Vampires: A Brief History of Obsession - (Exploring Vampire Folklore)

[@swaggymcswaggerton374]

Fun fact: nowadays a vampire would theoretically have a reflection because the reason they didn’t in the past was because mirrors were made with silver but modern ones aren’t

[@vlazurah789]

Wow that’s pretty cool

[@markmolino6091]

Great fact,but does garlic really work against them?

[@Daggeira]

@@nathanbrady8529 While that's _classicaly_ correct, it's not true in all media. For example, several of the vampires in the Legacy of Kain games _definitely_ have souls. In their case, it seems to depend on _how_ the specific vampire is created, though the devs are pretty unclear on the different methods other than the fact that there are several methods in the first place.

[@williamdavis671]

@@nathanbrady8529 what makes a video game less true than a group of made up stories told over and over again a few hundred years ago?

[@Daggeira]

@@nathanbrady8529 I didn't say you were wrong; I was offering an alternative perspective, considering this conversation was never _only_ about existing mythology. It was an attempt to talk about the different media and how vampires are treated differently throughout. Shit like your reaction here is exactly why no one can have a normal conversation anymore; if you say _anything_ that doesn't exactly align with what someone says, you _must_ be attacking them lmao

[@Korvo.420]

Basically; Then: AHHH, VAMPIRE! Now: ahhh, vampire ~

[@zilla2760]

MMMMMMMMMM VAMPIRE

[@Ed_man_talking9]

Werewolves then: IMA EAT YOU AND YOUR KIDS!!! Werewolves now: OwO nwoteses daddies bulgy wulgy from across the fwoor~ you ask me they've gotten scarier.

[@totallynoteverything1.]

in some case: NAJIMU ZISTUNI! NAJIMU ZO! WRYYYYYYY!

[@Raccon_Detective.]

@@totallynoteverything1. ORA ORA ORA

[@horsenuggets1018]

~Ahhhhmmmnn~ a vampire uWu

[@angela_merkeI]

I'd like to mention a cool German vampire variant: The nachzehrer. It's most often the first person to die of an epidemic (including all the other typical origin stories). But it stays in its grave and starts eating its burial shroud, or directly itself which causes its family members life force to be drained until they are dead.

[@moongirl786]

Cool, never heard of that one!! Surprising given that a lot of German folklore made its way to international readers via the Brothers Grimm. What does that roughly translate too?

[@angela_merkeI]

@@moongirl786 Nach means after and zehren means something like "living off/on".

[@leecupp2573]

Last time I heard German vampires I was reminded of the anime Hellsing

[@tariqahmad1371]

@@leecupp2573 the big question is, does he go for enthusiastic walks in the woods?

[@selpharessecret3899]

@@angela_merkeI consume actually would be more accurate than living on, or draining on somone

[@alex-fs9yt]

Vampire: *drinks human blood, kills people* Humans: omg not you flirting with me🥰

[@rashanellesumerall1441]

I cackled way harder than I should have.😂😂😂

[@englishatheart]

How is that any worse than humans eating animal flesh? And hot guys covered in (fake) blood is extremely sexy. Sorry, not sorry.

[@alex-fs9yt]

@@englishatheart because animals don't think humans are flirting with them when they eat them

[@gudboah4688]

I mean, vampires have always been seductive, even in the Bram stoker novel Dracula and his wives where known to seduce their victims before killing them or turning them into vampires.

[@alex-fs9yt]

@@gudboah4688 No, not "always". Vampires are mostly seen as seductive only in pop culture and more recent (1800s and after) times. Otherwise, it's not vampires that are seductive but the succubus/incubus. The incubus (male) or succubus (female) are demons who seduce people into having sex with them so that they can have more demonic offspring. Vampires are creatures, sometimes demonic depending on the story, that drink human blood. They are not the same. People seem to have mixed the stories of those mythological beings into the modern perception of vampires. The lines are all blurred now in pop culture, especially because of fiction like Dracula, and later on Twilight or The Vampire Diaries or whatever. But vampires were not always seen as seductive creatures. The original stories of vampires, especially the stories passed down in certain cultures, even in Europe, describe vampires as grotesque literally-bloodythirsty beasts, or dangerous creatures of the night. They weren't seductive or desired, they were scary. People were terrified not of being seduced and lured in, but of the vampires' supernatural strength/speed (or other supernatural abilities depending on the telling) which would make humans vulnerable in comparison. As well as the grotesque or scary appearance.

[@OgIKidd]

