Vampires

The Best Rated Vampire Movies

Moonlight — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:00:23 +0000

Rottentomatoes.com recently came out with their list of Top 25 Best Reviewed Vampire Movies. Instead of going through the entire list, here is their top ten best rated movies (click the link above to see the entire list). Check out the list and let us know what you think of it.

10. Thirst (2009)
Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to destroy a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood.

9. Vampyr (1931)
Young traveler Allan Grey arrives in a remote castle and starts seeing weird and unexplained things. Things come to a head when one of the daughters of the lord of the castle succumbs to anemia – or is it something more wicked?

8. Cronos (1994)
An old antique dealer, Jesus Gris, discovers a beautiful mechanized scarab. When opened, it stabs whomever is holding it, but the wound brings youthful vigor and a vampire’s need for blood. The device is relentlessly pursued by a dying tycoon, Dieter de la Guardia, whose nephew Angel, reluctant to see his uncle live a moment longer, must still do the old man’s bidding. Meanwhile, Gris’s desires endanger his own granddaughter, Aurora.

7. Horror of Dracula (1958)
Jonathan thought he had destroyed Dracula, but it turns out Dracula is back and he still wants Mina.

6. Fright Night (1985)
About Charlie Brewster who thinks that his next door neighbor is a vampire. His belief is strengthened when mysterious deaths of girls are reported. Charlie concludes that the monster must be destroyed. But since nobody believes his story he gets the help of Peter Vincent, the vampire killer from his favorite horror TV show, who doesn’t even believe vampires are real.

5. Near Dark (1987)
A mid-western farm boy meets a new girl, who then bites and turns him into a vampire. He then joins her group of vagabond traveling vampires. But things get shakey when they threaten the life of his family.

4. Dracula (1931)
The classic vampire movie featuring the legendary Bela Lugosi in the very first film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The story of Dracula and his quest to make Jonathan Harker’s fiancé, Mina, his own.

3. Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1979)
A remake of the horror classic, Nosferatu.

2. Let the Right One In (2008)
The twisted tale about the vengeful 12-year old boy Oskar and the peculiar girl he meet, Eli. Eli turns out to be a vampire and their story is one of love and darkness.

1. Nosferatu (1922)
The classic silent film that’s based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The movie stars the legendary Max Schreck, whose face is known by all thanks to his roll as the creepy Count Orlok.

That’s Rotten Tomatoes’s top 10 best rated vampire movies. Keep in mind that this is their list of best reviewed movies, based on their own system, it’s most likely not what a lot of us would consider the best vampire movies of all time.

- Moonlight

John Polidori and The Vampyre

annimi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:14:00 +0000

Polidori was the friend and personal physician of the infamous rogue and poet, Lord Byron. He was also part of the close-knit circle of friends, including Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Byron, and Claire Clairmont, Mary’s stepsister, and also Byron’s woman of the hour. Polidori was Byron’s personal physician, and traveled with him through Europe. Though he recorded his travels with Byron in his diaries, that were later published, sadly much of the diaries were destroyed or censored by his sister, who originally had them published. A considerable loss to the literary community, and Byron lovers worldwide, the diaries would have said and revealed much more about Byron’s character. Polidori accompanied Byron to the Villa Diodati on Lake Geneva, where Byron and Polidori became fast friends with the nearby Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin (later the famous Mary Shelley), and Claire Clairmont.

So one night, after reading scary stories to each other from Tales of the Dead (you can still find re-edited and re-translated versions of this book today), they decide to each write a scary story. Byron wrote ‘Fragment of a Novel’ which he later discard, and Percy took up ‘A Fragment of a Ghost Story’, –which were actually five ghost stories he wrote down. Mary soon-to-be Shelley did not participate, but most say this night inspired her to write Frankenstein. Polidori wrote The Vampyre, using Byron’s base materials in his novel Fragment, as the foundation for his own tale. The vampyre in his story was closely modeled after Lord Byron himself, at least, as Polidori saw him. The story follows Lord Ruthven, and a young man named Aubrey, who accompanies Ruthven on a trip to Rome.

