were believed to be most active on the Eve of St George's Day (April 22 Julian, May 4 Gregorian calendar), the night when all forms of evil were supposed to be abroad.
In fact, the word Vampire only came into English language in 1732 via an English translation of a German report of the much publicized Arnold Paole vampire staking in Serbia.
They can send out their soul at night to meet with other witches or with Strigoi mort who are dead vampires.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~vampire/vhist.html   (2110 words)

  
 vampire
A vampires is a mythical creature who overcomes death by sucking the blood from living humans.
Like other occult cults these vampire covens are attractive to the young and the weak.
However, according to Elizabeth Miller, author of Dracula: Sense and Nonsense (Desert Island Books, 2000), Bram Stoker did not base his vampire Count on Vlad the Impaler.
http://skepdic.com/vampires.html   (846 words)

  
 Tanz der Vampire - encyclopedia article about Tanz der Vampire.
There are ecstatic love duets, close encounters, unbridled dancing, wild comedy and, of course, bats and a madman named Boris.
The next day the lumberjacks bring the stiff, frozen corpse of Chagal into the inn.
He is determined to find out the truth.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Tanz+der+Vampire   (3451 words)

  
 Vampire.com: Drink
The eternal battle in which immortal vampire "death dealers" wage an ancient war against "Lycans" (werewolves), who've got centuries of revenge and some rather ambitious genetic experiments on their lycanthropic agenda.
The Lost Boys reshapes Vampire tradition deftly mixing heart pounding terror, rib tickling laughs and a body gyrating rock soundtrack with tunes from Inxs and Jimmy Barnes, Lou Gramm, Echo and The Bunnymen, and others.
Aaliyah plays the title role in this stylish shocker based on Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles.
http://store.vampire.com/see.asp   (1334 words)

  
 Real Vampires
Real vampires are not the demonic fiends of Christianized folklore, but as long as they refuse to accept their inner nature, their bad reputation is not undeserved.
Throughout both folklore and literature, there is an understanding that vampires require energy or life force.
James B. Twitchell, The Living Dead: A Study of the Vampire in Romantic Literature (Duke University Press, 1981)
http://www.earthspirit.org/fireheart/fhvampire.html   (2836 words)

  
 Vampire Films
Vampires and Other Stereotypes (1994)--detectives and chaos from Hell.
Addicted to Murder 3: Blood Lust (1999) -- Someone is feeding on vampire flesh.
Tale of a Vampire (1993)--London library scholar searching for lost love.
http://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/vampirefilms.html   (585 words)

  
 vampire
And a tough one to get into at that as the criteria for the books named are good, original, and/or influential enough to merit a place.
Anne rice's editor and the biographer and author of "The Vampire Companion" and "Peircing the Darkness."
- The author provides his viewpoints on vampires and the darker nature of people.
http://members.aol.com/daemonox/vampire.html   (1094 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Vampire: The Masquerade: Books: Stewart Wieck,Lisa Stevens,Timothy Bradstreet
This new edition of Vampire: The Masquerade is an updated, revised version of the popular classic.
Plus, the new edition provides all-new information on the changes that affect the Clans, and on the beginning of the end of the Camarilla.
Customers interested in this title may also be interested in:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0962779067?v=glance   (2295 words)

  
 Vampire Vampire Vampire!!!
The vampire fascinates us because his very nature is the antithesis of that truth.
It can be a romantic vision - this creature is immortal, and yet no other creature on earth knows death as intimately as he.
There is no question that he (or she!) has taken his position among horror monsters that will survive the ages.
http://www.geocities.com/jason407us   (482 words)

  
 Monster Mayhem: The Vampire Lord (Template)
Further, the vampire lord can sense through the senses of any such commanded creatures, and communicate empathically with them, to a range of 10 miles.
Thus, a Lawful Neutral monk who becomes a vampire turns Chaotic Evil, and when it becomes a vampire lord it turns Lawful Evil.
Vampire lords cannot be repelled by garlic or holy symbols, though they can be turned.
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/mm/mm20021018a   (2633 words)

