What We Do in the Shadows Vampires Explained

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I hope you enjoyed this video about all the species from the underworld movie series. If there is any other underworld videos or any other videos you would like to see let me know!
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
2:26 Vampires
3:30 The First Vampire
8:28 Supernatural Abilities
12:01 Vampire society and council
14:34 Different Species
19:37 Weaknesses
21:28 Other Supernaturals
24:25 Final Thoughts

[@coganLollins]

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[@shaneboltpara-vet7390]

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[@msamberk]

The character Tilda is playing is not her role as the Angel Gabriel in Constantine. She played a vampire in amazing movie called Only Lovers Left Alive…Her and Tom Hiddleson place two vampires she plays Eve he plays Adam and they are ancient lovers..It’s a fantastic vampire movie, both are amazing in it, Tilda was meant to play vampire and is so good in it. That’s why she is head of the council they even have her hair styled just like Eve was in the movie…

[@monicabrauer]

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[@roderick8167]

This is one of those universes i feel like being a vampire wouldn't be so bad , of course you'll have the standard vampire powers but also most vampires in this universe are pretty cool to be around and they funny too ( except Colin) and besides the obvious having to kill people for their blood and all 😂

[@Mf-wolf]

Plus you can never eat anything but blood basically warm iron water lol no more desserts ,Candy nothing that would suck imagine you got a new out fit and want to try it on oop no reflection it has to suck after the first 60 years stuck in your 20s having to make friends over and over again because your circle dies of old age 🤷🏽‍♂️🤣

[@roderick8167]

@@Mf-wolf yeah immortality would suck at first but after while you would probably get used to it especially if you make some cool fellow vampire friends like these guys 😂

[@Mf-wolf]

@@roderick8167 lol yea I get you that’s what gets me about people wanting to be meta human if people look past the powers and just living day to day living it must have alot shitty cons that would be a good series to explore struggles of these beings 🤣 Like for werewolves imagine every month having your bones contorted and regrow into the bone structure of a canine plus burning up because of the fur growing out of your pours like sheesh

[@filthygaijin6566]

@@roderick8167 I don't think its worth it with all the drawbacks (mirrors, sun, food, etc). What would be nice is having an increased lifespan as a human. Maybe 700-1000 years.

[@roderick8167]

​​​@@filthygaijin6566 yeah to be a regular human but with immortality would be cool but if your the only human with immortality that would suck too because you would have to watch all your loved ones and new loved ones you meet through out the ages die while you go on and on forever until the end of time , at least with being a vampire you can make of your kind ( if they choose to want to be one) so that your not lonely

[@madarpauser2133]

Is it possible that *The Sire* was never human to begin with? The oldest vampire myth comes from Mesopotamia. However, their vampires weren't humans transformed by a curse or virus. Their vampires were inhuman demons, called Rabisu or Rabasa.

[@RichterPhallos]

Thats a good point.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Which is from where we get the name 'rabies', due to the symptoms and transmission by biting.

[@RichterPhallos]

@@the_once-and-future_king. That is a fun fact. Thanks. 😀

[@madarpauser2133]

@@the_once-and-future_king. Not really. Rabies simply means *rage* in Latin. Also. The Vampires of Mesopotamia weren't created by a curse or virus. They were their own race, unrelated to humans.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

@@madarpauser2133 Yes I know but words and meanings frequently share the same basis over several languages, which evolve over time.

[@dumoulin11]

I love the part where Nandor throws the dog toy over the edge of the building and the werewolf jumps after it, to his death. Brilliant bit of comedy.

[@jessicajames6676]

Everything Nandor does is comedy gold

[@CorvusCorone68]

i saw a Dungeons and Dragons TikTok where a barbarian killed a werewolf with a bar of chocolate

[@lisaahmari7199]

That is one of the funniest scenes in tv history.

[@NorscaWolves]

The werewolf survived, the other werewolves say he's healing as Guillermo is passing by.

[@ryancialone3045]

I feel that as they age, since they have transfiguration they just give less of a care about looking human and go further into their more “default” monster form. Like they care less about hiding since they are board and haven’t be caught yet. Perhaps if Peter really wanted to he probably could look more human with his powers. It’s like the freshman dressing up to got to a party vs the senior that shows up in a hoodie and sweat pants.