A large part of why I personally think Vampires have transitioned to the Twilight version of themselves is mostly due to the semi-understated, but still rather large impact that Anne Rice's works have had on Vampire stories. In particular Interview With the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, and The Queen of the Damned. I'd been interested in her books for years after having seen the two movie adaptations as a kid, and finally got into them in recent years. Not even a fraction of the way into Lestat, and I immediately saw her influences that made their way into Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, True Blood, and Being Human just to name a few off of the top of my head. Those first three really coming off as self insert fan fictions in particular. Especially when you realize that Anne's borrowed concepts are a lot more nuanced. Twilight being the worst because Stephanie Mayer just lifted Anne's over usage of the word twilight, and just used it as the title. But more to the point, the glitter skin for instance is more of a one off description of how Lestat seemingly looks as his pale flesh glistens in the moon light while he's getting to know his new abilities after just having been turned against his will. More so how without an adequate amount of blood, and the older they get, the more glass like and statuesque they appear over time. The former lover of the Queen basically just being a transparent glass husk once she drained him of all his blood and power. Where Rice differs from a lot of her copycat counterparts of modern Vampire writers is that the majority of what she writes serves as a metaphor for other ideas that speak to and question what it means to be "good," "evil," "human," or "monsters." The morality suggesting one thing, then the contextual application of certain deeds by certain parties suggesting another. With that in mind, a lot of the protagonists are easily the worst people imaginable when observed through the context of common (current) morality. But when placed in the context that they are of different eras or just undead monsters entirely, the rules change. The explanations showcasing that they are operating under a whole different set of rules biologically and mythologically. Forcing you to bare through the true horrors of what are otherwise absolutely reprehensible and/or disgusting under any other circumstance. The Vampires in question participating in all types of hedonism, incest, pedophilia, and other sorts of pure debauchery. In every sense both directly and metaphorically implied, the vampires in Anne Rice's books are presented as pure monsters who often also happen to do "good" deeds like saving the world. On the other hand, you have humans presented as monsters as well, but more so due to what they actively choose to do rather than what is in their innate nature. Differentiated by the rule of the living being vastly more clear cut and dry than the rules of the undead and damned counterparts. Lestat the lead protagonist is literally and metaphorically an incestuous predator/rapist who chooses to save individual humans, and on a couple of occasions the whole world multiple times because he believes that it's right. However when the humans participate in similar behavior or worse, it's played completely straight without romanticism or bias. Leaving you the reader to determine how you truly feel about the vampires. Even further when it's shown that some, if not all of them are just acting as they used to when they were human without the usual restrictions of morality and mortality. Does power corrupt absolutely, or are humans just naturally corrupt to varying degrees; only worsened when presented with the ultimate power? I say and ask all of that to say this. The reason why a lot of the current era copy cats fall short is because they try to carry over the intentional creepy stalkerish behavior that Rice implements without the context that it's still SUPPOSED to be "bad." They take all of the love triangles and sleek modern fashion, but leave all the substance and depth that make all of the cosmetic details actually mean something on the floor. Which is why they don't hold up and just kind of serve to degrade once great international horror icons. If you want to read all of the concepts presented in Twilight a thousand times better, then definitely check out Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles franchise. But that just says me, some goofy long winded bastard on the internet in a KZbin comments section. Do as you will. lol

[@johnshoemaker5532]

You know Lestat is real right?! Me and my friend trever ran into his car in the middle of no where going to Alton in Missouri! A brand-new car that was unlock with the keys in it right after my friend trever screamed at me telling me never talk about Lestat again then bam we run into a brand-new car with Lestat on the license plates that was unlock with keys in it like i said before!!! It was so unreal its fucking nuts!! Lol! He is real and he is reading all humans minds!

[@hannahbridgewater7397]

Yes a thousand times yes! If this is long winded, then good. Anne is divine to me and everything you’ve said is so on point. You write it, I’d read it 🤣😂

[@arx3516]

The impresion i got when reading Rice's works was that vampires were simply a different species placed at the top at the food chain, our morality and laws doesn't apply to them, they totally aren't monsters, quite the contrary, they're far more conscious and compassionate in dealing with their cattle (us), then we are with cows or chickens. In this sense Rice's vampires have much more in common with olympian gods rather than with the vampires from folklore.

[@Introvertsan]

@@johnshoemaker5532 What?

[@johnshoemaker5532]

@@Introvertsan its all true Lestat is real vampires are real!! I ran into his fucking car!!

[@williamparcell9197]

Vampires have such a fascinating history.

[@ulfberht4431]

It’s a shame that Hollywood and pop culture has pretty much deprived the true terror of vampires. They went from terrifying and intimidating with a hint of subtlety to slutty and sexy with no subtly whatsoever.

[@totallyanonymousbish9599]

@@ulfberht4431 That's only a natural evolution

[@ulfberht4431]

@@totallyanonymousbish9599 Really? Because if going from a vicious creature to a slutty sadist is “natural evolution” then why do I not see any sexy anthropomorphic tigers with big boobs walking around?

[@ulfberht4431]

@Revy Oh haha! Very funny! Did you get that joke from the “bad gags for suckers” book?!

[@ItZzEp1c]

@@ulfberht4431 So basically Furries?

[@jonasfischer878]

So, you're telling me the local wildlife wasn't hardcore enough for the native Australians, for that they desperately needed a vampire frog? Madlads 🤷‍♂️

[@leecupp2573]

Kermit wanted some Aussies

[@bobbyrayvictory6905]

I suppose when youre used to everything trying to kill you the average horror story just feels like everyday life. Gotta find something to be able to tell around the campfire when you hear the frogs in the distance

[@mathieuleader8601]

the aussie bogeyman is the frog to turns naughty kiddies into more frogs

[@josephstalin7003]

Dropbears are way worse.

[@estebanelguapo]

I thought of the Tarsier the whole time that frog was on screen, but had to look it up to come up with the name.

[@MegaJesseman]

I feel like there needs to be more horror vampire movies, books, and tv series that are based on the older myths and are actually scary. Back when a vampire breaking into my house wouldn't make me thirsty it would make me fear the thirst.

[@sbenton62]

"Glittering abominations we'd all like to pretend never existed". :D Absolutely the most accurate review I have ever heard of the Twilight series. Well done!

