MY PROFILE RULES OF CONDUCT
1. Do Not Add Me Without My Consent
2. Do Not Message or Bite Me If Are Under The Age Of 18
(The Only Message That Will Not Earn My Wrath Is One That Informs Me Of A Profile Update)
3.Do Not Request To Cyber Nor To Be My Slave
4. Pretending To Attack Me
(I Do Not Play Such Games, Find Someone Who Will Indulge Such Childish Whims, When I Attack Or defend It Is In Real Life Where I Can Cause REAL Damage. Not In Cyberspace Where No Real Effects Happen)
5. Rate Me Fairly
6. Respect My Profile Rules And Wishes
7. Do Not Revenge Rate Me
(If I Visited You And Found There Was Little Or Nothing I Shall Mark You Low, However This Does Not Mean I Found It Distasteful, And If You Ask Respectfully I Shall Re-Rate You Accordingly, But If Demand It, I Shall Leave It As Is.
8. No Stupid shit
Examples Are But Not Limited To
Down rating Me Or Mines Profiles
Criticizing Me Or Mines Profiles When Yours Is Lacking.
Blocking Me For Using A Stamp.
Telling Me How I Should Do My Profile.
Lecturing Me On My Content. Being Offensive With Your Comments.
Rating Me low For Choosing A Mutant Theme.
Revenge Rating
Think Really Hard If You Want To Disregard My Wishes,
Once You Have A Place One My Blocked List And Rated A 1 It Will Remain So.
My Name is Razer.
You Will Not Find Trivial Things Like Quiz's On My Profile Because I Don't Care What Generic Brand Of Labeling Others Think I Am.
I Care Not If I'm Green Eyes Or What Sex Position I Am Or Even What Tribe I'm From.
I Do Not Presume You Do Either.
Why Do People Insist On adding Me To Their Friend's List?
I'm not a nice person and Wonder what they Think A friend Is.
Is it someone you See And Go(Hmmm, They Look like My Friend)
Or Do They Think You Go( I am So Happy I Have A Friend Now, My Life Is Complete)
I Think It Is Someone You Get To Know Beyond A Profile, I Think That Is Why It Is A Pet Peve to be added when I am not asked First.
Besides I Pick And Choose Who My Friends Are Not You!
I hate People Who Try To Step on your toes when It Comes To Anything you have,
Guys Who Think They Have More Money Than You So They Will Take Your Woman.
Or Women Who Think Just Because They Are Cute They Can Have Any Guy They Want.
I Also Don't Care For The Phrase Damaged Goods,
Anyone Who Can Be In An Intense Relationship And Escape With No Internal Scars Never Really Put their Whole Heart Into It.
I do Practice Magic But will not discuss of what nature.
It is of no ones concern.
(I Will Only Tell You It Does Not include Sacrificing animals or people, even though I have met a few I would like to)
I'm An Ex Bouncer and bartender from New Orleans.
I Enjoy Working Out, I Am One Who Likes To Look Good And Not All Skinny, I Do Not Like To Be Thin.
I Have Been A Sanguine For As long as I can Remember.
Ever since I tasted my own blood on the playground all those years ago, I do not feel right and get sick if I do not ingest blood.
And feel energized when I do drink.
I have never wished to be like others, I find the ways of (Normal) people sickening.
Of People who go to their churches to be forgiven of things that are in the nature of us all.
I am The Kind Of Person Who Does Hold A Grudge,
If Someone Really Pisses Me off I may never forgive them. Hell, I don't have to.
I will never let Anyone make me feel bad for the way I dress or act or believe. If I feel bad it is my own sense of right from wrong. Not because someone told me I am.
I do however put on a public face at work, It is of no ones concern on how I really am.
If my employers knew the real me I would have never gotten my job.
There is a time and a place for every thing,
And A wise person shows prudence in his
actions and behavior.
I generally Hate being around others unless it is others as myself.
I am An Adult And Enjoy the banter of those who share the same Ideas and mindsets.
I Make My Own Stamps And Gifs For My Profile And Hope To Move On To BackGrounds As Well.
I do a bit of writing.
I Enjoy Music Such As... Alice Cooper, Cruxshadows, Cradle Of Filth, Otep, A Perfect Circle. Danzig.
And I Love It When A New Person Becomes A Premium Member And They Have Nothing On Their Profile But Still Think They Deserve A 10.
And When It Comes To This Site I Find That Some People Don't believe anyone deserves a 10, I find That hypocritical since They welcome a 10 themselves.