[@nicholascharles9625]

Or maybe he was bitten by the sire. Then vampires bitten by the sires offspring look progressively more human

[@ryancialone3045]

@@nicholascharles9625 honestly I would be more on brand for the silliness of that world if they are just too lazy to maintain the human appearance as they get more life experience and get bored with hiding.

[@josephscott1292]

4:24 it’s probably safe to assume that this is a myth. In the film Peter was burnt to a crispy skeleton, but both Deacon and Nick, who were both turned by him, have yet to kick the bucket forever.

[@bebelaolf]

Yeah and Jackie was turned by Nick and didnt die either

[@jimmiesavage437]

But it is shown that they can regenerate after being burned it seems the stronger you are it's less likely the sun will actually kill you. The Barron got burned so bad he was just a half Skelton torso with a hardly hanging on head but they buried him and he regenerated. Peters probably still alive

[@KitOfTheWeirdWoods]

@@jimmiesavage437 but the Baron was known as The Undying One. Supposedly he was special in that?

[@nonya1366]

It could be that the OG originator's death could have a different effect.

[@99baking]

Now that this season has ended, I guess we know once and for all what happens when your sire dies

[@KyokujiFGC]

I never got the impression that Petyr couldn't speak. Only that he chose not to. Deacon specifically mentions that Petyr screeched, "NOW, YOU ARE VAMPIRE" after turning him.

[@the-white-eye]

werewolves and vampires have mythologically the same origin (at least slavic ones) so thats probably why theyre both weak to silver. in fact im pretty sure mythologically the reason why vampires cant see their reflection is because old timey mirrors were made with polished silver

[@NColinCorfixsen]

To add to the mythology you just mentioned, the reason why they are weak to silver, is due to the payment that Judas Iskariot received, 30 pieces of silver. Which became a mark of those who had betrayed Jesus, and also God. Later it was believed that god used silver to exact his divine punishment to who had betrayed him, much in the same way as with sunlight, or anything holy. On top of that, most modern mirrors are glass coateded in either aluminum, or silver. With silver having the highest light reflective qualities. Most older mirrors was also are just straight up silver coated glass. So the majority of mirrors the viewer sees in What We Do In The Shadows, are vintage, and therefore silvered. Lastly, as silver is a divine tool of god, it is believed that could would never allow the soulless to be reflected in it. Which is why video and cameras still catches the visage of the soulless vampire.

[@tanyanikolaevagizdova6571]

This is true! The Slavic werewolf, the varkolak, was an undead wolf-like creature similar and related to the vampire.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Silver has mild antibacterial properties. That's the genesis of silver's 'holiness'

[@ulture]

and presumably silver salts don't have this same effect, which is why old photos and film still work.

[@GP1583]

@@NColinCorfixsen dracula 2000 has a unique theory on why that is. always did enjoy finding out new reason as to how and why their weaknesses work

[@Zaadin19]

My theory about energy vampires is that they're like batteries. As long as they have energy, they're basically immune to everything but when they run out, they'd probably have the same weaknesses as normal vampires. As for the phoenix like resurrections, that sounds pretty cool. I think Colin though is unique in that he can recover his original personality though, through his journals or maybe the original personality is always there and his journals are able to make it resurface.

[@LemonsRage]

My guess would be that Collin maybe knows more then he reveals. He clearly had thoses books planned out and ready. I also think that Collin only found out about the memory thing in the past 100 years and that he is possibly old but just has no recollection of those years.

[@taylortolson4448]

My theory on Collin is that after he was reborn and read his diaries, he DOES remember being an annoying child but pretends like he doesn’t just to annoy and feed off everyone who had to take care of him

[@pergatorio8575]

Also, if you didn't know, this is based off their 2005 short film under the same name but with the tag line 'Interview with some vampires' same cast but they're in their late 20s it's really worth a watch 😂

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

This features characters from the original film AND the series that followed. Both excellent and very amusing. Some of the characters from the filum occasionally appeared in the series too...and also disappeared in it afterwards.

[@dariadarling]

Tilda Swintons vampire role was as Eve in Only Lovers Left Alive. In Constantine she was the angel Gabriel. Loved the videos! 👍

[@jimmiesavage437]

She's playing herself in this tho. She's supposed to be an actual vampire that works as an actor

[@jwentup8704]

Sooner than later, you’ll be the top channel that covers vampires, werwolf, and other supernatural topics. This type of channel is not oversaturated and the way you present every detail is spot-on and intriguing. Kudos Cogan

[@rickmcarthur67]

Nevertheless, 1 or 2 points were left out! I mean I don't know about the Blu-ray version of the original film as I have not watched it, if it was extended & if it had more or different extras, but the DVD version's extras, were really satisfying, & very interesting! Not seen the series at all however, but may end up buying box sets if available?