[@sophiawilson8696]

Lol

[@candicemonique5927]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@TheRealJaneSeymour]

In all the movies don't do justice for the series. The books are 100% better

[@allisonsmagicspells8942]

Yes

[@tanicebrown9908]

Lmao😂😂😂

[@theblueshellthebaneofmario3469]

So in short terms. Old vampires terrifying and new vampires are just dark moody guy/girl.

[@tariqahmad1371]

And go for enthusiastic walks in the woods

[@bobbyrayvictory6905]

Damned Ann Rice

[@breadbreadonthefloor]

@@tariqahmad1371 looking for homicidal vampire priests?

[@tariqahmad1371]

@@breadbreadonthefloor and casual killing sprees

[@breadbreadonthefloor]

@@tariqahmad1371 oh cant forgot that one time where they had a sudden surprise from students from Texas

[@sashaleegriffiths857]

That crack at twilight was hilarious 😆

[@zombie-kr4jm]

@Cynical Frenchface I don’t know what ppl are of about. Twilight is a really good saga

[@tripvic7629]

@@zombie-kr4jm LoL

[@TheRealJaneSeymour]

I think the movies gave Twilight a bad name. The books are 100% better

[@allisonsmagicspells8942]

I hate twilight

[@salvadorjimenez2872]

"Glittering abominations. "

[@humanity600]

Yeah. After I got seriously into mythology I was like "what the hell is this? How did myth develop into twilight vamps?" Lol. Edit: Ive done extensive research and it turns out it actually was a thing damn. :3

[@williamparcell9197]

The author claims she based it on a dream she had. Tbh I don't get why she even made them vampires, like take away the blood drinking and they dont have any vampiric aspects. They're just sparkly immortals.

[@lenarosic]

Actually...the whole Vampire romance thing + half-vampire child are very common well known part of Slavic Balkan mythology. There are even words for half-vampire creature: VAMPIRČE (little vampire), DAMPYR, VJEDOGONJA, VAMPIROVIĆ,...Such kind of creature possess various vampure abilities but rarely any weakness and its usually male. Dont worry, in Balkan folklore vampires dont sparcle. As a Balkan girl I grew up listening about this LONG BEFORE Twilight saga.

[@nickolassceltmorea]

That's not a thing right that's a nightmare even I don't want to know

[@lenarosic]

@@nickolassceltmorea if you want, you can check words for half-vampire I mentioned. Balkan vampires are pale and strong, but dont sparcle. They also have HUGE sexual stamina and need. In fact, a vampire would always return to his wife or lover and have relationship with her.

[@slj3332]

@@williamparcell9197 I theorize that she made them vampires. She because took Quileute Tribe's legends, rewrote somethings.Which many of them weren't happy about. I believe she came across something in their legends. Thought it was referring to vampires. Which might explain why " in the book they are referred to as the cold ones."

[@kimberlystringer1718]

I was just looking for something good to watch and boom yay

[@thehumanistisin9924]

The Italian word for "Sorceress" is similar to "Strigoi". Its "Strega", and for men it's "Stregone".

[@elijahseaman]

I can confirm

[@thehumanistisin9924]

@@elijahseaman are you Italian?

[@elijahseaman]

@@thehumanistisin9924 yeah

[@hughdavis7420]

Yes, thx for that. An Italian-American friend of mine taught me that word & what it meant. When a pregnant feral cat chose me as her rescuer, i named her female solid black kitten, "Strega".

[@Nelafix]

Croato-Slovenian influence.

[@_.h0odiexuyyyshxun._254]

Vampires used to be considered scary but Hollywood turned that around real quick 😂

[@bellaishungry]

BOOM twilight BOOM vampire diaries

[@justsomestranger4894]

Much like Faeries

[@prince.amadeo]

it's beautiful how we can both show vampires as terrifying monsters that only seek to feed on others and as romantic, dark tortured souls who seek redemption for something they lost in their human lives. it fascinates me.

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

Virtual cookie for anyone who's seen Dracula Dead and Loving it... or a blood bag your choice.

[@tayloredwards4968]

Please do a video on Frankenstein

[@philippel.9086]

Both please !!

[@humanity600]

I remember that disaster. 😂

[@pimpingporygon8229]

Hellsing in the original novel was king he was so funny

[@luisaguiniga5925]

"Wrong me, wrong me. Wrong my brains out" lmao 🤣 💀 Such a good line lol

[@GnarledStaff]

The Twilight series really bothers me because they really shouldn't have been vampires. If the author took away the blooddrinking, and made the "vampires" elves, the plot would have been more coherent.

[@RamBam3000]

Or just blood drinking Elves. That would be cool.

[@kestrels.l.d7138]

The vampire diaries was amazing

[@beth7935]

I think they're more like superheroes than traditional vampires. So blood-drinking superheroes, but blood-drinking elves is soooo much better! This needs to be fanfic... whoa, HELL NO!!!!! We know what happened last time... :(

[@GhostRider-mk5so]

@@beth7935 Marvel Comics actually have a Half Vampire superhero. His name is 'Blade'

[@beth7935]

@@GhostRider-mk5so Ok, so that's cool! He's _meant_ to be a superhero, instead of being a dumb-ass so-called "vampire". I don't do comics, but I've gotten into Marvel movies a bit- I love Loki & the "Norse" stuff, which also doesn't pretend to be faithful to the myths or history- it's so fantastical it's a different thing entirely, so it's just fun to see bits that _are_ accurate.

[@SpaceJunkie12]

Don’t forget Carmilla, published in 1872. It is a great vampire story.

