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2006-07-04 14:27:03 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Not the creatures of lore no. But there were "vampire childen" a long time ago. There was and still is a disorder known as erythropoietic protoporphyria. Typically it was caused by inbreeding during the middle ages, and the victims were children because they never lived long. When exposed to sunlight their skin cracked and bled and the doctors, not knowing what else to do, gave them blood to drink thinking it would replace what they lost. They also had harelips and red eyes and teeth. This disease has no doubt spurred much of the vampire myth. I don't know if the disorder is so different today or if there are different types or what. But I hear it's still around more or less. You just don't hear about it often.
But, the vampire myth was around long long before Bram Stoker wroter Dracula, which was indeed based on Vlad the Impaler. Or Vlad Dracula son of Vlad Dracul. "Dracula" shaped the modern vampire myth into what it is.
Originally, vampires were no more than the animated corpses of evil men that drank the blood of villagers at night. But it varied country to country. And there are a lot of strange stories, many from Eatern Europe, but you can find vampire stories from any country in the world, because blood is universally considered to have magical properties, so it's natural that so many tales of blood sucking monsters would pop up.
Is that detailed enough?
2006-07-04 14:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by militantfairy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 15:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have met some nuts who believe they are vampires weirwolves etc. through working mental health emergencies. They can be dangerous because they will try to bite you. The one "weirwolf" was the only one that I thought might have some credibility. His hair actually seemed to grow on his face during the interview.
Who knows what is out there.
2006-07-04 15:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by Elwood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, by definition vampires cannot exist. The light from the moon would kill them. The light coming fron the moon is just reflected sunlight. Also there would be reports of people turning up with teeth marks in their necks.
2006-07-04 16:40:54 · answer #4 · answered by tisbedashit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No of course not the legend was started from stories about Vlad the Impailer from Romania who was said to drink blood. There is also a disease that can be controlled by the drinking of blood.
It sure makes a good story.
2006-07-04 14:32:45 · answer #5 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe there are those people who think/act like vampires and want to so much be one... so technically the answer I would give is "yes".
2006-07-04 14:30:29 · answer #6 · answered by Bella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have loved vampires for a very long time. i would like to believe they are(the blood sucking live forever ones). psychic vampires i do believe they are real. but i just don't know. if u find one tell them i will give them $50.00 to turn me or best offer.
2006-07-04 17:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by carmilla_delioncourt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you don't seriously intend on being turned by one. It would really suck to spend all eternity as a complete loser! I don't even think vampire charm is that strong - you'd still be desperate and dateless!
2006-07-04 17:00:17 · answer #8 · answered by Ken'sBabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vampires stories came from the transylvania ruler Vlad the impaler so in that sense yeah as creatures alive now? no
2006-07-04 14:31:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vampires are real, just not in the, "I'm going to suck your blood out" sort of way
2006-07-04 14:31:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