[@YodaOnABender]

This type of channel is incredibly oversaturated. It’s got nothing unique about it

[@coganLollins]

thanks a lot I really appreciate that! I truly love and appreciate these movies and try to present them in a way that makes others feel the same

[@rickmcarthur67]

Well, that is besides Maven of the Eventide, she's been around a while, doing mostly Vampire film, TV Show & book reviews covering many of the same items as Cogan in her own way, with injected humour too!

[@thiefoftime101]

Agreed

[@anthonydelfino6171]

"Everyone focuses on the day part of daywalker, but they always forget about the walking part" -Collin Robinson

[@TheHopperUK]

The time it takes to transform into a vampire seems to vary widely and I think it depends on if you are dead or dying when turned, or not. Nick and Jenna both took days or weeks. Nandor's werewolf girlfriend turned in an instant. Laszlo died under Nadja's attack before he could... finish... and presumably turned before he awoke. Derek says he turned in 6-8 hours. So apparently it depends!

[@jimmiesavage437]

And gizmo is taking forever to fully change

[@Schelbig]

@@jimmiesavage437 I have a theory maybe Guillermo blood is slowing down the vampirism due to him being part of the van Helsing bloodline

[@ulture]

my headcanon is Laszlo was about to die anyway from all the, uh, partying. The impending orgasm was just too much for his heart.

[@MrVoyeurific]

@@jimmiesavage437that’s a different problem entirely because he’s a vanhellsing

[@yoboihawj6976]

Speaking of chinese vampires (Jiangshi) you should check out the Mr. Vampire series. Its a classic to any asian kid that grew up intreseted in vampire. Its also a very niche group of vampires in America. Id love to see you cover them.

[@abelchisnall2287]

There's another show set in the WWDITS universe called "Wellington Paranormal" where the two police officers from the movie investigate, well... Paranormal happenings around Wellington. It actually introduces a few more types of paranormal creatures such as fungal aliens, poltergeists, ghost cars, taniwha and Satan himself.

[@mjinba07]

I think we've all met an energy vampire or two. Some of us have even been an energy vampire once in a while~!

[@hippy282]

Great video, mate. As far as vampire sense of smell, I do recall them acting like the scent of werewolves was very annoying, so I imagine that it too is increased. Also Peter from the original film was my fav. But Colin from the series is also.

[@coganLollins]

Petyr and Colin were also two of my favorites! and you are right they did often mention the bad smell when around werewolves so their smell was probably increased

[@azechase6597]

My favorite is probably lazlo by far

[@lucianjaeger4893]

It's like vampire the masquerade the sitcom 😂 You should do a video of the vampires and creatures of the Sanctuary TV show. Or the supernaturals of the lost girl series.

[@ericgomez-schmitt7686]

I love the Sanctuary show, and would love a video on the vampires and possible the other abnormals.

[@lucianjaeger4893]

@@ericgomez-schmitt7686 the vampires from sanctuary were incredibly interesting

[@StephenRichmond89]

The other thing that I've wondered with WWDitS is I genuinely think it's not just a comedy, I think the vampire curse is sending them mad. It errodes their grasp of reality. Maybe it's being dead or having no soul but it's like they can't quite see the world as it is in front of them. Like the side effects of hypnosis but on themselves.

[@ShockToYoSystem]

Especially nandor and nadja lol

[@SokkingBTtulaj]

Collin did remember the past year. He just used Laszlo's sorrow as an energy draining tactic.

[@Rygoat]

13:46 Not a vampire named Tilda, that's actually Tilda Swinton. This is a documentary after all lol

[@thegreatcthulhu8049]

Love to hear your take on some of the different entities (including vampires) that show up in Wellington Paranormal. It's based in the same universe as What We Do In The Shadows and include characters from it.

[@revdrjon]

Aye, Wellington Paranormal is required viewing.

[@gunargundarson1626]

I love they consider Wesley Snipes to be the daywalker and actively exclude him on their plans.

