The Strange Phenomenon of “Real Life” Vampires

[@mikkiemalice]

imagine you did a fun cosplay and took an uber, the driver seems nervous and you troll her a bit. and then a few days later you find a tiktok the driver made bc she thought you were legit vampires lmao

[@Itzaric]

i'd feel so flattered lmfao like when u dress up as a princess for halloween and little kids think you're a real princess

[@mikkiemalice]

@@Itzaric when i was younger i wore lolita fashion often, and little kids would ask if I was a princess, it was always so cool ;-;

[@j_fenrir]

​@mikkiemalice i used to wear lolita too(!!!) and when i visited the alice in wonderland exhibit at the v&a a little girl thought i was alice and squeed excitedly and ngl i will forever cherish that memory

[@pinksnake8001]

that woman just saw a pale blonde person lmao

[@sayakota3054]

@@mikkiemalice had the same experience, it was so sweet!!!

[@666kittycat666]

“I gotta go vampire mode” Hard cut to her sped up running. Truly art

[@kaboombox1581]

Her vampire power is editing.

[@SaintShion]

@@kaboombox1581those filters say otherwise 😂

[@MFrederickM]

"Their skin looked cold" Lady, it's fall in Chicago. Of course their skin looked cold. If you're cold, they're cold!

[@carythacker8049]

Bring them inside 😂

[@jacquelinealbin7712]

If you're cold, they're cold... you should welcome them in!

[@UnforgetableLuncheon]

Give them the deed to your house

[@manlet_king]

Its Chicago, she probably ran into Serbs they do tend to look the way she described lol.

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

“Ifyourecoldimcoldmayicomein?” 😂

[@beelzevuv]

I remember my "vampire phase" as a teen in the late 90s; it's a lot of fun The concept of "real vampires" is hilarious to me... we always joked about my dad of being a vampire - he was pale and oddly youthful for his age, worked at night, hated the sun , hated garlic - he once was in a motorcycle accident and the hospital staff refused to believe he was injured that day because he healed far too quickly. Humans are so fascinating

[@wareforcoin5780]

The late 90s was just a really good time for vampires.

[@GnosticElohim]

I remember the Vampire Teen Killer's of the 90s. But yeah I was a Vamp/ Lycan also. Ah, the good old days...😂

[@dumbdumb8526]

My silly little headcanon that i dont actually believe is that all these people who claim that they're real vampires are actually real vampires but just energy vampires who thrive on making people cringe.

[@apeiceofgarbage9848]

Hehehe nice

[@tabbitee]

Yeah I'll go ahead and integrate that into my belief system

[@koira163]

its working...

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

well, yes😂

[@RailfoxStudios]

I have met some pretty strange people and this is by far the least strange subculture I've ever seen, but the idea that they feed off cringe energy is too damn funny and I also will now incorporate that into my belief system.

[@justinedwards5047]

I found it hilarious that in the Anthony the vampire clips the interviewer seems to let it go when he says he does drink blood and he can enchant people but says she can't believe him when he says he sleeps in a coffin, a very easily do-able thing that pretty much anyone with enough commitment to procure a coffin could do

[@SaintShion]

The fake accent is making me laugh so hard lmao

[@larissabrglum3856]

​@@SaintShion Like a Tommy Wiseau impression

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

😂

[@cmfymedia]

obsessed with the dark background setting and then there's just tutter chilling

[@GoldenControllerYT]

He's just feeding off the energy of the Sandwich.

[@j_fenrir]

hes the darkest element of all

[@yourworstnightmare940]

@@GoldenControllerYThe’s an energy vampire iykwim

[@meaganpinkard6039]

I love tutter spotting every Kaz video

[@Dumpsterfiregrace]

It makes me stupidly happy!! 😂🥰🥰🥰

[@Kelly_C]

5:33 interviewing vampires in new orleans? i swear ive heard that one before...

[@j_fenrir]

anne rice would like to know your location

[@GrifoStelle]

I know , rice?

[@cecille5833]

i'm chewing through her series like a rat right now

[@Pbarz554]

⁠@@GrifoStelle I could had sworn it was made by some reporter named Daniel? Who knows though.

[@gypsydonovan]

Am I the only one who went to concrete blonde?