And I don't think they message people saying(Hey I deserve a 9.) And To Those They Will Get An 8.
So If You are That Kind Of Person Don't Bother Rating Me, Because I May Rate You Back A 1 For You Being A Hypocrite And Put You On My Block List If I'm In A Bad Mood. Because I Will Take This As You Broke My Down Rating Rule,
Even If You Think You Did Not Because You Rate Everyone That Way,
I Really Don't Care What You Think, It My Opinion In This Matter That Counts NOT Yours. There Are alot of us who spend quite a bit of time to do things that stand out on our profiles and deserve our ratings. Ratings Are Important to me to a point.
But If Some asshole gives me less Than I deserve Than I have No Problem giving them a 1 And Being Re-rated A 1 By Them(I Would Rather Get A 1 Standing Up For Myself Than Take A Rate I Feel Is Unfair)
I May Be An Asshole But I will Acknowledge When Someone Puts Time Into their Profile And Will rate Them Accordingly.To Me That Is Fair. But It Is Not Fair To Accept A Rate I Am Not Willing To Give.
And I Do Not Care About Your Level I Will Rate A Sire A 1 If They Have An Empty Profile because I Would Expect More From Them Being A Sire Than A Few Pics And Words As Well As I Will Rate A Whelp A 10 If Their Profile Deserves It.
And As Far As The Theme Of My Profile If You Rate Me Low Because I Chose A Demon Or Anime Character Then GET OVER Yourself.
I Am Different In My Choice Of Themes. And Believe A lot Of Choices Are Repeated Over And Over And I Like To Be Creative.
And If I Receive A Low Rate Because You Rated Me On My Theme Rather Than Content I Will Return Your Rate With A 1 And Block You. So It Is In Your Best Interest Not To Rate Me If That Is Your reason For Rating Me Low.
This was written by someone and i cant remember who they are but she nails the sub culture so well i honor her with posting it here
Ignoring historical references to European barbarian tribes and, architectural, literal and art forbiddens, Goth is a subculture. It started in the late 1970's both in Europe AND the United States OUTSIDE of the club/music scene. The culture was comprised of INDIVIDUALS with very little in common but their artistic drive, insatiable curiosity, extreme intellectualism, and the socially unacceptable need to be and express themselves. In a nutshell, Goth is very much like 70s Punk with a brain and good manners. (In other words, it shares the underlying feeling of disgust and separation from normal everyday culture that the 70s Punks espoused, but expresses its alienation and disenchantment with modern society and it's values in a more intelligent and less destructive manner.) The label Goth itself is very much a descriptive reference to the literary genre and architectural forbidden both of which characterize and evoke the mood and to a certain degree, mindset that is generally idealized by modern Goth as a cultural group. However, it should be noted that the term subculture indicates initial acknowledgment that is it NOT mainstream. Goth is a subculture by definition, but it is also a lifeforbidden. The club/music scene was not the cause, but rather an effect.
How do I become Goth?
I hate to break it to you, but Goth is not something you can just learn. Gothic people grew up that way. Most people do not have the genuine sense of wonder, creativity, talent, open-mindedness, and appreciation of the duality of existence, nor of themselves and their abilities that makes a person genuinely Goth. While some of these things can be learned over the course of years, most of it can only be emulated. To emulate something strongly implies that the action is neither original nor genuine. That is just not Goth. It is not unusual that a Goth will 'discover' that the label Goth is what they are, but didn't know what to call it. In some ways being a Goth can be compared to being heterosexual or bisexual, you don't choose the lifeforbidden, you just come to terms with having it.
How do I know if I'm Goth?
This is a VASTLY more reasonable question. It's sort of odd and sad at the same time that a lot of actual Goths don't know that they are, many have been quite surprised to find out. This is unfortunately the work of massive media stereotyping and misinformation from ignorant but rather noisy wanna-be's. It seems that the bulk of available information on Goth comes from those two sources. Never mind that.
If most (10 or more) of the following statements are true, it is VERY likely that you are Goth. If the first statement is false, you aren't Goth. No, not even if all 16 of the rest are true. Of course, you would be readily accepted and most welcome amongst Goths for your strength of individuality and ability to appreciate the culture in general and themselves in particular.