  
 Vampire Junction's Links to All Things Vampiric
The Wit and Wisdom of the Vampire Lestat
Vampire Myths and Christian Symbolism - great paper!
Drakulya (home page of Earl Lee, author of this great book
http://www.afn.org/~vampires/links3.html   (283 words)

  
 vampire on Encyclopedia.com
Probably the most famous vampire in literature is Count Dracula in the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.
Author: Frederick M. Brown Publication: Getty Images Source: PICS
Archive Photos 01-01-1930 Mark Of The VampireBela Lugosi reprised his famous vampire role in Mark Of The Vampire, directed by Tod Browning as was his 1931 Dracula.
http://encyclopedia.infonautics.com/html/v1/vampire.asp   (975 words)

  
 Vampire Probability Test
88.) Were you one of those vampire Doubting Thomas' once upon a time
79.) Do you have around 50 or more vampire books?
78.) Do you have more than 10 vampire books?
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~ghenry/vamptest.html   (1166 words)

  
 Vampire: The Masquerade
Dark Ages: Vampire is developed by Matthew McFarland.
We shall see whom I drag screaming to hell with me.
I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored.
http://www.white-wolf.com/Games/Pages/VampireHome.html   (95 words)

  
 Vampire - The Masquerade
We must keep an eye on them, because these are the sites likely to produce hunters or mortals who can learn to resist our influence.
For centuries, we have paid in blood to keep even our smallest secrets from falling into mortal hands.
Extensive lore about the great vampire clans, the war between the Camarilla and the Sabbat, our powerful Disciplines, and even the mysteries of that dark kiss, the vampiric Embrace- all in a startlingly vivid, real-time 3D.
http://games.activision.com/games/vampire   (593 words)

  
 Edvard Munch Gallery > Love Paintings > Vampire
The woman loves the man, even though he is just a man, and the man loves the woman even though she is a vampire.
The painting became known as "Vampire" only after his erroneous assessment of it.
This picture was not originally titled "The Vampire" but received this name from a later art critic.
http://www.edvard-munch.com/gallery/love/vampire.htm   (1163 words)

  
 Interview with the Vampire - definition of Interview with the Vampire in Encyclopedia
Fearing Lestat's revenge, Louis and Claudia flee to Europe.
She wrote it in 1973 and it was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1976.
What set the book apart from its predecessors in the vampire genre was its confessional tone offering the point-of-view of the vampire himself and touching on existential despair and the sheer ennui of lifeless immortality.
http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Interview_with_the_Vampire   (330 words)

  
 Vampires, Vampire Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area
Come to a local Vampire Meetup to mingle with the awakened and share sanguine tales and dark greetings with your fellow kindred.
14540 Vampires, friends, and people who want to learn more.
Vampires, Vampire Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area
http://vampires.meetup.com   (64 words)

  
 Vampire realm of DARKNESS
Mammoth book of vampire stories by women, the
We recently added lots of books and movies to our library as well as lots of vampire pictures so please check them out.
http://www.vampires.nu   (87 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: vampire
As distinguished from people who drink blood to pretend to be vampires.
We offer 35% off all new releases and titles coming soon.
Research over 1,000,000 books, journals and articles covering over 6,000 research topics, continuously updated - a complete academic library.
http://technorati.com/tag/vampire   (451 words)

  
 Funagain Games: Vampire
Language Requirements: This is an international edition or domestic edition of an imported item.
Vampires gather in their favorite places unaware of the hunters.
As with Lost Cities, the only strategy in the game is to focus on just two or three colors, while relying on the luck of the draw or meticulous card counting to get you there (either method seems equally valid).
http://www.funagain.com/cgi-bin/funagain/08107   (958 words)

  
 Vampire Records Official Web Page
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Two new NAZXUL Shirts available $30 Aust ORDER Now at Vampire Just email me for details
http://www.vampire.com.au   (34 words)

  
 The Vampire Encyclopedia - --
The alphabetic entries, which vary in length, relate to vampires in film, literature, folklore, poetry, art, medicine, religion, and comedy.
YA-This reference source, which includes all one ever wanted to know about the undead, is a real find for devotees of the horror genre as well as readers enticed by the 1992 movie Bram Stoker's Dracula and current novels by Anne Rice and others.
The vampire has haunted the imaginations of people for centuries.
http://www.bookfinder.us/review1/0517162067.html   (403 words)