[@chris7263]

I met a kid who claimed to be a vampire when I was volunteering at a youth shelter some years ago. He claimed he was actually much too old to be there (it served 18-25) and made some comments about how ignorant people are, they didn't know what's really going on, etc etc. I tried to be really gentle with him, honest that I didn't believe him because playing along felt condescending, but acknowledging that I don't know everything and could be wrong, to give him space to keep it up if he wanted and not make an argument out of it. He was like 19 and experiencing homelessness, if this got him through the day then I'm not gonna tell him to stop. I imagine that he DID feel like people were ignorant about what he was going through. My first thought when I hear about other "real vampires" is that I hope this is helpful to them in whatever's going on in their lives.

[@MissingRaptor]

This is so kind and considerate of you 💖😢

[@librabys]

You are so considerate. I kinda made myself believe i was a vampire back when i was in a similar situation at 18 yo. My grown up self understands now that it was a defense mechanism. I was using that fantasy to harness the power of going through, to believe that whatever happened, i would prevail, because i was immortal, strong, and that i could do anything. And in some extent, I did have superpowers, because belief is powerful.

[@Jadegrenade3]

A lot of traumatized people, who are more likely to be homelessness develop DID or a less severe subtype, some people with DID have Vampire alters! So it was likely real feeling for him while also being a way of coping as you said

[@squeenx]

DYING at the Lyft driver and the 4 hot goth guys 😭😭

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

😂 it's so amusing really

[@micaelemagalhaes9274]

The fact that she's frightened by their pale skin and strange blue eyes is so funny. Goths love wearing white foundation and contact lenses lol

[@caitwon]

Listen, I am no vampire, but getting a blood transfusion *did* make me feel better so they may be onto something.

[@angelicamarek9245]

if I don’t get a blood component infusion bimonthly I can’t even function

[@caitwon]

​@@angelicamarek9245 shit really is magical. The fact they can take someone else's blood and put it into someone else's body to sustain them is crazy. I love science.

[@sebarus8108]

​@@caitwonYou know what makes it even weirder? The fact you can't do that with all blood. For example, I'm not allowed to donate blood. I have severe allergies and apparently experiencing anaphylaxis floods your blood with antibodies that make it poisonous for some people. Someone could literally die from getting a blood transfusion from me. Which is just wild to think about

[@strawberrywheels]

i feel like a lot of medically complex/chronically ill people check off a lot on the vampire list lol. im cold to the touch, sort of translucent skin, going between in and outdoors can really exhaust me, and sunlight (the heat from it, but still) makes me more symptomatic. 😭 low iron too but thats a given

[@afwalker1921]

The blood is the vehicle for breath, and breath is life...

[@SaikyoDinosaur]

Shame on whoever sired those guys who let the cab driver walk away thinking she’d just interacted with real ass vampires without correcting her and saying that they’re just a bunch of nerds at a larp. It’s like they didn’t even TRY to protect the masquerade.

[@thegreatgoon]

Dude that's what I'm fucking saying that's a good way to get bloodhunted by the prince absolute amateur hour

[@thatpedanticcommenter5847]

Average neonate Anarchs be like

[@DrachenGothik666]

The Sheriff or the Archons gonna be sent out after those dudes for that little escapade.

[@itsyria]

Thinking of four sabbat shovelheads taking an Uber is very amusing

[@CaolánTheCryptidCrow]

You tipped me off at sire. Now uh, about that masquerade breach… who’s your Prince?

[@christabelle__]

Why am I so emotional today? You said "The gays and transes have always been here, babes," and I felt slammed and wanted to cry? Maybe I'm just overtired from not sleeping well, but for some reason I was extra appreciative of hearing that, today. Thanks.

[@kimlerner389]

You're not alone. Our current political situation has many of us emotional.

[@natalies1624]

hugs

[@300DBenz]

We’ve always been here. We will always be here, no matter how hard they don’t want us to be.

[@corvidgreen5332]

"don't play with me, you don't sleep in a coffin" made me remember that my dad had a friend who did in fact sleep in a coffin. not for vampire reasons, just because.

[@TheMysteryDriver]

Sensory deprivation

[@larissabrglum3856]

I guess some people just like to be real snug

[@chapablo]

“Hey, if I’m paying 5 grand for a bed with a lid, you know damn well I’m getting my money’s worth.” -That guy, Boston accent (unrelated)

[@harpy5629]

tbh they do look really comfy...

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

free will, amirite?

