A Bit Long in the Tooth

The writer conveniently leaves out the most told vampire story of all; that of Jesus Christ. Able to bestow everlasting life through the symbolical drinking of his blood and eating of his flesh (holy communion), his rise after three days being dead, and his gathering followers throughout time to serve as his army in a great war to come....all is the story of vampirism! At christmas time it is important to see myths for what they are, and this one seems iron clad!

I believe things like twilight have ruined the vampire stories. They make it all nice and romantic (teenage garbage). They take everything that makes a vampire and replace it with junk (sparkling). My thoughts are after you take so much away from something and then add something else; wouldn't that make it no longer what it originally was? What my point is the so called vampires from twilight aren't vampires. Considering they don't have any of the traits. You also now have an outlook that vampires are sweet and romantic when really they are suppose to be undead emotionless creatures. Young crazy pr-teens thinking how romantic it would be to meet a vampire which in reality ???if??? they were real (because the sure as hell aren???t) they would be killed (which doesn???t sound very romantic). There wouldn???t be any hugs or kisses just flat out cold blooded murder. Ah well somewhere Bram Stoker is rolling in his grave???

I was a vampire enthusiast through my teens and into my early twenties, until I read " Necroscope" by Brian Lumley. It put things into a more practical perspective for me: that even the "best" vampire is still a demonic, murderous hazard to the human race. I have since read nothing compelling to convince me otherwise, although some of Anne Rice's later works dealing with Lestat's moral evolution, came close. I have not read a vampire novel since "Memnoch the Devil," that was worth the paper it was printed on, and don't get me started on TV or movies. Maybe it just means I am definitely no longer a teenager.

I have a thing for vamps.. something about them or rather the stories written about how they are or would be. Just what every girl/woman wants. Someone who will be there for her someone who knows there in control but dont take advantage of it. These vamps that we all write/read about leave us to think or hope that men are & can have self control.

Actually I believe Sookie is a virgin until after she meets Bill, and the reason she hadn't slept with any men was because she could hear their surface thoughts and didn't want to know what they were thinking during sex. The writers of the show haven't really twisted the story, just changed a couple of things. I won't say what because it would spoil it for anyone who hasn't read the books or seen the show. But miss_selfinflickted is right, Charlene Harris is an awesomely witty author. But I wouldn't recommend her books for anyone below the age of, 16 or 17. Adult situations and all. And if you like her books you should watch True Blood. I think you can watch the episodes on HBO's website, but I'm not sure.

Just so you know in the Sookie Stackhous books by Charlaine Harris Sookie isn't a virgin. It mentions how she doesn't like sex because she can read the guys mind and how it's awkward, and that's why she likes being with Bill so much because she can't read his mind. Anywho, the writers of the show must have twisted the story. Charlaine Harris is an awesome witty author.

I became a huge vampire fan after watching the soap opera type show "Dark Shadows". I've seen several vampire movies, one of the best for me was Brom Strokers "Dracula", I actually went to see it on Fri. the 13th. The romantic side of vampirism is a powerful endorphin. I even had a gothic wedding, on the winter solstice in 1997. They don't have gothic clubs here in South Fla anymore. Stephenie Meyer is a great writer, she leaves so much to your imagination, there is no sex, no profanity in any of her 4 novels, yet they are all best sellers! with a 5th one on the way.... Whenever I do get a chance to see a gothling at the mall it is just so awesome! I think I was definitely born in the wrong century.

oops, I just posted twice. Sorry for the redundancy.

Vampires are disgusting, historically evil creatures that carry infections and disease, much worse than any pesky mosquito. Trying to make a vampire "good" is about as pointless as trying to make the devil good...not to mention watering down a good story. In my opinion, it is much more interesting to hear the old stories about vampires that were not much more than zombies (whether they have rotting flesh or are a fresh bloated corpse) with unique abilities rather than the "good" boy vampire who gets his date home by 10pm.

vampires are dark, revolting creatures that carry disease and infection...much worse than any pesky mosquito. Oh, did I mention that they aren't real? They should not become a "good" symbol anymore than should the devil. Wake up, people. They are supposedly undead and historically a symbol of evil and now we want our kids to see these mythical beings as idols?? In my opinion, creating a "good" vampire is watering down a good story. It's much more interesting to hear a story about a vampire that is not much more than a zombie (whether it be rotting flesh or fresh bloated corpse) with unique abilities than it is to hear about this "good" vampire boy who takes his date home by 10pm.

merovingian blood line. enough said. the system cannot supress true power, love and Royalty anymore!

I for one am a big fan of vampires. Ever since I saw Bela Lugosi in Dracula my love affair with vampires became a reality. I have seen all of Anne Rice's movies and read all the books. I have also read all of Christine Feehan's books in her Dark Series about the Carpathians. Those guys can bite me anytime they want.

Vampires rule. Everyone knows it. It's not only the Twilight Series and Angel, Buffy, The Dark Series by Christine Feehan. Vampires are everywhere in today's culture and let's face it folks, they have become more appealing ever since Bela Lugosi's Count Dracula came on the scene.

I feel that everyone has a vaild point here. No, vampires are not real but sometimes it is fun to think outside of reality. Real life can be many things, including boring, stressful, tiring, exciting, wonderful and so on but part of life is imagination and without it, what is the fun part of having the ability to imagine if you dont use it. If vampires arn't your thing, cool but you cant say that people are crazy and need to be changed because the thought of an IMAGINARY world with vampires is wrong (in your eyes)

I give stephenie meyer MAD props for doing what she's done. Where was the multitude of magicless teens going to turn to after "Deathly Hallows?" Stephenie is the new J.K. and I believe she is doing a GREAT job, and her series couldn't have come ANY sooner. Everyone just needs to admit it, they LOVE a good new vampire story. Not all vampires are blood-sucking icky lunatics. They can drive fast shiny Volvos. They're immortal. Why not? They are the undead, what else are they gonna do? Knit? They have hundreds of years or eternity to gather the knowledge, money status and sophistication as much as they want! KEEP IT UP STEPHENIE YOU'RE AWESOME!

I think this hits dead on, for those of us who can relate, we have definitley hit the mark with the most perfect vampire, Edward of course but the Cullen's in general

It seems to me that we've skipped an important link in the chain. Bram Stoker's inspiration for Dracula was Jon Polodori's "The Vampyre". Polodori was George Gordon Lord Byron's personal doctor and he became so disenamored with him after witnessing his manifold debaucheries and his ruthless soul sucking behaviors that he wrote "The Vampyre" in part as a challenge from Byron himself (which challenge also issued forth Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein") and in part as a picture of Byron. If the Vampyre is seen as a sexual preditor, it is very likely because Polodori set the example. I personally offer kudos to Meyer for updating the vampire analogy and giving it a modern twist. What is literature if it is not a commentary on its contemporaries?

i loved "interview" and loved "twilight",, they were great books.. the charater "vampire" is supposed to be the most beautiful creature on earth and with "twilight" id say they were right on the money with that,,, He also doent turn to dust in the sun and dosent feed on humans... what more could you want? As long as there isnt "real" people out there biting our necks for the purpose of drinking our blood, whats wrong with a little fantasy? Id say not a thing,, Its the current trend right now, and I for one do not mind looking at it or reading about it...