  
 De Havilland Vampire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Given the specification E.6/41, design work on the DH-100 began at the de Havilland works at Hatfield in mid-1942, two years after the Meteor.
The correct title of this article is de Havilland Vampire.
Piloted by Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown, a Sea Vampire was the first jet to take off from and land on an aircraft carrier, and in 1948 John Cunningham set a new world altitude record of 59,446 ft (18,119 m).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire   (910 words)

  
 VampireRave.com - The Ultimate Vampire Directory.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is a new role-playing legend starring the creatures of the night.
Vampire Rave members with the rank of Sire can now start their own Coven.
As time goes on, you discover that you have more than one choice of who to follow.
http://www.vampirerave.com   (540 words)

  
 Biogeography of Vampire Bat
Vampire bats are considered agricultural pests in many parts of Mexico and Latin America where rainforests have been cut down to make way for grazing cattle.
“It seems that his feet had been left uncovered and that during the night, a vampire bat had entered the room, which, having bitten his toe and lapped his blood, had so reduced the fever that the sick man recovered” (Allen 1939).
Indeed, where there is prey, there could be a population of vampires.
http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/bholzman/courses/fall99projects/vampire.htm   (1986 words)

  
 Vampire Bats: Animal Information, Pictures, Map--National Geographic Kids
Rather than sucking blood, vampire bats make a small cut with their teeth and then lap up the flowing blood with their tongues.
In fact, one researcher reported that he had vampire bats that would come to him when he called their names.
After a baby is born, other bats have been observed feeding the mother for about two weeks after the birth.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0110/bats2.html   (368 words)

  
 Vampire Slayer Half-Life Mod - Planet Half-Life
This is likely to be the final version of Vampire Slayer so I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have helped over the last four years make the game what it was, what it is and what it will continue to be in Chapter VI.
I would like to thank Sobek for his incredible work behind the scenes on Vampire Slayer, especially on Chapter VI.
Eightball's journey to Vampire Slayer has been long and hard, with lost hard drives, broken computers and many other obstacles along the way but here he is at last and we hope you like him.
http://vampire.planethalflife.gamespy.com   (1087 words)

  
 The Dark Alleyway Explained
Neutral vampires can't give money to non-Neutral vampires, since that would be a breach of Neutrality.
Vampires with less than 3 pints of blood cannot be drunk from.
Locate (3 Levels Available): Using Locate, you can find out where a Vampire is. At level one you can only tell distance; at level two you can tell distance and direction; at level three you can tell exact location.
http://quiz.ravenblack.net/bloodhowto.html   (1051 words)

  
 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Hands-On - PC News at GameSpot
Jason Ocampo tries his share of blood sucking in his review of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.
Vampire takes place in a gothic, richly lit Los Angeles populated by vampires, those who feed them, and those who wish to kill them.
Indeed, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines looks like an extremely promising RPG, not only for its good looks, but also for its subject matter and big, detailed setting.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/vtmb/preview_6027886.html   (617 words)

  
 Vampires Among Us© [http://www.vampiresamongus.com]
In the end, VAU is an effort to reflect the equally beautiful and terrifying vampire mystique, which may just as well mirror the dark/light duality of our own natures.
The site you are about to enter presents information, news, reviews, art, literature, interaction, entertainment and more pertaining to the vampire genre relating to the aspects of fiction, roleplay, folklore, history and real life.
But, whatever reasons bring you amongst the vampires...may you find what you are searching for here...
http://www.vampiresamongus.com   (342 words)

  
 Vampire Junction's Links to All Things Vampiric
The Vampire Mekare - Queen of the Damned
Bloodlust: The Aussie vamp movie that was banned in England
The Vampire in Modern Art and Other Oddities
http://www.afn.org/~vampires/links.html   (231 words)

  
 Self-Defense Against Vampires
If you assert yourself early in the struggle and show them you know how to fight, they very likely will pull back and look for easier prey.
Vampires are far more discriminating in their hunting than zombies.
Remember, the person walking toward you on the street one night might not be a person at all.
http://www.fvza.org/vdefense.html   (340 words)

  
 Vampire
As such, the documentation on the web site may describe features which are not present in the latest official release.
Vampire is made available under a BSD style license.
The source code for the latest working copy of Vampire can be viewed at:
http://www.dscpl.com.au/projects/vampire   (250 words)