[@Neon_trashman]

KAZ IS TALKING ABOUT VAMPIRES AGAIN, NATURE SHALL HEAL‼️‼️

[@imaginarymax7790]

🤣🤣

[@naftalibendavid]

From your mouth to God’s ear

[@DiscountMoths]

Kaz vs global warming: fight at 12pm eastern

[@RootBeerChickBeauty]

Omfg I know for a fact the Chicago vampire lady picked people up from the sanctum nye party at the epiphany center I was literally there it was goth/vampire themed lmao

[@nipponhakkyou]

I was coming to comment the same. I remember the comments were half “lady those were just goths!” but a lot of people were on her side thinking they were real vampires!

[@stella-vu8vh]

picked people up as in?

[@moonjudas]

As a taxi driver​@@stella-vu8vh

[@mackthompson616]

and like her asking if they’re vampires or whatever of course they’d lean into it they probably assumed she knew it was a costume and was playing along??

[@WickedKatze]

as in she was a Lyft driver

[@Jack-je1zt]

I feel like every queer or neurodivergent high school friend group knew one kid who solely identified as their White Wolf Vampire OC for over a year.

[@char_lattesnk1352]

As queer neurodivergent person who loves vampires, yeahh I did do one thing that makes me hella cringe. I did a 1 day vampire hypnosis when I was 13 and tried biting my friends (there is more details but ehhh). Idk why they are still my friends but I’m grateful. When I tried a second time, I had cranberry juice (red juice to quench the vampire thirst) with me which turns out I might have a slight reaction too so I got sent home from school with a sore throat lmao.

[@comradecordell4856]

Mine was my oWoD Werewolf 😂

[@Morbos1000]

I love that you include Colin Robinson in your thumbnail because I would much more easily believe an energy vampire is real compared to a normal bloodsucking one!

[@Pierogilover]

"I felt a chill- and yes it was winter" is so funny

[@Olive-765]

I thought of myself as a vampire when I was younger. For me, it was totally a way of coping with feeling like an outsider from my peers. I loved those forums too though, I was just so fascinated.

[@AmericasFavoriteBard]

now we need real life werewolves

[@idkanymore790]

When I was 10 I convinced a bunch of annoying boys at school I was a werewolf so they would leave me alone

[@KT-Kaboom]

HI THOSE EXIST TOO THE PPL THAT MADE VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE MADE A WEREWOLF GAME TOO 💀

[@cmfymedia]

trust they are everywhere

[@gretahaffandhawf]

Furries

[@wareforcoin5780]

In all forms except for physical, I am a werewolf

[@TalLikesThat]

Whenever I hear Kaz say: "Come learn with me!" I instinctually gigle in delight. You make me so happy!

[@ccdaly2561]

I print out the transcript and say "ah, creepy paper..."

[@notahumanbeing6892]

i love that joke the line read just gets me every time. great show

[@KamiAva]

This is the funny police! Ur too funny!

[@Leepheon]

This summer i went to see a nearby castle with a friend. On our way there my friend spotted a Guy who at first glance looked like a regular metalhead with big sunglasses. She really wanted to get his number. My friend was shy about talking to him so we just stayed near him as i built up her courage. Eventually we started talking because he helped a few people at the train station figure out how to get where they need to be. Turns out he needed to leave at the exact trainstation we needed to go. Me and my friend started to notice more and more details about Him. He wore big ass rings and wore fancy gothic like clothing. We joked about him being a vampire. As we got on the train i noticed His fingernails were clawlike and whispered to my friend "He really IS a vampire". He turned around and smiled as if he heard what i said wich is so weird because it was loud af and i talkes to quietly he couldnt have heard me. On the train things got WILD. I noticed he had sharp vampire teeth. At one point he took off His shades and BAM white contact lenses. This guy was walking around full vampire mode. My friend at that point developped the biggest crush in history. She got his number as we got off the train and he gave us a ride to the castle we wanted to visit. This was such a wild and funny experience

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

these are the memories you will be telling their kiddos😂

[@Leepheon]

​@@cloudsofsunset7323 It didnt work out for them. Which is probably good because he was much too old for her anyways. She is 20 and he was 35 or something...