Ruthven is described in the short story by Polidori as “a man entirely absorbed in himself, who gave few other signs of his observation of external objects, than the tacit assent to their existence, implied by the avoidance of their contact…” and “the light laughter of the fair only attracted his attention, that he might by a look quell it, and throw fear into those breasts where thoughtlessness reigned.” Despite the overall arrogance and malignancy of the Lord Ruthven character, Aubrey is attracted, and accompanies Ruthven to Rome, where shortly after, Ruthven seduces the daughter of a mutual acquaintance. Aubrey leaves Ruthven for Greece, where he falls for Ianthe, the innkeeper’s daughter, who tells him of the vampyre. To Aubrey’s horror, she describes perfectly the character of Lord Ruthven. Later, Ruthven arrives, and Ianthe is killed by a vampire. But Aubrey is none-the-wiser and instead accompanies Ruthven once more.

What, did you think I was going to tell you the ending? Sorry, you’ll have to read the book; some good old-fashioned extra-long and unknown English words will be good for you, expands the vocabulary. Anyway, sadly, Polidori was never quite officially credited for the story; it was published and accredited to Lord Byron. Byron attempted to publish his own Fragment, in order to show people the difference, but no such luck. It wasn’t until long after Polidori’s apparent suicide that the story finally appeared with Polidori’s name above it. He died when he was only 26 years old, and probably still with-holding plenty more scary stories.

The First of Their Kind

Moonlight — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:12 +0000

Who was the first vampire you may wonder. The first vampire is a mystery in many fictional vampire worlds, and even in the real world. Century after century, countless vampires making more vampires – some ancient, some young. Where did it begin, who was the one that started it all? There are many vampire novels in print right now, only a few have asked and answered this question. Here’s a look at three of the first blood suckers…

Akasha
The queen of the vampires in The Vampire Chronicles by the amazing author Anne Rice. In the novels when Akasha was human she was originally from Uruk, or modern-day Iraq. She rose to become a Queen in Kemet, the land that would eventually become Egypt, her king Enkil ruled beside her. She was the first of the vampires and the creation of vampires was brought on by a bloodthirsty spirit. When Akasha was assassinated, the spirit Amel joined with Akasha’s soul as it rose from her body, re-entering her body through her wounds and fusing with her heart and brain to create an entirely new creature, and the vampire was born.

Varnae
Varnae is a vampire in the Marvel Comics universe. He was a sorcerer in ancient Atlantis who was a member of the cult of the Darkholders. The other Darkholders used the Darkhold tome to transform Varnae into the Earth’s very first vampire. He then turned on them when they tried to use him as a weapon against their enemy, King Kull. Varnae then became the Lord of the Vampires.

Lilith
Lilith is believed by some to be Adam’s wife before Eve, she was said to be created the same time as Adam. But she didn’t submit to Adam’s will and was banished from the Garden of Eden. After that she went bad and when she wasn’t having demon babies with the devil she was said to prey on sleeping women and children, draining them of blood, making her the first vampire.

These three are some of the best on the list of “first vampires.” They are, of course, not the only ones out there. What’s your favorite first vampire?

- Moonlight

The Vampire Diaries, Season 1, Episode 8

annimi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:14:02 +0000

In this episode we’re introduced to Stefan’s oldest friend; the 350 year old Lexi, –she’s an absolute sweetheart, and the best part is, she’s older and stronger than Damon. So she can kick his ass any time. It’s Stefan’s birthday, and Lexi came to party with him. There’s maintenance to do after Vickie’s death; Matt, Jeremy, Stefan, and Elena all convince the sheriff that Vickie’s just left town. Matt and Elena are both giving Stefan the cold shoulder, but for different reasons; Matt doesn’t trust Stefan’s intentions with his sister in the last episode, and Elena is upset about all the drama following Stefan around.

Damon heads off to the sheriff’s to deliver a box of vervain; apparently, Stefan and Damon have been telling people that Zach is out-of-town too. Damon is devising a plan to get rid of the hunters and give them a vampire to keep them away from he and Stefan. Bonnie isn’t too thrilled with her crystal, the necklace her ancestor wore, but her Gram convinces her to always wear it. Bonnie heads over to Elena’s house to see what’s going on, and finds the majorly depressed Elena hiding in bed. To cheer her up, Bonnie demonstrates her new witch-y powers. Elena heads over to talk to Stefan, and instead, finds Lexi in her towel; awkward! Meanwhile, Damon is using his vampire Jedi-mind-trick on Caroline to get her to take the necklace from Bonnie, and throw a party that night at the ‘Grill.’

