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Vampires
Vampires are human-like night creatures who often rise out of coffins to bite people on the necks in order to "suck their blood."
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What tools does a vampire hunter need?
According to legend, there are only three ways to kill a vampire:
- Beheading, and burial with the severed head placed below the vampires hip. Stuffing the head with garlic, and burying the body in consecrated ground helps.
- Exposure to full sunlight, and immolation.
- Stake through the heart, and burial with the stake still in place.
So, a very sharp machete, or broad bladed ax, ready access to sunlight, and wooden stakes and a reliable delivery system.
Additional legendary elements could provide help. Some legend tells that vampires tend to be a bit obsessive compulsive, so a bag of course grain salt, rice, or beans could be helpful. Spilled, vampires are compelled to count the grains. Holy water and a delivery device such as a Super Soaker might be beneficial. Garlic and/or tonic water with quinine might help as well.
How did vampires come into being?
From folklore stories originating from the Slavic people centuries ago. When there was an unexplainable sickness or crop failure people would conclude that there must be a vampire about. People would dig up graves of potential vampires and look for symptoms, which included bloating, a red liquid coming from the mouth or nose, and hair and nail growth. All these symptoms are a part of the body decomposing. Gases in the body builds up causing bloating; gases from the body push out decomposing liquids that come out of the mouth and nose; hair and nails seem to grow when water from the body evaporates and the skin pulls back giving the illusion of growth. Peasants were the ones who were accused of being a vampire. It wasn't until the 19th century when vampire stories were published that the vampire became an aristocrat, like in Dracula published in 1897.
Changing into animals is not a given vampire trait. Count Dracula could do this as he was also a high level sorcerer in addition to being a vampire.
They dont eat. they only drink, and you should know what they drink, blood.
depeding on the type of vampire it would be different, but vampires if your talking about the real ones, would wear whatever they like. its like asking what would a human wear? It all boils down the personal preference. Hope that helps depeding on the type of vampire it would be different, but vampires if your talking about the real ones, would wear whatever they like. its like asking what would a human wear? It all boils down the personal preference. Hope that helps
What can vampires do that humans can't?
It depends...
If you are reading the old originals then probably:
.Change into bats
.Have no reflection
.Superior strength, hearing and smell
But if you read "Twilight" and stuff like Darren Shan then you best leave it out. Because they all have different powers and it will just get confusing.
A wooden stake is a cut piece of wood, like a 2 x 2 or a 4 x 4 (or bigger or smaller), that is tapered to a point on one end so it can be driven into the ground. They are used in gardening and landscaping and for other purposes, such as burning witches (at the stake), and they figure rather prominently in vampire stories.
A vampire can only die if you rip it to peices and burn him/her
A vampire is already dead. What you meant to ask is 'How can a vampire be destroyed?'
The only true way is to utterly burn the corpse and scatter the ashes. Garlic only paralyses them, a wooden stake is just to pin them down, even dismembered vampires have gathered themselves back together again.
Truly, if vampires were real, yes they are considered the walking dead. vampires only die when they get stabbed in the heart
Was Brad Pitts character's Louis full name in interview with a vampire Louis de Pointe du lac?
Louis Michel Rene Antoine de Pointe du Lac
Any human. Any ALIVE human anyway. Vampire tend to acquire the attribute of that which they eat. The vampire Lestat ate rats for a couple of decades and became very much a flighty, furry creature. So if a vampire has a desire to be a certain type of person or thing than that is the sort of thing it will favour as a target. So if you look a lot like Bela Legosi, you might be at risk of being targetting by vampires who like that image.
Do vampires still exists nowadays?
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Oh yes. In fact I was just talking to a vampire the other day about the shoe-throwing incident involving President Bush in Iraq. He (the vampire) was discouraged, said it only showed that peace maybe unattainable in the middle east. He's a republican, you see, very conservative, but then he's very old and rather set in his ways. Comes with being a vampire.
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I think this depends on whether or not one actually believes in the reality of true vampirism in the 'traditional' understanding of the term. There are medical conditions which in some way do resemble vampirism. Those born with an aversion to sunlight or certain artificial lights. There are some people born with severe blood disorders and require regular blood transfusions in order to sustain themselves. However, to the best of my knowledge there are no valid documented cases of vampires existing, atleast in the 'hollywood' understanding of what a vampire is. Even those with severe allergies to sunlight do not 'burst into flames' or 'turn to ash' if exposed to sun. They may be highly susceptable to a stroke or deadly rash, but it is not nearly as dramatic as 'hollywood' portrays this to be. Additionally, people with allergies to sunlight do not typically 'drink blood' unless they have an additional disorder as well. This is not to discredit the existence of vampires in the 'traditional' sense. However, there is just simply not enough documented medical or scientific evidence to prove nor to disprove their existence at this time. As for whether or not a vampire can be killed by a 'knife' or 'stake' through their heart... What human or animal species would not die from having something plunged into their heart? I wouldn't recommend testing this theory, however, anything living dies from such physical trauma, unless they have immediate medical attention, and even at that, often times the individual or animal would likely not survive
How do you identify victims of vampire attacks?
