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Vampires Theory
Our
fascination with vampires is a dark preoccupation, mysterious in
nature, shadowy in origin. They people our folk tales, our
poetry, our fiction, and our games. They walk through our movies
and our nightmares, the monarchs of our fearful nighttime
mythology.
And why? Why this monster of all monsters?
Could it be, that within all that monstrosity, we sense something
almost frighteningly human; a terrible creature with a human
face?
For remember: once these things were human, once they
lived among us, perhaps sharing our dreams and fears, our best
hope. Now, in their terribly altered state, they embody us so
closely; in appearance, in gesture, and sometimes even in
behavior, they bring those horrors to our doorstop.
Now rising from their terrible slumber in the earth, the myth
awakens to wander the lands of Britannia. For in this time, have
the ancient one's sleep been disturbed by the magics, wars and
works of men, and once again the Covenant of Blood; the clan of
the night, comes to haunt the dreams of mortals.
This
living hand, now warm and capable
Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold
And in the icy silence of the tomb,
So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights
That thou would wish thine own heart dry of blood,
So in my veins red life might stream again,
and thou be conscience-calm'd. See, here it is-
I hold it towards you.
They crowd our imagination. They hide
under our beds. They lurk within the dark recesses or our
primal unconscious. You can't run, you can't hide - it's
going to get you. The beast, the ravager, the Lusus
Natura. What is it, and why do we fear it? What is
it's name?
We have always had our Fiends. They have
long fixed the romantic imagination of priest and poet alike.
At one time we called them Trolls, later they were named Demons,
and then they were Witches who brewed evil potions. Still
later, the Monster was said to be the hungry Wolf, the Bogeyman,
or the Godzilla of Cold War terror. Finally, some called it
human ignorance and intolerance. For a time, they tried to
tell us that monsters don't exist at all, that everything about
the universe was either known or would soon be known.
But now we know better. We have made our
reacquaintance with the Beast. We have learned its true
name.
Now we understand the expanse of eternity, its
unimaginable infinitude, the chaos of its structure, and our won
petty insignificance. Now we have admitted the magnitude of
the problems we face and our seeming inability to affect change
on the scale necessary to save us.
Today we have caught a glimpse of reality, and
have seen the truth behind the veil. We have come full circle and
rediscovered the Fiend. We have regained our ancient
heritage. We have found that to which we have given so many
names - the source of our mortal terror.
We have found the enemy...and it is us.
We are
searchers, forever looking for the uncomfortable truth of our
human condition, searching within ourselves for that which is
unclean, uncertain impure - for that which has no name. By
looking at the monsters we create, we gain new insights into our
"darker half." These fiends express what we are
at the deepest and most inaccessible levels of our unconscious.
Since time immemorial, they have given us a
connection to our animal self, the fulfillment of an
unadulterated emotional vitality, and the promise of a brutal
justice.
The vampire is the quintessential fiend, for
the vampire is so much our own reflection. Vampires feed as
we feed, by killing, and through death can feel the same dread,
guilt and longing for escape. They are mapped in the same
cycle of fast, feast and purge. They, like us, seek
redemption, purity and peace. The vampire is the poetic
expression of our deepest fears, and the shadow of our most
primal urges.
Just as the hero of legend must descend into
the pit of Purgatory to face the tormentor, overcome personal
weaknesses, and finally he cleansed in order to return home with
the gift of fire, so must we descend into the depths of our own
soul and return to life with the secrets we have won. That
is the real journey of Prometheus. It is the meaning of
the myth. Only by embarking on such a journey can we
discover out true selves and look into the mirror.
The lure of this promise of spiritual
connection is well-nigh irresistible. But, in the end, it
is a most disturbing undertaking. You must take heed and
step carefully - for no journey is ever without its perils.
Do not look into your own soul, unless you are willing to
confront that which you find there.
So remember:
There are no such thins as monsters....
