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Vampires Fact: Vampire bats have fewer
teeth than any other bat because they do not have to chew their food.
Did You Mean "Vampires" as in...
Vampirism
| Vampires - The word vampire first appeared in the year 1047 and referred to Upir Lichy, a Russian Prince. Upir Lichy translate
to Wicked Vampire. |
Dracula & his Vampires - Read about Vlad the Impaler, the Count Dracula of history and other bloodthirsty Royals, Nobles and Vampires
of fact and fiction, together with their gothic castles and mansions of menace. |
Vampire Weaknesses - All about sunlight, running water, crosses and garlic. Learn how to protect yourself from a vampire. |
Absolutely Halloween Vampires - Spotting a vampire is easy if you have a mirror . Vampires do not have a reflection, so they are invisible in
a mirror. Getting the vampire to a mirror however, is not easily done. They do not go willingly. |
Vampire Fiction
| Bram Stoker - Bram Stoker is the original father of the vampire myth with his book Dracula. He was born in Iteland in 1847
and wrote numerous other novels. |
Anne Rice - This is the official Anne Rice web site. Here you'll find a listing of all her books, including the Vampire Chronicles,
Anne's biography and a visit to her city of New Orleans. |
Haunted New Orleans - The home of Anne Rice is also reported to the be home of the creature of the night searching for victims. Here
you can read about Ane and New Orleans, experience Anne's house and chat about vampires on the forum. |
The Lure of the Exotic Vampire - Vampires have become a common character in paranormal romance novels where they are depicted as romantic, sensual
and erotic heroes, and sometimes heroines. |
Dark Shadows - This tv show was a "soap opera" about a Vampire and other supernatural characters who preyed on the poor residents
of a town called Collinsport. Multiple and parallel time streams allowed the cast members to portray multiple roles. There
were a total of 1225 episodes from 1966-1971. |
Vampire Movies
| Movies About Vampyres - This is the most complete listing of vampire movies I have ever come across. It includes those "golden oldies,"
many of them silent right up to the latest and greatest of the blood suckers. |
Movies That Bite! - Seductive tales of survival, lust, and obsession. Do these night lurking creatures really exist? Vote for your
favorite, see movie trailers or just browse through what's offered. |
Horror Movies on Home Video/DVD - Sooner relax at home to watch your favorite vamire flick? Look here for a list of the top horror movies on DVD
and video. Oh -- don't forget to have a clove of garlic on hand. |
Amazon's Favorite Vampire Movies - The Lost Boys, Forsaken, Blade. They're all here. Read about them, order them and enjoy. |
Children of the Night - Vampires and more. Werewolves, aliens, ghosts, demons. There's over 1500 vampire movies alone |
Vampire Bats
| Bat Myths - Only one species out of almost 950, drink blood. It is the Vampire Bat that lives in Central and South America. |
Vampire Bats - Vampire bats have long been a symbol of mythical vampires, but vampire bats really do exist, with three varieties
in Central and South America. |
Bats and Vampires - Although many people assume that the association of bats and vampires is an ancient tradition, history indicates
that it is a relatively recent invention . |
Characteristics of vampire bats - Although the chief diet of vampire bats is the blood of animals, they do occasionally feed on human blood. |
Facts about vampire bats - The anticoagulant in vampire bat saliva is stronger than any other known anticoagulant and may help in controlling
heart attacks and strokes. |
Vampire Wine
| Vampire Wines from Transylvania - Vampire Wines, Vampyre Vodka - vampires have indeed taken over the night and those who roam the darkness. Pinot
noir, Chardonnay. Delicious blood red wines to tickle your tongue. |
Vampire Vineyards - Join the Vampire Vineyards Wine Club and get the taste of immortality. Receive wine samples, recipes and/or videos. |
Count Dracula's Favorite Wine - The people of Transylvania have been master wine makers for hundreds of years. Vampire wine comes from Romanian
vineyards located in the region of the Carpathian mountains. Read the complete history of Vampire Wine here. |
Fruit of the Vein - Michael Machat thought blood red wine from Transylvania, was an excellent marketing gambit. Much to his surprise,
Vampire Wine already existed. Machat is responsible for publicizing the wine, including getting the coat of arms depicted
on the bottle from the Count Dracula Society in England.d. |
A Wine With Bite - No five-corpse meal is complete without a bottle of Vampire wine. This site tells you about the history of the
vineyards, the wines and the modern day methods used in its making. |
Vampire Role-Playing Games
| Bram Stoker's Dracula - This game is based on the movie Dracula and is licenced by Columbia pictures. Become a vampire - or a vampire
hunter. A very adaptable game. Change the setting to what ever time period suits you. |
Vampire: The Masquerade - This is a story telling game developed by White Wolf. In this game, people take on the characters of vampires
and say what their character would say as they take them through numerous adventures. |
Vampire Hunter - Vampire Hunter is a board game that mixes light strategy with a very cool mechanism -- the lighted tower -- as
players compete to defeat Drakus. |
Vampire: the Dark Ages - Another game by White Wolf, very similar to the Masquerade, but this time the setting is during the Dark Ages,
some 900 years ago. |
White Wolf - You'll find many of the games mentioned here, plus other role playing games at White Wolf. |
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