[@Gilleban]

I made the mistake of watching the series with a couple friends of mine...when they got to the Vampiric Council episode they became confused by most of the members because some of the movies they were in weren't as well-known, and I had the dubious "honor" of having to explain them (e.g. Tilda Swinton from Only Lovers Left Alive, Danny Trejo from From Dusk 'til Dawn, etc.).

[@Nono-hk3is]

ACTUALLY it started in 2005 with the short film that originated the name. The 2014 movie was an extension and remake of the 2005 short film. You don't miss much if you don't see the short film (other than scenes of homophobia expressed towards the main cast which was filmed live in downtown Wellington). But the one thing the short film has that all other versions lack, is the subtitle "An Interview With Some Vampires", the obvious inspiration for the whole franchise, and the funniest joke ever.

[@weltdergifte2201]

It's a rather fatal misconception to assume that snake "charming" makes you immune to snake venom. Surprise! It does not.

[@sethleoric2598]

I like to think energy vampires aren't vampires at all, at least not the same kind of species or creature as each other despite their similarities. Like how apparentally Jellyfish and Comb Jellies look the same but aren't as related as we think.

[@kerstinfrank9424]

I feel somehow reminded of 'Vampire: the Masquerade'. But the differences intrique me :D

[@wrathjacobcurtis.6092]

I think the vampires from Evil West would be cool to myself.

[@RichterPhallos]

Have you ever read any of the Necroscope books? Those vampires would be interesting to look into.

[@Barendsen2]

Oh god yes the Wamphyri are so cool

[@amandagoldsbury8122]

It's a goth version of the thing. Venom is the closest we'll get.

[@coganLollins]

I haven't but I will look into them, thanks for the suggestion!

[@Barendsen2]

@@coganLollins Dude the book series is insane and long. Go for the first book (can't really do a video about necromancers from these books) and keep it at that. There's like 20 vampire books, it gets crazy and almost sci-fi in later books

[@alexanderbruwer9363]

I'd love to see more videos about this universe. And while I'd prefer to be a vampire in this universe I do love the werewolves (not swear wolves). And another note, they absolutely rocked the cameos

[@michaelkantner6420]

If you haven't seen it yet, Shadow of the Vampire is an amazing movie. The lead is played by Willem Dafoe, and he is excellent in the part. It's basically a making of the first vampire movie Nosferatu. And I really like What We Do in the Shadows, I think that I saw the movie, but it's been a while, and I would love to see the series, it looks funny.

[@ulture]

5:40 The reason vampires appear in (digital) photos and videos but not mirrors is because mirrors use a thin layer of silver behind glass to reflect. Of course, this raises the question of why old photos and film of vampires exist and are shown in the credits, but presumably this is because old photo/film development methods used silver *salts*, not elemental silver. 6:15 oh, and maybe the fact that feeding on blood reverts the vampire to their normal age was why Countess Bathory bathed in blood. Feeding in blood can only make you as young as you were when you were turned, but maybe that wasn't enough for her, so she tried everything she could think of.

[@JackMValentine]

Awesome, glad you finally checked this out. I recently just watched a video where you mentioned not having seen this yet and since I found your channel and got the whole vibe I figured you'd probably love it. The movie and series are just one huge reference and love letter to vampires in fiction performed by some seriously talented writers and comedians. With surprisingly deep lore for a comedy property.

[@kappapassablegaming3963]

metals like silver and gold are sometimes considered holy metals which is why vampires and Lycan are weak to them, and where the lack of reflections originates from ( old mirrors were made with silver so if vampires existed now a day they would actually have reflections as mirrors are no longer made with silver)

[@superdani152003]

Tilda was great in "Only lovers left alive" I can't recomend enough this film❤

[@amys750]

They disprove the bloodline theory in the movie: Peter is killed but Deacon and Nick both survive to carry on. I mean, the Staten Island vamps may not know that as the New Zealand vampires may have kept that much a secret.

[@zitadoeza]

Tilda's vampire character is from the movie 'Only Lovers Left Alive' which is also a great vampire movie. Don't expect much in the sense of action though, it's very much a slice of 'un'life.

[@vampirebarbie_]

this was a great video, I hadn’t noticed the detail about Colin in the mirror. You missed the bit about how vampires can super slumber when things get difficult, and sleep for 200 or 300 years

[@jonjingle6047]

What confused me is that when petyr died, deacon was fine but in the show they said if the sire (the first vampire) dies all vampires die cause if the one who turned you dies you die. So which is true? IDK love this show and the content btw dude

[@coganLollins]

thats very true I never thought about that, either petyr is still alive or it might not be true!