· You feel the need to spend a lot of time creating things (music, art, poetry, philosophies, stories and the like)
· Your creative efforts are often described as dark, shocking, scary, morbid or strange
· You like museums and cultural centers
· You understand and even enjoy Shakespeare, Shelley, Browning or some other similar work without having to read the Cliffe Notes (not every country may be familiar with these gems of supposed higher learning. Cliffe Notes or a small book, usually under 75 pages, that contains the synopsis of a work of literature. For those who don't ACTUALLY want to read the required book you can purchase a Cliffe Notes and get the highlights and top quotes. They are in VERY distinctive covers that look amazingly like a construction warning sign).
· You know the difference between nihilism and existentialism, even if you don't really live by either
· You really, truly enjoy music of many kinds
· You are a very sensual person (aware of color, texture, sound, taste and scent)
· You don't understand why the people around you spend so much time watching TV
· You don't feel comfortable looking just like everyone else you know
· You do feel comfortable just being yourself, even if no one else around is anything like you
· You wonder "why" a lot, and come up with some interesting answers
· You wonder "how" a lot, and often figure it out on your own
· You don't just reject something because you don't understand
· You base your opinions of people on who they are and what they do rather than what they look like
· You are not afraid of the unknown
· You are not afraid of the dark
· You are afraid of mediocrity
Laura Lemay says that to be Goth I have to be angsty and wear a lot of black. Is this true?
NO. Black and angst are not necessary to be Goth. True Goth defies stereotyping and does not adhere to dress codes. Too much angst or other negative emotion stifles a person's ability to learn, think, and create. Azhram says, most actual Goths are psychologically pretty well-adjusted people, this depends on the area. I have noticed there is a difference in Goths mental stability depending on the country. Many have either started with or acquired some sort of angst, and as with any long term groups, this was not how Goth started, but it does greatly affect newer Goths and HAS become associated. Goths just have a different set of cultural and social blueprints than your average person. Ms. Lemay knows a lot more about web authoring than she does about Goth, even if she refuses to practice good web design on her own personal site. But she DID get one thing right when she said, "Try not to take yourselves so seriously." Granted, that's a little out of context, but it's good advice just the same.
So, this brings up a whole new can of worms...the most common tidbits of juicy misinformation about Goth. In almost two decades of watching people's perceptions of Goth, I have found that never has there been so much inaccurate information as there is now. It's time to break out the hammer and start banging. Let's take a look at the most commonly distributed misinformation about Goth, shall we?
Ten Gothic Stereotypes We All Love To Repeat
· All Goths must wear black. Color is not Goth.
· Goth is a subculture based on a musical forbidden.
· All Goths listen to the same music.
· All Goths are fixated on death.
· All Goths drink a lot/do drugs.
· Goth came from the hippie movement.
· Goths don't laugh except to mock others.
· Goths all have tattoos and piercings.
· Goths always wear a lot of makeup.
· Goth and Freak are interchangeable terms for the same culture.
I know that a lot of so-called "Goth" people accept these things to be facts. I see it on the Web and I see it on what passes for a scene. I also know that this list of statements and quite a few others like them are just so much bullshit. So what is the truth? Here, let's go back through that list and correct things, eh? You might be surprised, or you might be another Olde Schooler, in which case, you'll be greatly amused.
All Goths must wear black. Color is not Goth.
I can see where this one might have some heavy support, since the scene is filled with cookie-cutter, black clad people who generally avoid the few daring individuals who might wear white, or gods forbid *gasp!* include color in their wardrobe. This lack of individualism strongly suggests to someone who doesn't really understand Goth that we have a uniform look or worse, that we are conformists. What people fail to grasp is that most people on the Goth scene are either skin-Goths (poseurs), demi-Goths (people who might make fine Goths if they could just get over what other people thought of them) or second and third generation Goths who just honestly never had any contact with other Goths who knew what the movement is all about. This is one of the things that created the paradox of a culture that was based on individualism and creativity but just the same had a rigid conformist dress code. Truth is, Goth is rabidly individualistic and we wear whatever we damn well please. Color is not an exception. You just don't recognize us when you see us outside of the stereotype. There is a 'forbidden' called Goth now that has evolved from the stereotype, and dressing in fashion is not exactly a low-cost option. Most Goths tend to be from middle to high income to afford the lifeforbidden they are part of. Skin-Goths and demi-Goths spend an amazing amount of money on appearing to be in fashion, but a true Goth knows that the outfit doesn't make the Goth, (it can, however, make you look good).
Goth is a subculture based on a musical forbidden.