Lexi convinces Stefan to go with her, but he stops at Elena’s first to explain the presence of Lexi, and invite Elena to Caroline’s party. She gets the deal with Lexi, that they’re just friends, but decides she wants to stay home. At the party, Bonnie tries to take the crystal from Bonnie and it shocks her; when she reports what happened to Damon, he calls her shallow, and useless. While Caroline heads off to get wasted, Stefan stops Matt and tries to explain what was going on with him trying to give Vickie an ‘intervention.’ Matt seems to thaw a little, but he’s still angry and upset with Vickie for leaving. Outside, Damon is setting his plans in motion; when he spots a couple kissing nearby, he attacks the boy, and grabs the girl to give her a little brain melting. He goes back in the bar, and talks to Elena for a bit, –who seems to have magically appeared at the party despite not wanting to come, –and she asks if he added anything to Jeremy’s brain when he erased his memory. Damon evasively claims he only took away Jeremy’s suffering.

Outside, the police discover the body of the boy, and the girl sitting beside him. Inside, Lexi approaches Elena, and talks to her a little about love, and loving a vampire as a human. Lexi gets through a bit, Elena thaws toward Stefan, and joins him at the pool table. Lexi heads over to talk to Damon, letting Stefan and Elena have their alone time. Lexi and Damon chat about his diabolical plan, but suddenly, the sheriff enters with the girl, who points out Lexi as the boy’s killer. The sheriff strolls up, shoots up Lexi with vervain, and hauls her out of the bar. Stefan and Elena follow out the back. Lexi attempts to struggle, and the sheriff shoots her; just as Elena and Stefan are coming around the wall, they witness Damon stake Lexi. Though Elena tries to stop him, Stefan confronts Damon, fights him, and stakes him, –but only in the stomach. He tells him they’re even, since Damon saved his life, and he is now sparing Damon’s.

Caroline is carried away by Matt; she’s totally smashed, and he comforts her, and takes her home, then holds her while she sleeps. Elsewhere, Bonnie is having a nightmare, running through the forest, when her ancestor warns her of an “it” coming for her. Bonnie wakes up in the woods, still in her pajamas, out in the cemetery. Phew, what an episode! God, I wish Damon would just give it up, and the two brothers could just bond for god’s sake. And just when things were turning up with Stefan and Elena, Damon has to go and kill someone else, –and possibly brainwash her brother. Jeez; a girl just can’t get a break.

I’m also kind of worried about Caroline. Hopefully, Damon just stays away, because I think her and Matt would make a really sweet couple. She deserves someone to be nice to her, even if she is flawed; it’s a symptom of humanity. I also really liked the Lexi character; totally stupid that she’s already dead, but I guess she also would have been a third wheel in the series. So far it looks like Damon’s “diabolical master plan” is to completely isolate Stefan, and then maybe kill him. Too bad, –Damon is uber-hot, and I want him to stay, and be less of a douche. Just a little less!

Five Vriggin’ Vild Vampire Comics

annimi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:37 +0000

Vampirella, 1969 – So, you’re a hot alien vampire chick from planet Draculon, why not wear a red thong suit that fits like a surgical glove, thigh high boots, and go hunt the evil kind of vampires? Forrest J. Ackerman thought this was a great idea, and then created Vampirella, who started out as a horror host, but went on to become hero of her own story. And on, and on, and on, –her first appearance was in 1969, in Warren Publishing, till 1983. Then she was snapped up by Harris Publishing in 1991, where she lives on today. She also inspired the spin-off manga character Vampi, who thank god, appears to be much more short-lived.

Tomb of Dracula, 1972 – Tomb existed in the Marvel universe from ‘72, to ‘79, and featured probably the most notorious big bad of the known world, –Dracula! The vampire hunting team constantly battles Dracula, who in turn, fights other occasional guest stars, like Jack Russel from Werewolf by Night, Blade, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and even Solomon Kane (who doesn’t really even count as a Marvel character!). Once in a while, Dracula and the vampire hunters team up to fight a common threat, but mostly of the time, he prefers to maintain his supervillain status.