[@restinguneralface]

absolutely sobbing at townson having to act sexy to the voiceovers because you can literally SEE the lisp with those big honkin' fangs in just trying to mouth the words lmaooo Edit: NOT THE "BITE ME VLADDY" HELP

[@bassbones]

"and i looked at them through the *motions to rear view mirror*" now hold on. Let's pause. you were LOOKING AT THEM through the WHAT

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

😂hdkahdlahdla😂😂

[@Me-vn3gz]

💀💀💀

[@neurotyper]

I've been hovering around the real vampire community for about 11 years now. I have schizoaffective disorder and it has come with a recurrent delusion that I'm a vampire, and that all the symptoms I experience (constant fatigue, depression, difficulty sleeping at night, cravings and binge eating, etc) are all due to me not drinking blood and would be fixed if I did. As a teenager I used to drink raw animal blood (which I purchased, I didn't kill anything) - this was really dangerous for my health but I didn't even consider that as a factor, I was too deep in the delusion. Around that time I first ran into sanguinarian forums and websites and felt some affinity or attachment to the community, though I never really joined it myself. The delusion persists intermittently today and I still am very interested in what sanguinarians are doing, but today I have enough of a grip on it that I'm not actually drinking blood anymore, though admittedly it's difficult to hold off on doing it.

[@stevie576]

Thank you so much for acknowledging the election. Too many youtubers are to scared of loosing a single viewer to talk about the terrible turn our country is about to take, so its refreshing to hear someone mention it. Its like if another big wave of Covid hit but everyone just didnt talk about it at all

[@WinterWitch01]

Or acting like we’re not allowed to be legit terrified of what’s happening. I’m fully disabled, live in a Red state and depend on Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid. I’m not suicidal, but I may have no choice. Because I’m unable to survive without medication and healthcare

[@randallbesch2424]

@@WinterWitch01 Those MAGA are monsters of a distinct evil human variety. I live in Texas.

[@j_fenrir]

3:40 oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god as a trans man obsessed with history and historical fashion this page speaks to me on such an intimate level im going INSANE

[@Cornfedcryptid]

I really appreciate the empathetic yet lighthearted tone of this video. Thanks for sharing Kaz 🖤

[@xanadujones9110]

I am SO here for an Elizabeth Bathory video. I always heard it told that she might be history's most prolific serial killer (and the vampire stuff was added afterwards, as you said) BUT a while ago I listened to a podcast that laid all the evidence out and suggested that she was set up because she was so wealthy and the king owed her a LOT of money. When she was convicted he got to claim her estate. Anyway that theory blew my mind but I haven't heard anyone else mention it since then. I can't recall what podcast it was on, but I remember their argument being quite convincing at the time

[@clarimm6675]

I also heard about this theory and I am glad other people know about it too! I heard it on a German podcast called "Früher war mehr Verbrechen" which is really good if you speak German haha but yeah they also explained this theory in detail and I believe the people who also would have benefitted from framing Elizabeth (Erzsébet Bàthory) were her own son and her sons in law... crazy story all around!

[@jamesbest9038]

Our Fake History with Sebastian Major?

[@lordcawdorofmordor2549]

There is a huge debate about that theory since there's not enough evidence to prove or disprove it by modern standards

[@MissingRaptor]

I remember reading about it years ago on the Forgotten Princesses site. Hopefully it's still up 💖

[@xanadujones9110]

​@@jamesbest9038 YES that's the one!

[@jinxleah]

I was friends with Elizabeth Sanginarius, also known as Sangi, for a very time up until her death in 2015. She was one of the most influential and helpful sanginariuns of her time. She taught me a lot about her community and life, and I'm so glad I met her and was able to call her friend.

[@mcbby7]

39:28 when Jenny said “oh lord help me, well not lord but…yeah. Lord!” I felt that

[@TheCommonplaceBook]

Love this video so much! One small note though: There was actually at least one instance of vampire houses, orders, and court society existing in vampire literature before Father Sebastian. In 1874, French author Paul Féval père wrote Vampire City (La Ville Vampire) which was RPF about gothic literature author Ann Radcliff forming of a team of vampire hunters to save her best friend who had been kidnapped. The antagonist is a vampire who wants to force her friend's fiance to marry him so he can claim her dowry and improve his standing in vampire society since he's lowly compared to the powerful, high ranking vampiric aristocracy who rule over the vampire city Sepulchre.

[@Arcane_Archer]

@@TheCommonplaceBook Yo that sounds rad as fuck?! Adding to my reading list immediately!