I can also see how a lot of people might get this impression. A lot of otherwise decent sources of information on Goth and its more recent history offer this myth up to us as fact. It may even very well be part of the truth for some Gothic orgins in some parts of the world, but it is predated by the emergence of Goth as culture rather than Goth as musical genre in America (at the very least). The media (read record labels and associated musical rags) started this, and I find it disgusting that so many people feel the need to perpetuate this myth that the musical genre started Goth as opposed to Goth starting the genre. Many sources including the Usenet's alt.gothic group even go so far as to say that the actual cultural origins of Goth were a later fable added after the supposedly music-based trend happened. This is absolutely false. Before there was a so-called Goth sound, we had dropped the title of New Romantics and firmly settled on calling ourselves Gothic. The culture pre-dates the musical genre by a good two years. I should know. I was there. Honest. Here is one of the key points I disagree with Azhram. Much of new-Goth IS based on musical forbidden, which is unfortunate since he is right.
All Goths listen to the same music.
Yah. Sure we do. Actually that's not highly likely. Even the skin-Goths have a semi-diverse musical taste. This is one of those ridiculous stereotypes that is glued onto every single culture that exists. It is true of none of them, and is just as untrue for Goths. I won't waste any more breath on this one. Again, Azhram focuses on a point, but as the Swedes say, "The cat is walking around the porridge". Goths DO tend to listen to the same type of music, overall as individuals Goths do have their own preferences that suit them in music as well, but the groups/forbiddens they listen to tend to overlap a great deal. There are Goth that couldn't care less for what music is playing.
All Goths are fixated on death.
Okay people. Repeat after me: Goth is not about death. Good. Now go to your local institution of higher learning and enroll in art history and English lit classes. Learn about symbolism and metaphor. Maybe take a few philosophy classes. Being uneducated or ignorant usually causes this stereotype. Goths are by and large more fixated on the concept of beauty as an abstract, creative endeavours (both their own and those of historical origins) and simply trying to get ahead in a society that doesn't share their individual aesthetics, values and principals. If you have a decent fine arts education, an ounce of perceptiveness and know the difference between a real Goth and a skin-Goth, you know that Goth, while often dark and eerie, is NOT obsessed with death. Regular American culture is.
All Goths drink a lot/do drugs.
I realize that this is a pretty deeply ingrained idea about Gothic culture, but it's wrong. Goths are not all completely clean cut, sqeaky-clean sober types, but we aren't all into drugs. Granted, most young people go through an experimental stage with sex and drugs, and the bulk of Goth is made up of young people, but let's face it, Goths don't do any more drugs than your average person. Drugs aren't a requirement in being Goth, even if there are a lot of irresponsible people out on the scene who are hell-bent on telling you otherwise. We have a word for those types. Maybe you've heard it...Junkie. Just remember Goth does not equal Junkie.
Goth came from the hippie movement.
This is more media stereotyping. It is also completely false. Goth has nothing to do with the hippie movement. There are no similarities either (except being a subculture of it's own). Alt.culture has a really interesting but completely inaccurate write-up on Goth that mentions this, and people are entirely too fond of repeating this rancid little tidbit of misinformation. I'd like to say STOP IT right now. Just cut it out. Goth came from neither Hippie nor Punk. If it came from anything at all, it was a new outlook on Beat.
Goths don't laugh except to mock others.
This is just too pretentious. I've been a Goth for two decades and I spend a lot of time laughing at a lot of things that have nothing to do with the misfortunes or lack of taste of others. I am not the exception. Most Goths have a well-developed sense of humor that is really quite healthy. Certainly we don't all laugh at the same things or make the same kinds of jokes, but that is a given, isn't it? It seems that a huge number of people that claim to be Goth also claim that we don't share in the common human arena of emotion, but common sense alone should tell you that this is, like so many other things, a posturing load of unmitigated bull. Yes, I know that there are flocks of people who claim to be Goth that will demonstrate personally and in the most uncomfortable fashion that we are nasty, sociopathic bastards who live to laugh at your misfortunes and will excuse their unacceptable behaviour by claiming that it's the Goth way of acting. I'm sure you've seen them in IRC and Usenet and that they seem to be the unpleasant majority, but if you take a few minutes to think, it may become apparent that at least online there are entirely too many people claiming to be something other than they are and that people in general (online and off) are frightfully nasty towards one another if they feel that they can get away with it. Sure, we Goths have a different view of things socially, but then again, so do the Japanese, and no one accuses them of not ever laughing non-maliciously. Do they?
Goths all have tattoos and piercings.