I…Vampire, 1981 – I… Vampire was part of the horror comic anthology House of Mystery, which is one of those comic books that just won’t die! It was recently revitalized in May ‘08, and is still being published today. I… Vampire appeared in 24 issues, from ‘81 to ‘83, and revolved around the depressed, flamboyantly depicted blood-aholic vampire Lord Andrew Bennett, just under 400 years old. Bennett turned his lover, Mary Seward into a vampire, and Mary created a group of vampires, then they all ran off to take over the world. Bennett refuses to kill for blood and instead drinks it from bottles. He’s also suicidal; charming guy, no? The story follows him through bouts of depression, suicide attempts, and battles with his ex, now supervillain.

Cassidy in Preacher, 1995 – Cassidy is the best friend, sometimes foe, of Jesse Custer, the hero and the Preacher. Jesse has the power of the ‘Word of God’, a command that forces other to obey, as a results of being possessed by an angel/demon named Genesis. Cassidy gets involved in a love triangle with Tulip; Tulip in love with the oblivious Custer, Cassidy in love with Tulip. Cassidy has various substance abuse issues, though he doesn’t kill for blood, –he doesn’t even have to have human blood, and instead, prefers booze. I wouldn’t recommend the comic to anyone unless you’re in the mood for some seriously depressing stuff.

30 Days of Night, 2002 – Wanna hear something funny? Before 30 Days of Night was a movie, it was a comic book miniseries, that was actually inspired by a failed attempt at a 30 Days of Night movie. Apparently, your comic book has to succeed before your movie can; Hollywood is truly a bloodthirsty little city, no? The original series was only three issues long, however, there are a ton of sequels, and returns to the original series. Dark Days is the sequel in which Stella strikes a deal with some vampires from L.A. in order to bring her husband back, –the sheriff who saved the town by infecting himself with the vampire “disease.”

Vampire Baseball or Quidditch?

kate — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:47:12 +0000

With New Moon at every turn, I can’t help but think of some of my favorite and not so favorites aspects of the first film Twilight. Although I love just about every scene in that movie, I wasn’t too impressed with the vampire baseball scene. I do like the joke about how it’s the American pastime and the Cullens can only play with rolling thunder behind them but other than that, it doesn’t have much appeal to me. And it got me to thinking the first time I saw Harry Potter play his first Quidditch match. Then I wasn’t knocked off my chair either but it was fun to watch and to read. So as much as every fiber in my being fights against saying anything bad about Twilight, I think I need to give this Twilight vs. Harry Potter match to the wizards.

The one thing Quidditch has against vampire baseball is that it’s completely unique. Yes, it’s said to be like Muggle football in the books but with the number of balls flying through the air, and let’s not forget the fact that the players are all on brooms batting and whizzing around, it’s really a game that J.K. Rowling came up with all on her own. Vampire baseball, on the other hand, is simply a game that anyone can play with the word ‘vampire’ thrown in front of it. And the only rule that seems to be in effect for vampire baseball, other than the traditional rules of baseball, is that they need to play during thunderstorms only. It’s cool to see the Cullens in their superhuman-strength form but it really seems like Stephanie Meyer got stuck on this one and plunged ahead with what little idea she had.

Then again, vampire baseball has the “Cullen” factor. So, doesn’t that really trump just about anything?

Do YOU hate Twilight? Read on!

Moonlight — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:51 +0000

We have a lot of Twilight related posts on this site and most of them are good. But I bet some of you Twilight haters out there are feeling a little left out. Right? Well this post is for those of you that just can’t stand Twilight, can’t stand the whiny glittery vampires, the cheesy star-crossed lovers story and can’t stand seeing Twilight every single place you go – from school to the mall. Yes, this post is for those that are anti-Twilight. Here’s a list of some anti-Twilight goodies to help you fight back against those fanboys and girls.

First up is some clothing, perfect to wear any time! Personally, I think you should buy one of these shirts, wear it, go to the New Moon movie opening and just circle the fangirls and boys standing in line for the movie.

This Buffy Vs. Edward shirt is for sure one my favorites. Bringing back the ass-kicking Buffy to take care of that damned Edward. Rock on!