[@DarthVanus]

It's worth noting that it was only Lazlo and Colin who interpreted it as "if YOUR sire dies, you die." Personal sires would not count in the original premise, as they aren't progenitors of the species, as we saw with Petyr. So only if THE Sire dies, all vampires die.(maybe???)

[@jonjingle6047]

@@DarthVanus These are good explanations. I just thought taika just forgot that part of the movie.

[@izuela7677]

Could be one of those "if they believe then it's true" things. Th vampires in this world are EXTREMELY impressionable and seem to want mimic everything in all vampire fiction... Can't seem to pull off natural sparkles, though. They have to buy glitter.

[@reddragon0624]

I think it might just be a superstition amongst vampirekind

[@xxianxx0]

Its probably been said, but in the movie deacon probably snuck into the backpack when he was transformed into a bat, and simply turned back a bit later.

[@sylph8005]

Latest Ep as of posting introduced the Supreme Council of Energy Vampires. The episode before that showed Guillermo as a half-vampire(?) growing bat wings out of his back and showed that his sweat can be turned into sunscreen that will let vampires walk in the sun and only receive a horrible sunburn instead of dying. Also, some vampires can fly into outer space

[@msamberk]

The character Tilda is playing is not her role as the Angel Gabriel in Constantine. She played a vampire in amazing movie called Only Lovers Left Alive…Her and Tom Hiddleson place two vampires she plays Eve he plays Adam and they are ancient lovers..It’s a fantastic vampire movie, both are amazing in it, Tilda was meant to play vampire and is so good in it. That’s why she is head of the council they even have her hair styled just like Eve was in the movie…

[@CorvusCorone68]

incidentally the ancestral race of vampires in the Legacy of Kain series of games had angelic wings before they were cursed with vampirism

[@rickmcarthur67]

Another great book series that had a TV show, is The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher which is full of Vampires, Werewolves of many types, etc. There is the Hammer Horror films, with the great Christopher Lee, & Peter Cushing. Also Shadow Hunters, available on both streaming services, DVD & Blu-ray discs.

[@benf6822]

We don't talk about that show

[@crimsonffire]

I love the episode of the vampire council and its so many actors who have played vampires it's brilliantly done and hilarious I didn't know that was tilda's idea love it. Love the bit, we are werewolves, not swearwolves 😂. It's a great show and film both are very clever with the lore and mix of humour.

[@hashimashadoo]

There's also Wellington Paranormal, which is a mockumentary that follows the two New Zealand police officers from the 2014 movie as they follow a monster-a-week episode format. That got 4 seasons before it got put on hiatus, and showcases several more of the supernatural creatures in the shared universe, including demons; aliens; sea monsters; and other creatures not touched upon or only lightly visited in WWDitS.

[@ChiselledK1990]

Yeah it’s a shame most Audiences outside of NZ are largely unaware of that spin-off show.

[@Pengalen]

I haven't watched the show yet, but from the movie, I basically got the impression that this universe is "what if VLARPers were actually vampires".

[@shawmutt]

Narrator is an energy vampire. Well played.

[@AliciaCaley-ru5dp]

You should do (Lost Girl) it’s a great show

[@yseson_]

The reason why silver hurts monster in supernatural folklore (including fairies, spirits, etc) is the same reason garlic hurts them, it has curative properties ancient alchemist often employed silver powders as a healing agent. In modern times we understand that silver contains antimicrobial properties that promote healing

[@crung8]

the tv vamps weren’t sentenced to death by sunlight because its the punishment for the worst crimes. if a vampire is found guilty of killing another vampire they are sentenced to death in whatever way it was they carried out their murder. in the show they were found guilty of burning the baron in the sun, so that was their method of death

[@hamham54445]

New lore detail according to last night's episode: if the sire of a vampire is killed, that vampire will turn human again and the time they lost while undead will catch up to them. For a young vampire like Guillermo, this doesn't have many consequences, but for vampires that have been alive for centuries, this presumably will kill them due to rapid aging

[@GRA5S]

That is a plothole though because in the movie Petyr turned Deacon into a vampire and he didn't turn back to human when Petyr died.