[@TheCommonplaceBook]

@@Arcane_Archer It's so much fun! It has a bit of an anticlimactic ending, but is still one of my favorite vampire novels and had me on the edge of my seat for most of the book.

[@GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic]

I watch all of your videos but I clicked this one so fast lol. It’s so cool to see you citing Joseph Laycock! I think he’ll be happy to see how well you address the subject. Great work as always!

[@rmt430]

Whoa crossover

[@Me-vn3gz]

i wasn’t expecting to see you here lol

[@Aceofspades2006]

I agree people who make fun of them take it so seriously and just bully them like just move on and maybe go outside or learn a language or just life skills.

[@CharlotteKreilkamp]

This is so exciting! Kaz is talking about my favorite topic and donating to the charity we work for!

[@delphinidin]

The thing about people joining the vampire community and THEN dressing goth makes sense. I began identifying as a practicing witch... and THEN started having fun with the associated aesthetic and themes. I definitely did not become a witch because I was goth. I'm more of a rainbows and unicorns person, generally. The only difference is that now I have Lisa-Frank-style Baphomet t-shirts and a collection of potion bottles.

[@audreymoore815]

For those Princess Weekes and You’re Wrong About fans, YWA recently had Princess Weekes on to discuss the misconceptions of Elizabeth Báthory and it’s a must listen!

[@CanIswearinmyhandle]

I don't think I've ever heard of people thinking Vlad Tepes drank blood or anything, just that he inspired Brahm Stoker to write Dracula, and that's why he became a vampire in popular conciousness? That's also wrong and made up after the fact

[@alexandrad3158]

In Ro, i think Vlad Tepes” association with Dracula started after the 1992 Dracula movie, which was partially filmed in Ro. Also, this association gained traction cuz it brings foreign tourists in Ro - capitalism is the true vampire in this story. PS: Plz, internet, leave poor Vlad rest in peace.

[@DrachenGothik666]

@@alexandrad3158 Nope. Vlad Tepes association started quite a bit before that. People learned of the dread impaler count's connection to the Dracula name easily back in the 1930's. And, they've been making movies based on Stoker's book since the 1920's.

[@thecthuloser876]

@@alexandrad3158 I'm pretty sure it existed before that. The Vampire: the Masquerade source book "Who's Who Among Vampires: Children of the Inquisition", released the same month as the Coppola film (meaning it was in production before that) and early V:tM was entirely based on every single pop culture idea of vampires existing at the same time.

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

exactly

[@ravensoott]

Not colin robinson in the thumbnail😭 love that show

[@joohoneybeee]

I saw the thumbnail and said out loud, "....why is colin robinson there?" and added it to my queue LMFAO

[@ravensoott]

@@joohoneybeee because he is.. in the literal sense of the phrase, a "real life" vampire. we've all met someone like him

[@joohoneybeee]

@@ravensoott I hadn't read the video title yet, had only seen the thumbnail

[@ravensoott]

@@joohoneybeee oh no lmao i was making a joke

[@joohoneybeee]

@@ravensoott omg sorry I just reread your reply, I replied to you on "just woke up from a before work power nap" brain 💀💀

[@blassezfaire9940]

Colin Robinson just being a chill guy doing chill things and somehow getting brought into this

[@LostLifetimes]

The "Of Herbs And Altars" video about this is so good/wild, I'm glad you're talking about it too. Such a weird phenomenon.

[@alex9190]

when i was like 10 my friends friend did a "ritual" to turn us all to vampires. i had forgotten about it till i went in to a salon to get my eyebrows done and she was the one doing them. you guuuyyyyyyssss vampires can be estheticians too!!

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

vampires can do anything! like barbie💅

[@GnosticElohim]

My favorite real life historical Vampire is the Immortal Count of Saint Germaine. You could do a whole series on him, he's probably one of the most fascinating people in history and encountered around the world to this very day. He's been often seen in New Orleans where a lot of Vampires congregate.

[@LotusBunni]

THE WAY I CLICKED THIS

[@lizc6393]

Same... Same.