# Anemia # Loss of energy # Dreams, delerium # sleep walking # wounds #
Are werewolves stronger than vampires?
vampire weaknesses- sunlight, garlic, silver, and the need to feed (drink blood)
werewolf weaknesses- silver, and also the need to feed
and yes vampires are also alergic silver its in vampire lore.
vamires are deffinantly stronger. They are made of a material stronger than anything known to man. Basically (not to sound ignorant) but twikight has it pretty much all right. A vampire is is much stronger and has a lot more will and self control. Were wolves are angry time bombs waiting to explode and anything can set them off.
actually werewolves are stronger because in twilight they are not even werewolves they are just people who can change into wolves, so that means that simple ordinary wolfs can kill vampires easily. so just imagine how weak a vampire would be against a real werewolf. also in vanhelsing dracula the lord of all vampires can be killed by one ordinary were wolf and didn't even stand a chance.
It depends on the age of the vampire and the skills he possess. Twilight werewolves aren't actual werewolves, but shape shifters that turn into wolves. Alone, they don't stand a chance against a skilled vampire, but together they can destroy one. In Twilight, Caius of the Volutri almost died fighting an actual werewolf, but he killed it a survived. The Twilight shapeshifters are strong, but not as strong as actual werewolves. They only survived the New Born battle because the Cullen's trained them. If they had gone alone to fight the New Born vampires, they would've be killed.
Besides Twilight, werewolves and vampires have battled and it always depended on the age of the vampre. Vampires grow stronger with time and since they can live forever, they can become the strongest being alive. Now, if a "young" vampire (outside of the Twilight mytho) fought a werewolf, he might stand a chace, but he would most likely be killed. Also, keep in mind that most werewolves can't change at will like Underworld. They are governed by the moon and only then do they become strong enough to kill a vampire. The vampire could kill them before the transformation finished.
So, in the end they are both strong and both can kill each other. Who cares who is strongest, they both are cool.
Yes. its not like being born from the womb though. Its more like being born spirtually(or being born anew). Trust me I would know. The process usually takes about three days and can be very painful. The personality of the vampire can not be determined,not even by the newborn's creator,but when the process is complete he/she will have an undenying thirst for blood.
That's in Breaking Dawn. People, seriously. Yes, you can be born to vampires. People believe that vampires are born spiritually, or only live in the womb for only a few days, instead of 9 months. Don't believe them. Vampires are born just like humans. The only difference is that the pain is a lot worse than like it is for a human.
How do you identify a Dhampir?
A Dhampir is a half vampire. I don't know how to identify one, though. Possibly the same as a full vampire...or just human-looking with the same side-effects.
When should vampires go hunting?
Only in open season, otherwise they'd be breaking the law.
to hell with breaking the law if you're hungry you're hungry. but to answer the question you go hunting when you're hungry. like for humans your eat when you're hungry. duh
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How do you know?! Are you a vampire?
I feed when I want and when I want but I NEVER kill the humain I drink from. If your one of them pretend vampires who go on all the sites answering questions you know nothing about you can stop right now or I'll have you tracked down by the council. THIS IS NO JOKE!!!
Vamires habits are different then the movies.In the movies vampires only feed when they need tobut vampires need to feed every24 hours because they can not survive even a day without blood.People say vampires fly well they don't fly they levitate because if the fly they wouldn't be able to walk up walls so dan't say they fly because they don't. that's pretty much it vampires don'have that much bad habits.
Was there really a lastate vampire?
The name is Lestat, not Lestate. And no, he is a fictional character.
Are there real vampires on earth?
No.
The types of humanoid vampires in Dracula and Twilight are entirely fictional. Although some people identify with the concept and "want to be" vampires, there are no actual humans who are vampires. They are not real, despite being part of folklore for several centuries.
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There are, however, vampires in the animal world.
Mosquitoes and biting flies use blood as a protein source, and to form their eggs. Leeches and similar parasites use mammals as hosts.
Most similar to fictional vampires are vampire bats, leading to their use in Dracula and elsewhere. The three species of bats include Desmodus rotundus, which lives in Central and South America. These creatures can drink up to an ounce (29.6 ml) of blood from cattle and other mammals, and will attack sleeping humans. The main threat is that some of these bats carry the rabies virus.
Some people look like vampires. But nobody knows if it is just a genetic accident or if it was some form of real vampirism.
Be very gentle, not a vampire! Make sure you bite her softly and gently.
