Not in the traditional sense of blood sucking beings that will kill you and turn you into one of them to stalk the night forever, but there are social vampires, that feed off the energy of others. If you have a friend or know anyone who you talk with a lot that leaves you feeling drained after talking with them all the time, they are a type of vampire, because you can't deal with their personality well and always dread seeing them.
Vampyrism is also a religion of sorts, where people worship the traditional stalkers of the night, sacrificing animals and drinking their blood, but I don't put much emphasis on that belief.
2007-02-08 01:33:33
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answered by Lief Tanner 5
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Nope, but there are some people who are whacked out enough to believe that they are vampires. There have been a couple of cults of personality that revolved around people who claim to be vampires, most notably a teenage cult in Florida that killed one of the member's parents.
Vampires are found in the folklore of many cultures, so I think that they exist in a way through those stories. A lot of deaths that would be attributed to tuberculosis would be filed as "vampire deaths" back in the day. Karl Marx wrote a lot about social vampires who sucked money from the proletariat working classes and got rich without working much. He was only using the vampire as a metaphor to make his point though.
2007-02-08 09:32:31
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answered by I'll Take That One! 4
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if you like blood (if that makes you a vampire)
but as far as the turning into a bat and flying and being able to turn other people into a vampire and the sun light melting you and thats stuff no!
but dracula is a great movie as well as a story but its just a story!
but they are many people (some dangerous)that like to consume human blood.THat is crazy really because all kinds of dieseases as well as infection.
2007-02-08 13:37:18
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answered by redhotgermangrl 3
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Yes. Although they may be somewhat different than you might expect. Especially if that expectation involves them being much like how they have been protrayed in movies, literature and telelvision.
Those of us that have seen them, the real ones, are few and far between; mostly becasue not all of us recognized just what we were seeing either at the time, or later on.
2007-02-08 09:42:31
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answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6
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Vampires are real but not in the hollywood sense of the world - but don't take my word for it. Look up Michelle Belanger, Don Henrie and the Black Veil....
2007-02-08 10:33:55
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answered by lhianansidhe2001 1
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Well, yes and no. No, you won't find people turning into bats, fog, or wolves just to stalk you for your blood. You will find outcasts that have created their own subculture where they mutually drink of their blood or drink animals blood. There is actually a diseases (porphyria I think) that makes people crave blood. There are also "psychic" vampires who believe they can suck the life force out of you...but that's up to you to believe them.
2007-02-08 10:59:43
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answered by Anonymous
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i believe they are real because i have a friend who made love to one and turned into a vampire. hes(my friend) been trying to get me ever since.
2007-02-08 13:12:55
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answered by kmiriminx 2
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We do have Vampire bats. There are some sick people out there who would actually drink human blood. But can they turn into bats? That is not possible.
2007-02-08 11:36:13
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answered by AarCee 2
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No. People who think they are really vampires are in need of mental help.
2007-02-08 11:31:45
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answered by missgigglebunny 7
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Yes they are there are many types of vamps immortal are my favorite and are rare more commen kinds are psi and sag though email me for more info
2007-02-08 19:09:33
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answered by Avaria 6
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