[@jonniesaur]

Yeah…… dont call me out 🤣

[@DiscountMoths]

Same

[@monsterpuer391]

i find this actually quite interesting, and I do commend you for taking it seriously and referring to the people as vampires consistently! similarly to most Modern Vampires, I've recently 'become a wizard' for spiritual reasons. not that i actually believe I'm like, Gandalf, but I get a lot of like. Stability, identity, and sanctity from considering myself a wizard and trying to do what I think wizards would do. I feel like it helps my mental well being, even if it's a bit silly. Sometimes you have to commit to a bit in order to save your own life.

[@bib4eto656]

I get that, I sometimes do something like this: I think "I am a witch", but not like "magic, crystals", but the unshakeable confidence and fearlessness of the Discworld's witches.

[@jacquelinealbin7712]

I spent 2 years in the "Real Vampyre" community, it's fascinating

[@jacquelinealbin7712]

They really run the gamut from "generic pagan goth aunties" to "high priestess of the undying dark" to "people who are just there for the vibes" to "I believe I have a medical disorder that requires me to consume blood" but the bulk are pretty casual about it. Like you'll make a friend at the goth club and months later after a few drinks it comes out that they used to be an elder of a vampire house but kinda fell off that whole thing and are too tired for that nowadays

[@jacquelinealbin7712]

If you live in a large city, or even a small-medium size one, I guarantee that you have some sort of local "real vampyre" court nearby.

[@jacquelinealbin7712]

I ended up writing an actual LARP that parodies the "Real Vampyres" called "This Is Not A Vampire LARP" that definitely pokes fun at the goofiness of this all, but also gets into the fascinating philosophical/metaphysical infighting between different vampire types. And yeah, the VtM game/LARP inspired a lot of how the modern "VC" works. Sebastian used to run a LARP, and labeled it as such. But he realized that making a brand based around "real vampyrism" was a niche he could monetize before other people moved on that, versus being just another dude running a vampire LARP.

[@jacquelinealbin7712]

But if you want to talk, lmk! I was on the vampyre council of my city. This was all really well researched and matches what I saw/read!

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

maaan... that's fascinating😂 even if it's only to spice life up

[@MihályIllyés]

I'm the one who's personating a vampire online on my blog, but it's solely because of the theme of my interests and for funsies. I'm an artist and part of the goth community in my town for years now, the persona helps me escape a little bit from real life struggles like queer discrimination and the housing crisis. I dress up for goth and steampunk cons, do diy workshops, participate in gothic lit book clubs. By lore I'm 525 years old and live in a giant haunted castle, never worry about the money and have eccentric hobbies like hosting over the top balls. I never had a tiktok, insta account before and this will stay that way forever :)

[@astridmarie6412]

YOU mean to tell ME that the first Kaz Rowe video after I finished finding home in less than a week is SPONSORED by the author??? What a small world

[@Arrc_Larrc]

I go on a random vampire rabbithole and as im making my first Vampire the Masquerade playthrough of course Kaz uploads this. You have an eerie finger on my pulse.

[@imreallygrover]

Shoutout to the jack guys thirst traps for making even more secure in my lesbianism

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

it's so cringe I am even going back to the closet as straight... Is not even funny

[@wowanothercookie]

The worst kind of ally ❤❤❤

[@klausbuck7069]

Has the Vampire King of Chicago met the Sausage King of Chicago?

[@viinaart]

I'll be real I'd totally join a vampire community that does vampire activities, but only if we can all acknowledge it's just for funsies lmao

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

vampire the masquerado roleplay then

[@avicarnonbagel279]

I feel like draining blood from unsuspecting people is a pretty core vampire activity, and I definitely wouldn't recommend doing that.

[@mosasaurusrex1815]

I knew a girl in middle school who was dating a vampire. But I'll always remember her primarily as the person who introduced me to Panic At the Disco, Tamora Pierce, and manga.

[@theAxolotlKween]

I remember when I was a teenager I was super into this show called “Sightings” and they had a portion where they discussed vampires. This was definitely a more educated take on the subject. Also reminding me of how my friends and family jokingly called me a vampire or the undead because I’m pretty pale and have cold skin. Turns out the joke isn’t entirely off-I have iron deficiency anemia XD

[@DiscountMoths]

how dare this be hidden from me for 3 minutes

[@nattmazzoni]

Why does the King of the Vampire guy looks like he is cosplaying Top Dollar from The Crow

[@LKMNOP]

Thank you! I knew he reminded me of someone.