[@dennisfischer4838]

And glittering abominations we like to pretend never existed “ True!!!

[@bellamamma767]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes! Agreed!

[@valen6597]

Honestly, the first vanpires I had seen in my life were the ones from twilight. I didn't like them. Then along came the Witcher 3 and I just fell in love with all the vampiric monsters from slavic folklore. Never found something that changed my mind as fast.

[@Bjorn308]

"The sun being up is like comming down from a coke high.' - some Vampire movie I watched but can't remember, can relate. Clean for 12 years and no reason to go back.

[@Kodiie]

The tv show the Strain, on HULU, has a pretty cool take on the Strigoi

[@counterspellgoon6854]

They tanked the final two seasons hard.

[@Kodiie]

@@counterspellgoon6854 very hard, they wasted Gus

[@sophiawilson8696]

The lore of Blade in Marvel Comics is pretty good. I really piss when cancelled the Spike Network TV series Blade.

[@thetechlibrarian]

I been saying for the longest the strain did vampires really good, it got overlooked in the walking dead hype even though that show had already turned super boring.

[@thetechlibrarian]

@@counterspellgoon6854 the 3rd season was ok, I’m at least happy they closed the story out as they could of just canceled the show and left us hanging, I fault network politics and budget more than a problem with the story if that makes sense.

[@AnyaMirhiam]

As a Romanian is really interesting to hear about our legend of strigoi connected to creatures from other cultures. I never knew that the stake method to kill the strigoi was borrowed from another culture. So thank you for that bit of information. Even today we have a tradition on the eve of St Andrew where we rub garlic on entrances to our houses like doors and windows or just hanging garlic on the entrance to keep the strigoi away from our homes. So I guess that tradition came from the experience with that dead man knocking on peoples homes bringing death upon the families who lived there. We still have nowadays old people recalling their experiences with the so-called strigoi from their youth or other creatures that are widely known as werewolves. Sitting down with them and listening is fascinating.

[@hughdavis7420]

I am a "Boomer" in my mid-sixties. As a child, i was obsessed with vampires. I loved every movie about them i ever saw. (TV, Hammer & Holywood studios) I always cheered for the underdog monsters & got angry & sad when they died. I read the classics in the genre but was always disappointed, dissatisfied & upset at vampire portayals in both books & movies. On some odd level i felt those portrayals were 'wrong' somehow. The vampire episode in the 'Night Stalker' series was closer than most to what i thought "they" were like. Then at 19 or 20yrs of age along comes Anne Rice. I was thrilled & enthralled by her universe. Again on some odd level, i thought, "Finally!" Someone who knows the "truth" about these creatures. Her books sent me to search the historical record, wanting to know how old these stories were & what ancient culture was the 1st to name them. Rice recently ended her "Vampire Chronicles" with a trilogy just as good as the 1st three. On another note, i must confess to a 'guilty' pleasure in the Stephanie Meyers universe. Her novels added a new chapter & dimension to the mythology that i have enjoyed. Perhaps my age has something to do with it? Peace.

[@animefan2454]

ahhhg guy in his 20s love the night stalker my dad always showed it to me and yeah I agree vampires lost there charm I always liked the old 50s 60s 70s 80s horror and monster designs more better then today

[@onefeather2]

Agree well said

[@bobbyneacsu7999]

I am from romania and here's a little fun fact about strigoi.when someone is born, if it has blue eyes and a very wrinkly forhead it is believed that after he dies he will become a strigoi and come to kill the closest ones to him..usually family members.so to avoid that within 24 hours of that person death one of his family members need to put a nidle or a nail in his heart...pretty creepy but than again is just a myth

[@bobbyneacsu7999]

@Samael to be honest i dont really know.its just how the stories describe it

[@annaopata9735]

In Polish Slavic folklore we had something like "strzyga" (female, in english probably "striga") or "strzyg"/"strzygoń" (male). Those were blood thirsty monsters taking revenge on people for their past life traumas. They were born with two souls and once one died, second one was causing a person to come back to life to seek revenge by sucking someones blood or just eating their insides. Also they could turn into owls 🦉 Oh and we also had something called "wąpierze" what can be just translated as vampires and those before their death and changing into a vampire were usually whitches 😊 Sapkowski took inspiration from both of those creatures for his books 😉 Love your channel 👌

[@afuras2534]

Thanks for this inspiration

[@edmundolastra3279]

Man, these new animated character art is super awesome! Props to your graphics team 😁

[@Grave_of_the_Sea]

Seeing my name in the credits gave me a huge ego boost I needed that

[@Sandlin22]

What's wrong with your ego?

[@Grave_of_the_Sea]

@@Sandlin22 what ego lol but seriously it's not been high lately you know school and bad teachers what not

[@Grave_of_the_Sea]

@@sethbrown6345 oh that old Miraak I'm a new Miraak made better but Hermas still a bitch and a half mate

[@leecupp2573]

Let me guess you took an arrow to the knee

[@Grave_of_the_Sea]

@@leecupp2573 na, but previous Miraak got a tentacle through the chest but close enough I guess

[@bluepuppystudios3617]

Man gingers have always been made fun of.