[@hamham54445]

@@GRA5S yeah, there are a few details of the movie and show that don't line up eg. nandor was extremely offended that guillermo would even suggest going to someone else to become a vampire, meanwhile deacon's familiar was turned by someone else and they didn't really care

[@DarthChosen]

youre my new vampire yt expert and i love what you do

[@robinjabroni7006]

What if "old" Vlad is actually his true appearance and most of the time Vlad is using his power to maintain a youthful appearance? Older vampires like Afenas and Peter don't bother anymore or it takes more power as they get older.

[@ZombicidalMadMom81]

Great video! Regarding the various vampire's unique abilities; I do recall in the TV show, when Nadia was explaining being a vampire to Jenna, that all vampires have a special gift, like Nadia is a very good 'crawler' and crawls up the wall.

[@seanyb5289]

I've been waiting for this one to come out. I love this show and I love this channel. Great vid man

[@SgtCthulhu]

I was waiting for this video. Thank You Cogan

[@XBX4L]

LOVE THIS SHOW AND YOUR COVERAGE OF THEM!

[@fancyaali]

Nice video! Could you do a vampire analysis from Only Lovers Left Alive next ?

[@Marr0wgar]

"We drank the blood of some people but the people were on drugs, and now I'm a wizard" I quote this every chance I get. No one knows wtf I'm talking about but it's my favorite line in all of media ever lol.

[@bigd1348]

Another excellent video my 😎 I watched every video on your channel over the last few weeks 😊

[@SerDonkey]

we do know that vampires dont die when the one who turned them does, Petyr is said to have turned Deacon in the movie and when he dies Deacon doesn't as well as Petyr turning Nick in the movie 4:20

[@clown-cult96]

I’m so glad What We Do In The Shadows exists. Twilight has officially been dethroned as pop culture’s general consensus of what a vampire is in favour of something fun and modern yet still very traditional and diverse.

[@batmanknowskarate5261]

Excellent video, loved it! However, Tilda is portraying her character from Jim Jarmusch"s Only Lovers Left Alive not Gabriel from Constantine fyi

[@RFCEJ99]

I loved both the film and televison series. Love this video!

[@malachisguides]

You should've waited for season 5 to wrap up. Now we know that the vampires are aware of what happens when you kill a sire.

[@JonathanGhost42]

Your channel is my absolute favourite when it comes to vampires.

[@stepheninczech]

Petyr died and he had made two of the characters into vampires and neither of them died so no, killing a vampire does not kill off its entire bloodline.

[@CrystalBrown-xt8xs]

Cogan Lollins, please do the video on the Vampire Henry from the tv series Blood Ties.

[@lisaahmari7199]

I love all them so much....especially Nandor and Nadia. Though, I am not loving the blonde chick so much. I thought I hated Colin but then he became the baby and I actually missed his interacting with the others. Also, the older you get, the more energy vampires you meet and the schitck becomes funnier.

[@mutensword602]

Tilda is not playing her character from Constantine she is playing her VAMPIRE character from Only Lovers Left Alive. It is excellent movie about a vampire couple suffering from ennui due to a long existence.

[@58Kym]

Taiki Waititi was just magical in this! He is fabulous and I am a huge fangirl of him and Tarantino.

[@travisbell1568]

Hey Cogan Lollins I really love your dog soldiers werewolves explained video my Request vampire in vampirella comics vampire explained video

[@shway2368]

It cracks me up how the two cops from the movie got their own spin off show lmao

[@seanyb5289]

Yo what seriously? 😮

[@shway2368]

@@seanyb5289 yeah, Wellington Paranormal

[@kidsamsa]

In the episode where the tv gang throw a party, we see a jiangshi (aka Chinese vampires) and apparently the Babadook are also around in this world, so it seems like there may be a lot of subspecies of vampires.

[@themuseumman2355]

Have you watched "Wellington Paranormal" this is another TV series set in the same time line based on the same two cops from the film who end up investigating the Paranormal in the Wellington New Zealand and features all sorts of different paranormal creatures. I would highly recommend looking this series up as well.

[@axelthouin4389]

in this univers there is also trolls, devils, feeries,"sirène", ghost, peupol who can reincarnet, babadook, genies, dogs who breth filer, demonic goat and the Jersey devil existe

[@michael4904]

Love how he referees to Guillermo as Nandors familiar 😭

[@michaelhowell2326]

I want so bad to watch this series. The trailers alone get me laughing hard.