More stereotyping. Tattoos and piercings have become very trendy these days. Stereotypical Goth has also become very trendy. So you are going to see a lot of skin-Goths running around with a lot of very obvious tattoos and piercings. You will also see a lot of Ravers, Rednecks, Indie Kids and other people who have nothing to do with Goth running around with tattoos and piercings a-go-go. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce that one. Just remember, Goths are individuals. We will do what we think looks right on us, and if having no ink or metal embedded in our skin feels right, we will do with or without and still be indisputably Goth.
Goths always wear a lot of weird or scary makeup.
No, not at all. This, again, goes back to the central idea that Goths are individuals and all exercise their own judgment on how they feel like looking. Sure, makeup is pretty cool, and its application can be a fun pre-outing ritual, but again, it is far from necessary.
Goth and Freak are interchangeable terms for the same culture.
This is ridiculous. It is almost as silly as saying that grunge kids and rednecks are the same cultural group. Sure, there may be some similarities in the stereotypical outward appearance to the grossly unobservant or the painfully ignorant, but it is still radically untrue. Anyone who would ever mistake one for the other after observing for a few minutes is either blind, high, or completely unaware of the actual social and ideological dynamics of both groups. I am thinking that if we are going to continue to live in a society that needs to categorize, stereotype and label, that perhaps we should more carefully analyze the people and things we are labelling before we slap a name on them. Don't just call someone something because they look a certain way. Visual stereotyping is a terribly inaccurate method for classifying people in real practice these days. Most often you will be wrong, and vastly poorer for it.
So, hopefully some of this has made some sort of impact on some of you. Maybe you might even be a little more interested in Goth as a culture and individual Goths as people with something more meaningful and valuable to contribute to both society in general and yourself in particular than bad attitude, poor taste and drugs. Who knows, you might even realize that *you* are Goth. Or that the black-wearing scary kids who have been giving you a hard time because you can't recite every album produced by Christian Death before Valor took over aren't anything but trendies, bullies or jocks.
Or maybe not. Maybe you ARE one of those trying to impress your loser friends by pretending to be something exotic that you don't understand. In that case, you are probably gearing up to flame us. Go right ahead, but be warned: I we not easily embarrassed, frightened, or hurt. And we give as good as we get. So take your best shot and pray that we decide to ignore you.
Taken From Vampgirl.com
Historical 'Vampires'
(other than Dracula)
Gilles de Rais (1404-1440) - Cannibalism, Sorcery, Sadism, Necrophilia, Vampirism.
Elizabeth Bathory (1560-1614) - Sadism, Vampirism.
Gilles Garnier (Late 16th Century) - Blood Drinking, Lycanthropy, Cannibalism.
Clara Geisslerin (Late 16th Century) - Witchcraft, Cannibalism, Vampirism.
Peter Plogojowitz (1725) - Vampirism.
Arnod Paole (1727) - Vampirism.
Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) - Extreme sexual deviance, Sadism.
Antoine Leger (d.1824) - Rape, Murder, Cannibalism, Vampirism.
Sergeant Bertrand (Mid 19th Century) - Corpse mutilation, Necrophilia, Vampirism. Dubbed the 'Vampire of Montparnasse'
Vincenzo Verzini (Late 19th Century) - Corpse mutilation, Murder, Vampirism.
Fritz Haarmann (1879-1925) - Corpse mutilation, Cannibalism, Vampirism, Selling of 'Body Parts'. Dubbed the 'Hanover Vampire'
Peter Kurten (1883-1931) - Rape, Murder, Vampirism. Dubbed the 'Vampire of Dusseldorf'
Victor Ardisson (Early 20th Century) - Illegal Exhumation, Necrophilia. Dubbed the 'Vampire of Muy'
John Haigh (d.1949) - Murder, Vampirism. Dubbed the 'Vampire of London'
Wayne Boden (Late 20th Century) - Murder, Rape, Strangling, Vampirism.
Vampire Legends Around The World
Asanbosam:
African. Asanbosam are normal vampires except that they have hooks instead of feet. They tend to bite their victims on the thumb.
Baital:
Indian. These vampires natural form is that of a half-man, half-bat creature roughly four feet tall. They are otherwise unremarkable.
Bajang:
Malaysian. The bajang normally take the form of polecats. They could be enslaved by sorcerors and forced to kill the sorceror's enemies, and some families were believed to be hereditarily stalked by the bajang.
Baobhan Sith:
Scottish. The baobhan sith (pronounced buh-van she) are evil fairys who appear as beautiful young women and will dance with men they find until the men are exhausted, and then feed on them. The baobhan sith can be harmed and destroyed by cold iron.