[@IAMOCKWORD]

they really have

[@TheHornedKing]

I learned most of this from a book I got for Christmas a few years back. "The Vampire Book" by Sally Regan. I highly recommend it. Some of my favorite pieces of vampire fiction has to be: - Hellsing and Hellsing Ultimate. (Anime about Dracula with handguns vs nazi vampires in an over the top gorefest) - Bram Stoker's Dracula, starring Gary Oldman. (My favorite adaption of Stoker's book) - 30 Days of Night. (Horror movie where the vampires are monsters with little or no humanity left) - Shiki. (Horror/drama anime that will either give you a heavy case of the feels, or you will hate it) - Van Helsing. (Just a fun action movie)

[@catsjacinto]

YES! For me, Shiki was a "love to hate it" thing. I watched it with a few people and we just laughed our asses off every episode. Some things are so ridiculous, but it's so good to watch. 😂 I watched Hellsing back in the day and am watching Ultimate now. So good! As for the other two: solid movies! I'm also a fan of Gary Oldman's Dracula. Have you watched the one with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, from Netflix? I also enjoyed it. Another favorite of mine is Dracula 2000.

[@TheHornedKing]

@@catsjacinto I watch Shiki every October. I really like it, though some characters has some really weird haircuts. I haven't even heard about Dracula 2000 or the Netflix series.

[@catsjacinto]

@@TheHornedKing Oh, yes, the haircuts. 😂 If you give them a go (Dracula 2000 and the 2013 Dracula Netflix series with Rhys Meyers), I hope you enjoy them!

[@Daggeira]

You should play the Legacy of Kain games if you haven't already. The voice acting is _phenomenal._

[@TheCorrodedMan]

I really loved the Reapers from Blade II. No sexuality or attempts at seduction, just a butt-ugly parasite that dies if it wastes too much time prancing about

[@nettlethorn2014]

There is a book called Carmilla and it is written before Bram Stoker's Dracula. Very good book I suggest it to everyone

[@piedpiper1185]

'The man's name was Yuri Grando' Did anyone else just picture Dio Brando in Romania?

[@bankaichase]

As soon as I heard the name I was like time to look in the comments for a jojo reference I'm glad I wasn't disappointed

[@vogonp4287]

Wryyy...

[@Gwen-tt5eh]

Whoever opened the door at night probably was met with a: MUDA MUDA MUDA! And then died

[@littoww]

Thank you for the content you make. I listen to these in bed before/while i fall asleep, and can inspire and influence my dreams. This really helps at the moment as I am recovering from drug addiction and it helps me relax and be comfortable and entertained. Keep doing the great work 👍

[@PhazerXP]

GOOD WORK ON YOUR RECOVERY! 😀😀

[@duckman6240]

Got to say the quality of these vids lately have been great. Thanks mythology and fiction

[@systoliker6118]

Honestly I need to say, I prefer the vampires of the elder scrolls the most, I especially enjoy the concept in skyrim that as more hungry they get as more they reveal themselves, although they also get stronger. So in order to sustain hidden, you need to be well fed. And if you seek power than you need to starve for blood. I think it is an interesting concept that I would like to see more than just in skyrim, since it would create interesting choices and dilemmas in many other stories.

[@patrickborro2000]

Really love the Manananggal. Hope it gets the Hollywood treatment it deserves.

[@garereeve117]

These days, I interpret the term “the Hollywood treatment” to mean “the spirit of the story gets violated like it’s a 12-year-old in a Hollywood casting office”.

[@sticlavoda5632]

@@garereeve117 fact

[@inklingofevil]

@@garereeve117 Exactly, I wouldn't want my country's myths to be given the "Hollywood treatment".

[@themissingpeace7956]

The real modern vampires wear black suits with colored ties and call themselves politicians.

[@leecupp2573]

And instead of blood they suck the tax payers money

[@ERNIE555]

Or they are called Charles and elisabeth... and so on...and live in castles 🏰 and love Romania 🇷🇴

[@niccolehoody7317]

Lol omg lol

[@SurfbyShootin]

Oy vey

[@bionic_z3031]

lol, btw i wuz the 100th like

[@mijaroprime9509]

Twilight ruined the image of vampires

[@tatianavargicova2074]

Don't you dare. Mayer's Twilight is a masterpiece. Sure, it has ludicrous plot, non-working composition and side characters with shallow stereotypical personalities. However, Mayer's style of writing is simply marvellous. How she described interaction between the characters was stunning. Neither verbal, nor non-verbal communication felt artificial. And those free indirect speeches... Only other book which did this so great was Jane Eyre.

[@tatianavargicova2074]

Don't get me wrong, I am not some crazy Twilight fan. (I haven't even watched the movies. I read the four books when Twilight was "hot" and I though they were pretty average.) It is just that last summer, I re-read all the novels that I have read as teenager and nearly all of them were totally idiotic (even those highly praised and famous). Twilight was by FAR the best.

[@mijaroprime9509]

@@tatianavargicova2074 Twilight ain't no goddamn masterpiece it sucks

[@oliverstone9577]

@@tatianavargicova2074 Whether it be the plot, text, problematic theme, or mythological creature, it is honestly terrible in absolutely everyway.

[@tatianavargicova2074]

@@oliverstone9577 I don't know what you mean by "problematic theme" or "mythological creature". I agree, plot was mainly terrible. But: text was amazing. Bella's thoughts, her internal world and personality were very well-conveyed - you could divulge her character trait's from that style of writing. Also, Bella's falling in love with Edward felt natural. It wasn't some kind of love at first sight bullshit or "oh I suddenly realised that I'am in love with you". It was curiosity, followed wonder, admiration and understanding. It was beautiful.

[@scaredyjack3821]

You have Aced the pronunciation of "manananggal", you're awesome.