Then there is this T.W.I.L.I.G.H.T. shirt. What does Twilight stand for according to this shirt? “Terribly Written Imaginationless Load of Irredeemably Gratuitous Heave-worthy Trash.” Oh yea, that one is sure to piss off a lot of fans (even if it has a made up word in it, haha). Those are only two shirts though, there are countless others.

Onto other things besides clothing, well, you have this lovely little coffee mug here. This one that says “If I wanted a stone that sparkled I’d get a diamond not a vampire” haha, excellent. Oh oh, and here it an awesome tote bag that says what SO many of us think, “Real vampires don’t sparkle.” Damn right.

Then there are dozens and dozens of bumper stickers for your car that show off your Twilight hate. I like the one that says “Most guys who sparkle… aren’t into girls” and this one, “Vampires were cool until Twilight made them pansies.” Just type in “Twilight hate” into the search and this is all you get. Yay!

There are loads of more out there, but this is a good start for those that are anti-Twilight. Stay strong Twilight haters, you aren’t alone.

And we’ll end this post with this hilarious Twilight Sucks video, check it out…

Click here to view the embedded video.

- Moonlight

Vampire Horror Hosts of the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s

annimi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:49:10 +0000

You might be looking at this list and screaming “why are there only four?!” –well, because believe it or not, there weren’t many vampire characters during those thirty years. Most horror hosts didn’t really want to nail down a specific character type. Mad scientists, ghouls, and just creepy looking guys were pretty popular. Here’s a collective list of all the vampire hosts we could find in that thirty year era; if you know of any more, and can give us some resources, we’d appreciate it!

Vampira – Born Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi in Finland, the actress we know as Vampira immigrated with her family to America when she was a toddler, and began a modeling career in California when she was 17. Before she was Vampira, she was a creepy seductress on Spook Scandals, a midnight horror themed show. The character Vampira was born when Maila turned up at Lester Horton’s annual Bal Caribe Masquerade, dressed as a popular character from Charles Addams’s comic strip, –and if you don’t know the origins of the Addams Family, then shame on you! That’s right; Vampira was inspired by the long ago, black and white newstrip comic character, Morticia Addams. Nurmi’s husband, Dean Riesner came up with the name Vampira, and Vampira premiered officially in 1954, and then ran for a year. She retained rights to the character, though many look-alikes cropped up in her wake. Vampira’s appeared in numerous other roles, though her most memorable to this editor, is Ed Wood’s Plan 9 from Outer Space. If you want more information, and stories of the business from Maila Nurmi herself, check out the March 2008 issue of Rue Morgue; there’s an exclusive interview with Vampira.

Sir Graves Ghastly – Played by Lawson J. Deming, Sir Graves was your run-of-the-mill, stereotypical, therefore utterly hilarious, vampire, and the show he hosted went by the same name. The show ran locally in Detroit from 1966, to 1983, –yeah, with 15 seasons in all, and Lawson continued making public appearances, both on and off television well into the 90’s. Deming died in 2007, leaving behind a legacy of horror hosting that was never quite duplicated.

Vegas Vampire – The Vegas Vampire, played by Jim Parker in the late 60’s through the 70’s, who hosted both Shock Theater and Vegas vampire, –which was, of course, locally broadcast throughout the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The Vampire wasn’t quite as PG as other horror hosts of the time; he was often quite sassy about the politics of the time. Parker clearly played up to expectations of the younger audience with his cliché vampire routine, and to the older audience with his political voodoo doll demonstrations.

Count Gore De Vol – The Count was a horror host broadcast locally in the Washington D.C. area from 1973 to 1987, in the show Creature Feature. With the 70’s sexual revolution, came some naughty innuendo on the show; the Count’s friend Countess von Stauffenberger often showed up for some silly sexual banter. The show didn’t run straight through from ‘73, to ‘87. There was actually a five year break from ‘79 to ‘84; however, audiences loved the Count, and brought him back ….from the dead!

New Vampire Video Game!

