Throughtout history, chilling stories have been told of creatures of the night, shape-shifting immortals that walk our Earth for eternity only to be forever tormented by an infinite thirst for the blood of the living. I have always been intrigued by these dark tales of monsters and cursed beings.
VAMPIRES:
There is a whole underworld of people who believe in vampires and are willing to do whatever modification to their bodies that's needed to become part of this culture. From sharpening their teeth, having odd looking contact lenses, drinking blood to even getting tattoes of there master's vampire glyph upon their flesh to symbolize an allegiance to this shadowed and grave genre.
Found this interesting article on Wikipedia.com: "Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living. In folkloric tales, the undead vampires often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited when they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early Nineteenth Century.Other attributes varied greatly from culture to culture; some vampires, such as those found in Transylvanian tales, were gaunt, pale, and had long fingernails, while those from Bulgaria only had one nostril,[23] and Bavarian vampires slept with thumbs crossed and one eye open.[24] Moravian vampires only attacked while naked
and those of Albanian folklore wore high-heeled shoes.[24] As stories of vampires spread throughout the globe to the Americas and elsewhere, so did the varied and sometimes bizarre descriptions of them: Mexican vampires had a bare skull instead of a head,[24] Brazilian vampires had furry feet and vampires from the Rocky Mountains only sucked blood with their noses and from the victim's ears.[24] Common attributes were sometimes described, such as red hair.[24] Some were reported to be able to transform into bats, rats, dogs, wolves, spiders and even moths.[25] From these various legends, works of literature such as Bram Stoker's Dracula, and the influences of historical bloodthirsty figures such as Gilles de Rais, Elizabeth Bathory, and Vlad Ţepeş, the vampire developed into the modern stereotype.[20][24]"
A few films involving vampires that I have enjoyed viewing are:
Salem's Lot
Nosferatu (1922)
Lifeforce
Interview with the Vampire
Queen of the Damned
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Martin
Fright Night
The Monster Squad
Near Dark
Blade: 1 & 2 (3 was a bit flashy for my taste)
30 Days of NIght (Killer flick!)
Underworld & Underworld: Evolution
From Dusk till Dawn
The Lost Boys
Quote:
Newt: My mommy always said there were no monsters - no real ones - but there are.
Ripley: Yes, there are, aren't there?
Newt: Why do they tell little kids that?
Ripley: Most of the time it's true.