[@brick8646]

You are nearly at 1.000.000 subscribers!!!

[@KlownKumiho]

Yey!

[@DeltaOdyssey]

I wonder what he could do for that. Maybe something like the history and origins of dragons, due to how recognizable and diverse they are.

[@Fledhyris]

I've always really loved the way vampires in Buffy, the Vampire Slayer were uncompromisingly evil - at least until Spike (and ignoring Angel because he got his soul back) - and had a gruesome, twisted 'fang face' which nobody found handsome or charming. They even played on the popular concept, laughing at the way Anne Rice's novels had turned them into something romantic, which made hunting so much easier. That series was before Twilight, of course; but Supernatural sent Twilight up in one episode. It's like there are two opposing camps in popular fiction, the camp who want to subvert the original legends and make vampires noble, possibly tortured, still clinging to the vestiges of their humanity; and the camp who want to go back to their original, mythical roots. Props again to Supernatural for having a foot in both camps! Most vampires were horrible, not only murderous but cruel, but a few managed to overcome their own bloodlust and act decently. I think this idea of a grey area - the monster who has potential to be saved through its own actions - is behind the continual drive to make vampires more appealing. People find it very hard to get behind the idea of a noble vampire who looks like Nosferatu or one of those flying organ danglers! Much easier to swallow if he looks like Edward and glitters. lol. Vampires obviously resonate strongly with the human condition, our ideals, primal fears (predation; coercion) and dark subconscious desires. Me, personally, I prefer werewolves...

[@GreyLiam]

I listen to this British pagan group called "Inkubus Sukkubus," they seem to REALLY like vampires themselves. They have a song called "Vampyre Erotica." The chorus says, "Come and take a walk with me where the angels fear to tread, kiss the flame, feel the pain in the furnace of our love!"

[@miss_xandra_mars]

The perfect video for the spooky season! I love old school myths about vampires. The comparison/influence on the Greek mythical creature Strixx was always one of my favorites. If you haven't done this yet, are you planning a video about their ultimate enemy, werewolves?

[@stoneworkmegapup215]

I actually prefer the stories about the old monstrous vampires. The modern sexually appealing vampires bore me.

[@ForeverAmber_1]

Have you watched "The Strain"? The series ended about 2 or 3 years ago, but it was on FX, and their vamp-like creatures were known as the old world "Strigoi". Nothing appealing about them! Overall, it was a great series that lasted about 5 seasons.

[@silvertemplar8061]

Not unless you write them as having character, such as mine being a vampiric commando who also hunts other vampires out of revenge, and feeds off of them rather than humans.

[@petrakurnia6772]

Meanwhile vampires in japanese franchises are both attractive and ruthless

[@gudboah4688]

Vampires have ALWAYS been seductive. That’s what makes them horrifying to begin with. Other fantasy monsters will kill you outright, but a vampire will toy with you like a cat.

[@stoneworkmegapup215]

@@gudboah4688 In most of Europe, the vampires of folklore are never seductive. They are simply monstrous and disgusting.

[@phantomxof3269]

Fever Dream by George R.R. Martin is easily one of the best vampire stories set in America in the bayou during the 1850’s. Absolutely a triumph, I hope more vampire fans and just people who love good stories and excellent characters!🧛🏻‍♂️

[@diesel_dawg]

I have a book on monsters, werewolves and vampires. In it, it says that vampires were said to be compelled to count every single grain of spilled rice, seeds etc., so that a good way to keep them from leaving their gravesite or stop them chasing a victim was for seeds or whatever to be scattered/dropped at the gravesite/behind the victim. Would explain The Count on 'Sesame Street'! lol

[@Rosie-ff8tm]

Actually 😅🤣 omgosh that's funny

[@ReannaPeters12]

In my country our vampire is called the socuyant. It's a lady that fly in the night as a ball of fire and sucks your blood.

[@causingdesert5409]

I was curious today why werewolves and vampires were enemies and looked up a video on werewolves and found your channel, then I got curious about the vampires and here you have made it super recently!

[@walturgsoutfitter6982]

Thank you for commissioning an illustrator for your video and crediting him rather than taking uncredited art off the internet! I wish all content creators would take note! keep it up!

[@ts25679]

I read a book on horror monsters when I was little that suggested that vampire myths for the European tradition came from the myths of revenants, which were a superstition born from unexplained infant deaths, miscarriages and violent deaths of adults coupled with disturbed gravesites or recent burials. We exhumed as the corpses became emaciated the skin would contract, notably about the fingernails and mouths which made people believe they had grown. Burial shrouds were also found stained with blood, leading to the idea of the dead feeding on the living. It suggested that the corpse should be reburied at the crossroads so it couldn't find it's way back to its former home and the stake was to nail it into the coffin, so that if it did wake it couldn't pull itself free.

[@Vaehlo]

I like to think that vampires would evolve to make themselves look more human in order to lure prey in easier.

[@whyonthefall5373]

I think my favourite representation of a vampire is Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy (mostly in the books). A nearly complete antithesis of the classic vampire: eloquent, selfless, witty and a non-blood drinker. I love what Sapkowski did with the classic vampire trope

[@magnoliamike]

That’s where the term saved by the bell came from. People used to get buried alive because they didn’t know shit back then and they would tie a bell to someone’s wrist. Hence the term

[@MzBleuBunni]

Ppl would still be buried alive if ppl weren't being embalmed. 🙃

[@Titan-Jil]

I thought saved by the bell came from boxing. When the boxer has been KOd and rise and then the bell rang. Announcers always use that. I believe thats the origin of this slang.