Callicantzaros:
Ancient Greece. According to Greek legend, a child born on Christmas will become a allicantzaros.
These vampires often appear in half-human, half-animal shapes.
Ch'ing Shih:
Chinese. Ch'ing shih appear livid and may kill with poisonous breath in addition to draining blood. If a Ch'ing Shih encounters a pile of rice, it must count the grains before it can pass the pile. They can be harmed and destroyed by normal weapons and by sunlight. Their immaterial form is a glowing sphere of light, much like a will-o'-the-wisp.
Civateteo:
Mexican. These vampire-witches held sabbaths at crossroads and were believed to attack young children and to mate with human men, producing children who were also vampires. They were believed to be linked to the god Tezcatlipoca.
Dearg-due:
Irish. The dearg-due is a standard European vampire, except that it cannot shapeshift and may be defeated by building a cairn of stones over its grave.
Empusa:
Ancient Greece and Rome. Empusas appear as either beautiful women or ancient hags. They are strongly related to the incubi and succubi (q.v).
Ekimmu:
Assyrian. These are vampires of the spirit variety. They are naturally invisible and are capable of possessing humans. They can be destroyed by using wooden weapons or by exorcism.
Hanh Saburo:
Indian. These creatures live in forests and can control dogs. They will attempt to lure or drive travellers into the forest to attack them.
Incubus:
European. Incubi (plural of incubus) are sexual vampires. They are spirit vampires of a demonic nature. They may enter homes uninvited and can take on the appearance of other persons. They will often visit the same victim repeatedly. A victim of an incubus will experience the visits as dreams. The female version of an incubus is a succubus
Jaracara:
Brazilian. Normally appearing as snakes, jaracara are said to drink the milk of sleeping women as well as their blood.
Krvopijac:
Bulgarian. Krvopijacs (also known as obours) look like normal vampires except that they have only one nostril.They can be immobilized by placing wild roses around their graves. One way to destroy a krvopijac is for a magician to order its spirit into a bottle, which must then be thrown into a fire.
Lamia:
Ancient Greece and Rome. Lamias are exclusively female vampires. They often appear in half-human, half-animal
forms and eat the flesh of their victims in addition to drinking their blood. Lamias can be attacked and killed with normal weapons.
Loogaro:
West Indies. Appearing as old women, these vampires go abroad at night as blobs of light, much like the will-o'-the-wisp.
Mulo:
Serbian. Mulos normally appear as people wearing white clothes. They are active both day and night, and can assume the shapes of horses or sheep. They eat their victims in addition to drinking their blood. Mulos are also known as Vlokoslak.
Nosferatu:
Central and Eastern European. The "traditional" vampire described in Dracula. Most vampires appearing in movies and books are of this sort.
Rakshasa:
Indian. The Rakshasas are powerful vampires of the spirit variety. They usually appear as humans with animal features (claws, fangs, slitted eyes, etc.) or as animals with human features (flattened noses, hands, etc.). They often appear as tigers. In any form, rakshasas are powerful magicians. They eat the flesh of their victims in addition to drinking blood. Rakshasas may be destroyed by burning, sunlight, or exorcism.
Strige:
Eastern European. These are "birds of ill omen" who will attack people at night, with a whole flock of strigoi sometimes attacking a single victim. The strigoi use their long,sharp beaks to peck holes in their victims and drink their blood.
Vampyr:
Serbian. The vampyr is naturally invisible, but can be seen by animals or by a dhampir. A dhampir is the (living) offspring of a vampyr, and is capable of seeing vampyrs and of harming them physically. Dhampirs would often hire out to destroy vampyrs. Vampyrs cannot shapeshift
Vrykolakas:
Medieval Greece. Described as being "swollen" and "distended," vrykolakas can walk in daylight without being harmed. The vrykolakas may only call to be let into a specific house once a night. In addition to sucking blood, vrykolakas also cause nightmares. They may be destroyed by exorcism or burning. In Crete, they are called kathakano.
Wampir:
Polish and Russian. Wampiri appear exactly as normal humans and have a "sting" under their tongue rather than fangs. They are active from noon until midnight. A wampir may only be destroyed by burning. When the wampir is burned, its body will burst, giving rise to hundreds of small, disgusting animals (maggots, rats, etc.). If any of these escape, then the wampir's "spirit" will escape as well, and will later return to seek revenge. These creatures are also called vieszcy and upierczi.