  
 Vampire Radio - Internet Radio with a Bite!
What I have learned, is that you can never say never.
These days I spend all of my time working on Vampire Rave.
If you're wondering what the future holds for Vampire Radio, I can't answer that.
http://www.vampireradio.com   (135 words)

  
 tabulas.com: Vampire's Adventures
I used to read my first blog since my last year in university, which was about 3 years ago.
U Bill's gf has informed me that the doctors have confirmed that U Bill had suffered a minor stroke, with two blocked blood vessels in the brain.
Anyway, more & more young bloggers and friends have started, and there are still more to read.
http://www.tabulas.com/~vampire   (1137 words)

  
 The Vampire (1957/I)
While basically the same as other vampire films, it has a certain thing about it that makes it a must.
While not a very well known vampire film, it is pretty good, the performances are much better than others of the era.
I would like to see this film better known.
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0051150   (235 words)

  
 The Vampire's Vault
In spite of the popularity of these creatures of the night, it can often be quite difficult to find others with the same interests.
However, there was a problem - before too long I had to branch out from fiction stories and learn more about all aspects of vampires in order to keep producing new lectures.
This page has the pleasure of living on the Chebucto Community Net
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~vampire/vvault.html   (187 words)

  
 VAMPIRE - Welcome
VAMPIRE is concerned with architures and computational modules that meet these specifications.
Moreover, visual active memories can understand new scenes and situations, learn new spatio-temporal relations as well as new concepts and categories and they are scalable to new domains.
These should process and accomplish user queries and correspondingly revisualize past events and recognized objects.
http://www.vampire-project.org   (204 words)

  
 Sanguinarius.org for Real Vampires, Blood Drinkers and Vampiric People
I give my heartfelt thanks to AutumnMoon, who made the awesome Sanguinarius ankh sigil from the basic concept that I had come up with.
The various concepts presented hereon, including but not limited to Problems Vampires Have and Guidelines, Tips and Advice are the intellectual property of Sanguinarius.
Sanguinarius.org for Real Vampires, Blood Drinkers and Vampiric People
http://www.sanguinarius.org   (352 words)

  
 Vampire Church
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear.
The Vampire Church acts as a haven for people to find others,
The Vampire Church was conceived to do research and
http://www.vampire-church.com   (110 words)

  
 vampire uk goth punk metal and rock clothing alternative
vampire uk goth punk metal and rock clothing alternative
If you are looking for an item similar to something on our site, but can't find it, please contact us and we may be able to get it for you.
http://www.vampire.co.uk   (235 words)

  
 The Vampire Name Generator
To find out your vampire name, type your first and last name into the form
The Vampire Name Generator is designed to be used for gothic role playing games like White Wolf's Vampire: The Requiem, and Vampire: The Masquerade, and also the Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG.
http://www.emmadavies.net/vampire   (47 words)

  
 Tweak3D.net - Gaming
So you can only imagine the joy I had when I popped in Vampire: the Masquerade and found that it was not only a decent game, but it was also pretty tweakable.
One of the first things you should consider when tweaking out a game is whether or not you have the most current drivers for your hardware.
And, guess what, Vampire: The Masquerade was one of the games we played.
http://www.tweak3d.net/tweak/vampire   (395 words)

  
 GURPS Vampire Companion
Within these pages, you will find new Disciplines, advanced Disciplines for older vampires, and all the new clans and bloodlines from the Vampire Player's Guide and the Player's Guide to the Sabbat, including an entire chapter on the diabolical Sabbat, their history, motivations and tactics.
The GURPS Vampire Companion takes over where GURPS Vampire left off.
Also included are new rules for elder vampires, including the mysterious Inconnu, plus new GURPS advantages and disadvantages to help players enhance and customize their GURPS Vampire characters.
http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/VampireCompanion   (193 words)

  
 Vampire-Magazine.com - Home
The articles published contain opinions of their respective authors, and we cannot be held responsible should any discontent occur.
All content published on this website is owned by Vampire Magazine, unless specifically stated otherwise.
http://www.vampire-magazine.com   (675 words)

  
 Books, Listed by Author
An encyclopedia of vampirism, including entries on both the expected and obscure authors, books, and stories.
* *The Vampire Encyclopedia (Crown 0-517-88100-4, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $16.00, 302pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference.
http://www.locusmag.com/index/b76.html   (2557 words)

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