In a book by Christopher Golden called "Of Saints and Shadows", a new idea of vampires is spawned. In this book, vampires were originally called, "The Defiant Ones". And they it is uncertain whether they were created by God or Satan. They are not all evil beings, but a few are. In this book, the catholic church brainwashed the Defiant Ones several thousands of years ago. Originally, they were capable of anything. And once they were taught that they'd die if they went out in the sun, they did. So in this book, it takes everything we have known and throws it out the window. A damn good book, climaxing with a battle during broad daylight with the evil sorcerer priests of the catholic church versus about a dozen daywalking vampires. When the sun goes down, all hell breaks loose. Including a guest appearance by Beelzebub himself, who was summoned by Liam Mulkkerin, leader of the catholic sorcerer priests. I recommend it highly if you want a revolutionary look at my personal favorite amongst ALL the creatures of the night.
Countess Elizabeth Bathory
There are many legends about vampires. However, there are official documents proving the existence of an authentic seventeenth-century countess, Elizabeth Bathory, who was the most bloodthirsty vampiress of all time!!!
Elizabeth Bathory was born in 1560 into one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Transylvania. She had many powerful relatives - a cardinal, princes, and a cousin who was prime minister of Hungary. The most famous Bathory was King Steven of Poland. 1575-86.
Elizabeth was married to Count Ferencz Nasdasdy when she was 15, he was 26. The count added her surname to his, so the countess kept her name. They lived at Castle Csejthe in the Nyitra country of Hungary. The count spent a great deal of time away from home fighting. His nickname was "The Black Hero of Hungary". While he was away, Elizabeth's manservant Thorko introduced her to the occult.
Elizabeth eloped with a dark stranger briefly, but came home. Luckily the count forgave her. Back at the castle, Elizabeth couldn't stand her domineering mother-in-law. She began torturing the servant girls with the help of her old nurse Iloona Joo. Her other accomplices included the major-domo Johannes Ujvary, Thorko, a forest witch named Darvula and a witch Dorottya Szentes.
In 1600 Ferencz died and Elizabeth's period of real atrocities began. First, she sent her hated mother-in-law away. Elizabeth was very vain and afraid of getting old and losing her beauty. One day a servant girl accidentially pulled her hair while combing it -- Elizabeth slapped the girl's hand so hard she drew blood, which fell onto her own hand. She immediately though her skin took on the freshness of that of her young maid. She was sure she found the secret of eternal youthful skin!!! She had her major-domo and Thorko strip the maid, cut her and drain her blood into a huge vat. Elizabeth bathed in it to beautify her entire body.
Over the next 10 years Elizabeth's evil henchmen provided her with new girls for the blood-draining ritual and her blood baths. But one of her intended victims escaped and told the authorities about what was happening at Castle Csejthe. King Mathias of Hungary ordered Elizabeth's own cousin, Count Cuyorgy Thurzo, governor of the province to raid the castle. On December 30, 1610 they raided Castle Csejthe. They were horrified by the terrible sights in the castle - one dead girl in the main room, drained of blood and another alive whose body had been pierced with holes; in the dungeon they discoverd several living girls, some of whose bodies had been pierced. Below the castle, they exhumed the bodies of some 50 girls.
Elizabeth was put under house arrest. A trial was held in 1611 at Bitcse. She refused to plead guilty or innocent and never appeared at the trial. A complete transcript of the trial was made at the time and it survices today in Hungary! Johannes Ujvary, major-domo, testified that about 37 unmarried girls has been killed, six of whom he had personally recruited to work at the castle. The victims were tied up and cut with scissors. Sometimes the two witches tortured these girls, or the Countess herself. Elizabeth's old nurse testified that about 40 girls had been tortured and killed.
All the people involved in the killings, except the Countess Bathory and the two witches were beheaded and cremated. The tow accomplices had their fingers torn out and were burned alive. The court never convicted Countess Elizabeth of any crime. Stonemasons were brought to Castle Csejthe to wall up the windows and doors of the bedchamber with the Countess inside. They left a small hole through which food could be passed. King Mathias II demanded the death penalty for Elizabeth but because of her cousin, the prime minister, he agreed to an indefinitely delayed sentence, which really meant solitary confinement for life.
In 1614, four years after she was walled in, one of the guards wanted a look at this famous beauty. He saw her lying face down on the floor. Elizabeth Bathory, the "Blood Countess" was dead.
