Vampirism

Actual vampires,Jack? You have just written a belief as though it's a fact.Please don't do that. Say it is your belief, or your opinion.

I should have been more specific, as in stating what actual folklore on vampires states. I'm certainly not stating the existence of vampiric beings as fact.

My apologies.

Oh, I understood you! But there are children on this site who often find it difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. Especially if English is not their first language.

Dracula (great book) is based on Vlad Tepes and Elizabeth Bathory, but the myth comes from before.

Formerly a lot of people who were not really dead, just apparently, were buried. When lifted the lid of the coffin they saw scratches on the inside, so they think... Vampire!.

This is one of the reasons why the myth originated. In addition, certain types of porphyria fit the characteristics of the vampire, aversion to sunlight, receding gums and flesh around the nail ...

@Brysing from see these replies and others you seem to be very anti vampire regardless of the use of its term. Do you have a prejudice against them? I personally don't believe in fantasy vampires, some do and you seem very quick to knock them down.

I feel everyone is entitled to their belief as long as it hurts no one.

Back to the topic, it's very interesting hearing about the potential facts that could have lead to todays modern vampire portrayed in films.

Brysing despite what you keep saying, sanguine vampires do exist.
They are simply humans who choose to live the life of a "vampire", they choose to drink a small amount of blood as part of their daily lives. They are not real vampires, but they choose to act as though they are. This is what I believe e Mascari is talking about, not real vampires.

Drinking a small amount of blood is perfectly fine, nose bleeds cause you to drink about the same amount of blood as these people do, maybe even more.

It is not an opinion that these humans exist, it is a fact. They are not immortal, and they don't have super powers or fangs, But they do call themselves vampires.

H2OfanRikki, you contradicted yourself. "sanguine vampires do exist", " They are not real vampires, but they choose to act as though they are." These are your words. Why do people go on and on about this? This vampire business is nonsense. A combination of misunderstanding what happens when the body decomposes, and fantasy movies/books, have caused a culture of wannabees to act a certain way as a matter of wanting attention for whatever reasons. Fictional vampires drink blood, turn others by biting and making the bitten one drink blood, turn into bats and fly, cannot go out into sunlight, sparkle even. Oh, and supposedly become immortal. The fear was so great that vampire kits were made and sold back in the days when people were not knowledgeable. Suckers are out there, and there is money to be made. Does this sound even remotely possible? Come on, people, get a life! Live in the real and now. It's much more interesting and rewarding.

What I want was they call them selves vampires, they are not the actual fanged, immortal beings.

Real vampires like you speak of do not exist, but the people who act like vampires, call themselves sanguine vampires.

Never in my right mind would I believe real bat turning vampires exist, but the gothic cult of "sanguine vampires" exist, yet they are just play acting humans who choose to risk their health to drink blood.

Let me say it again, as I have said many times on this site. You may believe anything you wish; but a belief does not make it true!
If you want to believe in vampires that's fair enough. But it is not true!

Can you people read? H2OfanRikki is clearly saying that those sanguine vampires are humans that choose to consume Blood. They aren't real vampires just Regular humans and the original forum post was on about these people not magickal, blood-sucking, bat shape shifting monsters but just humans. That have chosen a path in life to live a life similar to that of vampiric legends. I can't see why you people who are condemning both H2OfanRikki and Mascari for simply stating a fact which was even documented on Nat Geo. So before you start ranting at them actually look it up before you insult and degrade someone.