[@magnoliamike]

@@Titan-Jil yeah that’s what I thought too but the documentary I watched said otherwise

[@magnoliamike]

Look up “ where did the term saved by the bell originate” on google and it will further explain it. Interesting ain’t it?

[@darthnihilus9502]

Vampires use to be Cool until Twilight Ruined it

[@changsiah2]

there is still jojo and hellsing

[@justinroberts7291]

We have to reclaim the vampire.

[@darthnihilus9502]

@Patient Devil that's the problem everything was ruined when I watched Twilight 😅

[@phoenixpoole7667]

@@darthnihilus9502 Sounds like a personal problem, G

[@bernardmulligan5504]

The quality of your videos keep improving. Love your channel.

[@robster_lobster5909]

You and Dr. Z (Monstrum or now called stories) should collab you basiaclly do the same stuff but she does more horror

[@robster_lobster5909]

I FEEL HONORED THANK YOU

[@reviup3304]

So glad you're back!

[@willmorales6016]

damm the production value of this channel has increased over 9000!

[@9148H2]

For many years I always wanted to write a Vampire novel, but I didn't know how to come up with an interesting idea. Until one day a thought occurred to me. A vision in my imagination where I dreamt of a post-apocalyptic future where Vampires and all the other monsters from books and movies exist and that gave me the motivation to write this Vampire novel. Where I made these unique Vampire clans with their own distinct appearances, diverse languages, customs, powers, and abilities to kill people. These Vampires I'm writing are simply just terrifying. They are very evil and twisted, and the things they do to their prey is just horrifying. Inspired by Dracula, Salems Lot, The Necroscope series, Vampire Hunter D, The Legacy of Kain franchise, Joh Carpenter's Vampires, The Vampire the Masquerade role-playing game, and Vampire folklore and mythology. I always wanted to figure out how do I make all the monsters I grew up on scary in modern times. So I decided to give them all an upgrade if you will as a means to make them terrifying as well as mix in some cosmic horror as a looming presence behind the curtain if you will.

[@Glitch_Online]

Dracula: Dead and Loving It - best portrayal of what a real vampire would be like

[@shainer13]

It’s a great film

[@totallyanonymousbish9599]

No, because vampires don't exist

[@kilaretsuna4262]

@@totallyanonymousbish9599 No they do. They wear black suits, and colored ties. They call themselves politicians now.

[@moocyfarus8549]

What we do in the shadows Watch that and then tell me about a perfect portrayal of modern vampires

[@AnjelCaido69]

@@totallyanonymousbish9599 wich is what a vampire would say

[@sayasakisaka7609]

My favorite vampire story, I think, is Sadistic Blood. It's a visual novel I'm currently reading, with a pretty classical kind've vampire romance.

[@gf7szega]

My fave vampire lore is the World of Darkness universes, Vampire the Masquerade (from white wolf publisher 1990s). The amount of myths mixed in is truly unique.

[@jaysonokiii6340]

Still here waiting for Dante's inferno :(

[@louisjefferies2733]

That was two months ago

[@persona8439]

Patience

[@IronDragon-2143]

My favorite Vampires are Regis and Detlaff from W3.

[@geraltofrivia7456]

Totally agree XD

[@jhonmaverick9963]

The Wolf-Man goes: HAWOOOOO! The Zombie goes: Brains! The Mummy goes: CURSE!! CURSE!! The Vampire goes: WRRYYYYYYYY!!

[@SerpentSupremacy]

Don't forget about their battle cry: MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!!

[@aaz7491]

🤣🤣🤣 I didn't expect this

[@stalkingnightwolf4484]

This is a great upload as I have been meaning to look up vampire myth. So it would make the book I'm trying to write seem more based on real world encounters than some fictional stuff written about them.

[@kaijuguy19]

I've heard that the animal form Strigoi often take is that of a moth/butterfly since they represent spirits that have died.

[@chrissouthey5748]

I had an idea for a vampire story. In the day they appeared human and had few of the weaknesses, mostly just getting very easily sunburnt, and blistering from it. But at night they took on an a twisted, monstrous, almost eldrich form, and were murderous

[@chanchanko4633]

This channel makes me want to get KZbin Red. I like listening to your channel to go to sleep and the ads can throw me off. You’re so good you make me want to spend money!!!!

[@Blazin718]

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[@srslydoatm9251]

4:51 Wait, wait, wait If he was decapitated, how was he able to scream from pain?

[@YunaYokai]

I just image a single head screaming. Just like in Gravity Falls

[@gasgasgas240]

The vampire was probably not decapitated instantly since they used a Saw. Also a decapitated head if done fast like a Guillotine, the face can still display emotions for like two seconds until the brain shuts down.

[@jessicascoullar3737]

@@gasgasgas240 but it would no longer be connected to the lungs or vocal chords, both essential for a scream. Though if they were leaning on the chest it might expel air or trapped gas and create a scream. Apparently dead bodies can be quite noisy.

[@gasgasgas240]

@@jessicascoullar3737 Yes I know. My take on it is that if they used a Saw the guy probably had time to scream before they cut off the vocal cords. Those stories are quite insane anyway.