[@karupe9982]

29:12 she was about to have a panick attack and got confused af but the goths said, lets leave her 😅

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

goths are cool people

[@ruinedmuses]

i've been writing my epq (extended qualification project) on the endurance of the vampire genre throughout time and one of the first places i looked was your account! i really enjoyed your other video on fears that built dracula, your videos are so well researched and formatted. so naturally i was thoroughly excited when i saw this posted yesterday

[@lemurkatta]

ooh good luck!! :D

[@ruinedmuses]

@@lemurkatta thanks !!

[@lamelusina]

This seems like a good place to remember that father Sebastian was accused of sexual harassment by more than one girl ❤️

[@EdenNeedsAYoutubeHandle]

Jenny's "vampire mode" is making me lose it oh ym god

[@hcocd]

oh god, Don Henry totally unlocked a core childhood memory for me just now, lol. 'Real' vampire deep-dives are something else. Never considered how that might play out today.

[@Alucard_Ander]

Thank you for making a positive video and not making fun of the community.

[@ozzie5392]

Okay wait this came at the perfect time because I am almost done reading Dracula and legit have become OBSESSED I hope to read Carmilla next

[@kellyhudsin]

I love your vampire blood necklace! I got mine while I worked at Spirit, you should definitely save it. We discontinued selling them so they are super hard to find now

[@veloc.raptor9136]

28:00 Looks like he was *Puts on Sunglasses *. DON with your questions .... YEEEEAAAAAH!

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

😂😂😂😂

[@leviholt4557]

I call myself a vampire because my ginger hair makes my skin really thin and suseptible to burn easily in the sun (was outside for ten minutes in Florida and came in red), my low iron anemia makes me crave red meat, and my eccentric sense of history and style makes me weird to most people. This video just make me think of another reason though: I'm a quiet extrovert. I want to be around people so bad to just bask in the energy but I don't necessarily want to interact

[@DrachenGothik666]

*Eccentric.

[@leviholt4557]

@DrachenGothik666 thank you 😭

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

I call myself vampire because I can camuflage in a white sheet of paper. (No joke)

[@leviholt4557]

@cloudsofsunset7323 omg that happened with me too!

[@kwowka]

We need more people willing to get really into character. I love experimenting with story telling mediums. The muppet joker is legitimately so impressive for this reason, and damn do I respect the people who just casually have a bit they will not let die

[@ValeriaSalcedo-m4q]

"So you drink blood?" "correct" and he says it with such a smile lmfaoooo

[@Talonistrying]

6:16 energy feeding is consentual, so yes, it is more ethical lol. It really is a condition, and its not very fun but oh well, we cope lol. My partner and I are both in the community, its both about the condition and a spiritual side to it. I'm always nervous to watch this kind of video since a lot of people get the community completely wrong and paint us as annoying larpers or somehow mentally ill, but this was really well made and respectful! Good job!! ^.^

[@cornerspider2477]

When I was in 2nd grade I fully identified as a vampire... but I entirely blame that on Draculaura 😅 What can I say, she's a bubblegum pink vampire, what little kid wouldn't wanna be just like her?

[@ic5889]

"That's the stuff of fiction and not real vampirism" is a hell of a take like 10 seconds after talking about chakras

[@TamagoSenshi]

That taxi driver was having the vampire equivalent of gay panic

[@skinnysnorlax9356]

I’m a simple man; I see Colin Robinson in the thumbnail, I click.

[@G1itchKat10]

YESSSSSS MORE VAMPIRE HISTORY! I swear Ive watched your vampire hunting video like 10 times!

[@theniftycat]

as a person with spastic palsy, adhd, and anemia, I loved imagining myself to be a vampire as a teen. so yeah, I get it!

[@Sparkling34]

25:40 the way she says "um yeah um" after that unhinged statement

[@Itzaric]

make all the videos u want about vampires, Kaz, i'll watch every single one of them lmaoo

[@justqueerky]

This reminds me of the trend on TikTok in 2021/22 where people would pretend to be fairies and post videos of their feet floating around and people would make vids about “fairy hunting” and such. It was honestly pretty cool and I wish people were more creative on TikTok now

[@SeanFKennedy]

I'm surprised by how young most of the "vampires" are. I would imagine younger people would be less concerned with immortality.

[@lindseyb2777]

I think that there may be many older vampires, but that they keep to themselves- especially online. For all we know, there’s a coven of tech-illiterate boomer vampires out there who just don’t post about it online.