There are some connections between the Bathorys and the Draculas. The commander of the expedition that helped Dracula regain his throne in 1476 was Prince Steven Bathory. A Dracula fief, Castle Fagaras, became a Bathory possession during the time of Elizabeth. Both families had a dragon design on their family crests.
To which Lynn Saunders adds:
One thing I found out was that the Countess, as a small child (4 or 5) used to have quite violent seizures where she would pass out. I do not think this was epilepsy, but most likely some other neurological disorder that may help to explain her horrific behvior as a young woman.
The second thing is that when her husband, the Count, was alive, he loaned a large sum of money to the government. After his death, and once the discovery of Elizabeth's grisley activities was made, the government decided that another reason to wall her up in her castle was to avoid having to pay back the debt they owned to her estate.
There A True "American
Vampire" Myth?
The European settlers and African slaves brought the vampire mythology of their homelands to the New World. In some cases these myths became intertwined as settlers from many backgrounds melded into a single nation. While Native American mythology has some very fascinating monsters, some of them being flesh-eaters, others being shape-changers, none are true bloodsuckers. Yet, there is a true "American vampire," one born of this young nation, one found only here in America. This vampire is much more than a meld of the beliefs of the Native Americans and those of our forefathers. The true "American Vampire" would have to be that of Hollywood. Let me explain: The vampire has been portrayed in Hollywood, since the original filming of Dracula (Tod Browning) to the recent filming of Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola) as a creature of the night who is suave, debonair, quite beautiful and hypnotically seductive. This vampire is a desirable creature, one that many mortals would become, yet in the ancient myths of other cultures, the vampire is an ugly, vile, evil creature, one that no mortal would choose to become. While it is true that an Irishman wrote the novel that began it all, the story gave birth to two distinct interpretations of the vampire Dracula. F.W. Murnau (a German) created the first surviving film adaptation of the novel. In his "Nosferatu -- Eine Symphonie des Garuens" the Count was not suave, handsome, or even desirable. Count Orlock was ugly, with pointy ears, a bald head, and large pointy incisors. The vampire held true to the European myths, at least in physical appearance. Tod Browning brought a new image to the vampire with his filming of Dracula. Bela Lugosi portrayed the Count as a handsome creature of the night. He was very suave and debonaire, speaking in his Hungarian accent, hypnotizing women with his stare, and moving in a slow, yet smooth manner. Women all over America fell in love with this Count Dracula, men all over America desired to be this Count Dracula. The Hollywood Vampire was born, a creature of myths from the old world blended with the American dream of beauty, sexual irresistibility, and immortality. Rarely has Hollywood portrayed the vampire as a despicable and ugly revenant. We have seen them become hideous creatures when exposed to sunlight or when hit with a bit of holy water. The body of the immortal is perfect and the behavior seductive. However, you will be hard pressed to find any legend, regardless of origin, that paints this picture of the vampire. In a few cases, such as the Dearg-Due of Ireland, the vampire is a beautiful female that uses her beauty to seduce her victims. In most cases though the vampire is a walking corpse. It is not beautiful. It has no intelligence. He is no more than a re animated corpse that feeds on the blood of the living to sustain his re animated form. The vampire we all know and love today has been created and refined over the years by Hollywood. Movies such as Dracula, The Lost Boys, The Hunger, and Dance of the Damned have continually fed the legend of the vampire as a desirable, beautiful creature of the night. Hollywood (as well as America's fiction writers) has, in fact, created a true American Vampire by combining the old myths (yes, staking the vampire, garlic, crosses, sunlight, native soil, and the like are found in the old myths) and the American dream of power, beauty, sexual irresistibility, and immortality. That vampire has become the "True American Vampire." copyright 1994 - Andy Rose permission to reprint is granted freely
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The Nosferato Lover
every one us got the feel of anger inside, and some times we hear that roaring of
the beast inside of us, and we stop down and strike that mano beast to calm our
selves for a reson not to commet things we may regret and reach a pressure point
we may never be able to stop after it, so there is also the bright side inside every one
of us that holds our good emotions togather......
the nosferato 's lover is the woman that can control the master 's anger....
rise the bright side of him silence the roaring..inside the beast..
she melts in his soul and thoughts..joining their bodies togather in the melody
of darkness..inside the mystry of the night