[@malo4480]

@@gasgasgas240 The longest a head has expressed any kind of emotion or has made a conscious action was with a man who was decapitated during the time in which the guillotine was mostly used for death penalties on france, a doctor asked him beforehand to try and stay aware during the whole process, after his head was chopped off the doctor called the head by it's name a few times and the head reacted, looking the way the doctor was, this happened for about 30 seconds before the head finally stopped any movement

[@hanzohattori5980]

Thank you mythology &fiction explains for make this video and come back on the channel

[@paris7904]

I like the tvd-vampires because they are more believable and all their weaknesses are explained with very logical reasons

[@sidney7129]

dracula and van helsing remained as my favourite vampire stories

[@DragonKnightX12]

Underworld vamps are my favorite in Hollywood. Marcus’s Batman transformation was pretty cool. Vampire The Masquerade, Castlevania, The Witcher 3 and Elder Scrolls did vampires pretty well for video games. Legacy of Kain was also a unique take on vamps. The Witcher universe is probably my favorite take. Having vampires coming from their own unique with multiple species that get stronger and more intelligent as they get higher on the chain.

[@Lilly-sm7sq]

Ah yes my favorite vampire Dio Brando

[@hydralegends3891]

This is a very helpful video! In my books Vampires are the main villains. Been doing tons of research on vampires from all cultures and folklores to include them. They range from modern takes to the more monstrous bat humanoids, all the way down to a basic dracula type vampire. Very informative video!

[@jayrock0326]

Ten points to just being able to say these names without stuttering, I know I couldn't

[@4izon721]

Man 1m almost there been here since 17k keep it up💯

[@lucariogamer2745]

Here’s a suggestion you can do something about witches or the Salem witchy trails also I really love mythology and your vids

[@Didymus20X6]

"A true leader lifts others up." - Vlad III Tepes. (Sometimes attributed to Pontius Pilate).

[@ladyoftheabyss13]

I have been playing a RPG app called Ikeman Vampire. It is a Japanese game app that has a vampire take historical men and turned them into vampires to live in 19th century Paris. The RP person is a Japanese woman who meets the vampire in modern Paris and follows him into the past. The woman is stuck in the past for a month before she can go home. The whole thing is basically choosing one of the historical figures to fall into love with during that month. I love it because of the historical figures there is to choose from.

[@Passions5555]

I love your avatar. Did you make it?

[@ladyoftheabyss13]

@@Passions5555 Oh no! I didn't create it. I role play on Tumblr and one of the people I role play with found it. Where I do not know, but I love it!

[@AA-bb9rb]

Finally! Some recognition of the penanggalan. A lot of people gloss over this being, mostly combining the mananggal and penanggalan as one. But I believe ours is a bit more gruesome. Most people would just call it penanggal as penanggalan means detachment of something from another, while penanggal means a being or something that is detached. Penanggal being the most common and grammatically correct way of saying it. Thanks for the video! I really appreciate someone recognizing our myths and legends.

[@Sandlin22]

I stopped watching vampire movies once they started sparkling in the sun and using Twitter

[@ERNIE555]

🤣😂🤣😂👍🏻

[@tariqahmad1371]

ALUCAAARRD!!!!!!!! “Serentegra Helsing “

[@NeroVingian40]

Shoutout from Malaysia! Pretty accurate description of Hantu Penanggal as far as the local ghost stories I’ve heard throughout my entire life

[@TiffanyGrey]

Dracula dead and loving it made me feel very confused

[@Sandlin22]

It was satire so that was its goal

[@TiffanyGrey]

@@Sandlin22 true 🤣 I'll never forget "no..straight jacket first then an enema!"

[@andrewquick4176]

As someone who has been a vampire for 78 years now... I always enjoy these videos

[@connorandrews2859]

As a matter of fact, I find the Jangshi to be one of the very coolest vampires. Then, there´s Edward "vegan-gay glitter elve" Cullen. xD

[@thetechlibrarian]

Honestly, the strain was a really good modern take on vampires, no one gave it enough credit.

[@Mugiwara_Stoner]

Can’t forget the greatest vampire, DIO BRANDO!!

[@mayflower551]

Fascinating video. Thank you for this. Once Bitten, Interview With The Vampire and Dracula Untold are top 3

[@sideshow_celia]

My favorite Vampire "show" is "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

[@rma3899]

I love your videos. Your effort highly appreciated

[@michaelwilson5114]

"Hey kids wanna see a dead body?"

[@laflaca80]

Yes, please! 😯

[@rickyyacine4818]

🤔🤔

[@swagmaster-fq4uu]

Alucard is hilarious

[@TheJimJaspers]

This channel is amazing, I’m subscribing.

[@liligloo]

When I was younger I always wished I was vampire.

[@hazeeqrazak]

Me too

[@arkham666]

As I'm doing some vampire game content myself at the moment I clicked for the info but that sophisticated voice means I'm here for the long haul.

[@NickismyNickname]

I think the vampires in the witcher are great, there are different ones with different powers but all of them are kinds spooky.

[@luvstrucked]

nice one man i was just about to check your channel lol

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

While it is true many of the modern stories told about vampires are part of Easter European mythologies, the Romanian & Slavic ones, you are also right in their more ancient origins dating back to the Greek and Persian with Lamia or Lilith, in the case of the Greeks she was either a priestess who seduced Zeus and Hera cursed here to kill her children and ruin men's lives, the Perian ones are kind of the same, but you forgot the Egyptian ones, in this case, the myth has it that they cannot enter the afterlife as they had lost their souls and must drink from the souls of others,

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

@Nană Mărie vine cu coasa dupa tine Sorry wrong type, my bad,