[@jacquelinealbin7712]

The "real vampyres" I've met IRL are mostly aging Gen Xers who got into it when they were young teens/20somethings... but now are struggling with greying hair and arthritis like everyone else born in the same years they were.

[@saidaestrategica]

I mean, if they are happy and not doing harm to anyone, im ok with but i cant take anything about "real life vampires" seriously 😂

[@susie8243]

BEST WAY TO START NOSFERATU DECEMBER!

[@Ner0sys7]

28:26 I know I ALWAYS take a ride-share when I go to my brood meetings. I think the court gets a discount, maybe a union thing.

[@bethysbarn]

This video cracked me up, the ‘coming out of the casket’ ‘moment in the moonlight’ ‘Don I thought we had something 😩😭😭’ 😂😂😂😂 you’re so funny! 😂 some of these guys are so cringey 😬🤦‍♀️

[@couldntcareless7884]

14:13 you say it like what you described isn’t already whacky fantastical lore…

[@jaymeVos]

Every time I hear someone claim "I'm a real vampire" all I can do is imagine what folklore said about them and not how Anne Rice made them sexy 😅 Bald, pasty dead skin, freaking looking eyes (and not in that sexy way), and a mouth that's always open and thirsty 😅 And I enjoyed Rice novels when I was a teen goth myself, I adored Pandora. She was great. But that's just not what a vampire is, and so I can't separate them in my mind. And I have known a few people back when I was younger that were *those* kinds of people, the ones that would tell people they were a "real vampire". I've even upset some girl because laughed at her so she threatened to hex me (im still waiting, and it's been well over 20+ years now)

[@Wonderlandish]

24:33 the way Lestat de Lioncourt from the IWTV S3 trailer flashed back into my mind. Was this dude an inspiration? Omg

[@asher3491]

Wonderful video! Also I'm losing my mind about the Chicago vampires because that's so obviously a bunch of goths after a night at the club.

[@margolambert1018]

Jenny the Vampire has been super open about the fact that she’s acting.

[@CaolánTheCryptidCrow]

Oh my god it took me a second to remember who Fathet Sebastian was. Apparently there was drama between him and Logan South (former king of the Austin vampire court before he left the community).

[@faithlessfate]

There is always drama where Father Sebastiaan is concerned

[@CaolánTheCryptidCrow]

@@faithlessfate Truuuuuuue. Oh god the allegations *monkey puppet side eye meme*

[@laurenloo]

i love the image of real vampires using ride share apps. very what we do in the shadows.

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

OMG YES

[@PoppyHapalopus]

As a therianthrope/otherkind, I will always stand with the real vampire community. Weres and vamps gotta stick together. It's fascinating that both our communities can be traced back to the 60s - them with the Count Dracula Fan Club and the Vampire Research Center, us with the Elf Queen's Daughters and the Silver Elves.

[@headaaches]

as a fellow member of the otherkin community, i'm with you! i was looking around to see whether anyone had commented about the real vampire community being part of the kin/therian community yet, so you beat me to it!

[@PoppyHapalopus]

@@headaaches Yeah!! Though the vampire community is less a part of the otherkind community and more like a cousin or friend. Our communities have some overlap (I've met several people who were both vampires and otherkind/therians!) but are largely separate ^^

[@jenniferedwards1752]

Do they HAVE to have horrible fake accents? I mean seriously.

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

I am afraid, that is a quality found in the American vampires.

[@Sycronn]

Full video on Vlad and Liz? Hell yeah, looking forward to those!

[@Viewbob_True]

John Edgar Browning is such a vampire hunter name. Even if it's just hunting for interviews

[@Thegiddyowl]

I love Jack Townson so much lol. I know people say he’s cringe because he’s so committed but like what you’re saying his and others passion and creativity is what I really admire.

[@crazyratlady3115]

aww man I want to go play bingo at the vampire castle. We really need more community spaces like that.

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

YES PLEASE

[@PurelyCoincidental]

I was in college in the mid/late 90s, and this aesthetic matches SO many guys I knew. (Mostly men, a few women.) Tended to be into role-playing games, LARP, prog rock, paganism, etc. Nice enough people, not criticizing them, but wow did this video bring me back, lol.

[@frog_squire]

NEVER apologize for the background kitty sounds