[@locomotivefaox]

The thing with them not having a reflection in mirrors but being able to be captured in footage is because old mirrors were made with silver, which is commonly associated to be the bane of the unholy and undead.

[@kezziahvalentino2450]

Been waiting for this

[@jackfoxx6351]

Ive been waiting for this one

[@samhaines8228]

Very well done!

[@jhamps4806]

The film What we do in the shadows is genius, I loved every second of it.

[@ginalola333]

Enjoyed your video and subscribed 👍

[@DarthwRath]

I remember few months ago recommending you to make a video on this universe. I'm glad you took my recommendations. Because if you're into vampire lore and silly comedy, What We Do In The Shadows is without any doubt the best at that. It's stupidly funny yet the lore is too good. Breaking 4th walls and basically free of any serious vampire laws but they do it in really good funny way. The lore is really awesome, my favourite vampiric lore by far. The movie and series compliment each other. Personally I love the series more. Viaggo, Deacon, Vladislav and Petyr are awesome. But the complete madness of Nandor the banana wins. And Baron Afanas...He's amazing. The mannerisms, body language and all else is perfection. He has that Royal elegant supremacy vibe while being a complete savage. They nailed his looks especially during his entrance. A scarier version of the Unseen Elder (from The Witcher). Energy vampire is a genius creation. We all know or at least have met one of those. Lol.

[@todddust564]

You should check out the vampires from the 1985 movie Lifeforce. It's a pretty out of this world vampire movie.

[@deadgd4975]

Vampires can’t see there reflection because mirrors used to be backed with silver, they are now backed with aluminum

[@Schelbig]

Also old fashioned photography had silver nitrate in development of the photo that’s why they can’t be captured in photographs

[@thegothravager]

I love this movie and series, Thanks for covering it! Have you thought about covering Kindred The Embraced or Forever Knight? Both are vampire shows from the 90s. Kindred is based on Vampire The Masquerade.

[@onlyoneball6256]

Damn man, I love this show and you did a great job covering it. You should check out the vampire survival guide, it looks into how to survive if there is a vampire uprising. It looks at vampires much more scientifically.

[@angelvasquez1592]

You should do the vampire diaries

[@tsdocholiday8965]

He has

[@angelvasquez1592]

@@tsdocholiday8965 oh yeah my bad then he should do the other creatures like sirens witches gods and more

[@bexmw]

I always loved that Tilda is just herself lmao

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

Excellent video and having TW in it makes it awesome 😎

[@spawnofragnarok9267]

Cogan lollins please do the video on the vampires from DC comics

[@coganLollins]

I will definitely have to check that out! thanks for the suggestion

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

Are you talking about that DC vs Vampires comic story?

[@SaguaroBlossom]

I love the cameos. The vampire council was genius!

[@kakashiseto4056]

First off amazing and wonderful videos and thank you for all your hard work and time ,also it may be just be but you sound like or he sounds like just the ER doctor anywho amazing video

[@joshuamourning6650]

I was gonna say you should cover vampire the masquerade and all the clans cain and the antidiluvions as they are very ancient and powerful vampires

[@roulewave]

self-identified vampire biologist here! I've been paying close attention to energy vampires throughout the WWDITS series and have come to a possible conclusion of energy vampires being undead, but not in a sense where they are turned. It is shown that when placed in front of a mirror, an energy vampire will appear like a rotting corpse, much like a traditional vampire in the process of being turned, where their reflection fades slowly though they appear slightly decomposed. Not too many people have noticed this, even though it was shown up front in a Colin episode. It wasn't a one-off gag, but a canonical feature of the psychic vampire species. And a theoretical explanation for why The Sire looks the way he does, as you said vampires appear to change into a more demonic look as they age, this being the case for the sire and Baron, having more demonic features. I believe vampires are evolved offspring of the incubus/succubus demons and humans, as the Staten Island vampires have mentioned that sex is a part of their culture, and with the way these demons are portrayed in mythos and media, it seems to connect well with the vampires from WWDITS. Vampires being evolved forms of demons also plays into the fact that they sizzle and are injured by crucifixes and religious names and imagery (though the vampire Deacon is named after a religious status but I guess that's different). Don't take my word as factual though, these are just theories made by observation and studying the characters and species within the series and movie. I'm just a nerdy teenager with an autistic fixation on the series and vampire mythos

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

Your so real for that and great catch about Collin too