Moonlight — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:34 +0000

Looks like the vampire craze isn’t just hitting bookstores and movie theaters but video games as well, which is awesome for all us gamers out there. Cmedia Publishing announced that their new adventure RPG, Vampire Hunters, is currently available for PC gamers. And unlike most games you don’t have to worry about loads of system requirements because the game is designed to run on hardware that’s casual-gamer friendly. Not only is the game easy on your PC it’s also easy on your wallet, costing only $16.99.

What’s the game about you ask? According to the Vampire Hunters official website…

The city lies down to sleep while somewhere in the middle of an old dockyard a man’s life fades away. The most skilled vampire hunter is dead. The night is damp and chilly as the investigation begins.
The main character in this tale is an adventurer who has been living in the company of the undead for years. The story starts to unfold as a mysterious murder, apparently without a motive, takes place on one of the dockyard’s piers. None of the Nosferatu clans claims responsibility for the attack and what are even worse, strange things start to happen.

Some other game features are…

Catchy storyline underlined by a thrilling dark atmosphere. The overall impression is augmented by an original game soundtrack creating a slightly horror mood.
Advancement of the main character including level-ups, enhancements of skills and abilities.
The possibility to create your own spells using the rune system
ATBS (active time battle system, commonly used in many Asian RPG games including Final Fantasy series) adding dynamics to turn based combat as well as the possibility to use a lot of hits, blows, weapons and special combos
A lot of adventure-like items and non-linear dialogue branching

Check out some screenshots here…

- Moonlight

Four Vampire Criminals & Killers

annimi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:19:01 +0000

1. Marcelo Costa De Andrade – Called “The Rio Vampire”, Andrade grew up in the slums of Rio, was beaten, abused, and eventually became a homosexual prostitute. After a violent childhood, he began a relationship with an older man, and once tried to rape his ten year old brother. Eventually, he began going to church regularly, and to all seemed the model reformed sinner, but when he was 24 he began to kill. Overall, he killed 14 male children, all under the age of 13, because according to his religion, innocent children go to heaven. He raped and strangled them, and later practiced necrophilia. On two occasions, he admitted to drinking their blood because he wanted to be as beautiful as they were. Andrade was caught in 1991, when he fell in love with Altair de Abreu, 10 years old. After strangling and raping his 6-year-old brother, Andrade claimed that he loved Abreu, and asked the boy to live with him. The boy later escaped, and after telling his parents what happened, the police were notified. Andrade was arrested, very calmly, and confessed later, leading investigators to his victims’ remains. His statement, when asked why he killed, was “I liked the boys and I didn’t want them to go to hell.”

2. Rod Ferrell – Rod was the leader of the infamous Kentucky Vampire Clan; here was a boy with charisma. Not only was he a violent, delusional psychopath, but he also had a Manson-Family-esque following of teens ready to follow through with criminal orders. There are numerous speculative theories as to what formed Ferrell’s criminal nature; many point to his mother, who sold drugs and is rumored to have had a sexual relationship with her son. Others place blame on the popular role-playing game Vampire: the Masquerade. For whatever reason, Ferrell eventually became obsessed with vampires, claimed he was one himself, and formed his Clan. Heather Wendorf told Ferrell that her family life was hell, and the Clan was helping her run away from home. Charity Keesee and Dana Cooper drove Heather to her boyfriend’s to say goodbye; they intended to all run away to New Orleans. While the girls were busy, Ferrell and Clan member Scott Anderson drove to the Wendorf home then beat Richard and Ruth to death with a crowbar. Ferrell claimed later that Anderson took no part in the murders. The group of teens was caught in Baton Rouge, Louisiana when Charity called her mother for money, but her mother promptly notified the police. Ferrell and Anderson are both serving Life with no chance of parole.

3. Daniel & Manuela Ruda – A German couple gone berserk; they believed themselves to be vampires, and chose a victim to sacrifice to Satan, –or, other sources say that their victim was chosen because the Devil needed a jester, and the guy they picked was funny. Manuela claimed in court that the Devil himself ordered them to kill the man, and indicated that her husband was possessed when he first struck their victim, Frank Hackerts. They killed him, stabbing the man over 60 times, then drank his blood, and afterward made love in a coffin kept in their home. Daniel was sentenced to 15 years, and Manuela was sentenced to 13 years, in a secure psychiatric hospital, though officials stated that there might be no chance for them to be released, because of the possibility that they may kill again.

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