Comments on: Top Vampire Myths

By: Nickola

Nickola — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:55:31 +0000

i think this is a great fact sheet on Vampires. It Holds great Information. One missed out is that Vampires can not shape shift into fog bats ext they were once human and do NOT hold any shape shifting powers unless chosen!! WOOPWOOP!!

By: Nosferatu

Nosferatu — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:14:44 +0000

Almost all of this information is false if you refer to Bram Stoker’s Dracula from 1897. But, who cares about that…Twilight…rocks?

By: Moonlight

Moonlight — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:03:04 +0000

I think that is in a book too but I can’t remember which one… gah! Now it’s driving me crazy. Anyone know what book it is in? Or is it not a book I am thinking of…damn memory.

By: Jazza

Jazza — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:06:29 +0000

In the vampire series Moonlight, which is currently being run Down Under, which I’m finding boring, staking a vampire only paralises it. It’s one I’m happy to believe.

By: Moonlight

Moonlight — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:00:01 +0000

I have to say it depends on the myth or legend or even author. :) If you are going by Twilight or Vampire Diaries and such then all of this is accurate. But if you are going by actual folklore then no, not correct. :)

Examples…

You say vampires can’t fly, but some can. The vampire species the Langsuir can fly, so can the Aswang.
Articles on each:
http://www.vampires.com/the-dreaded-langsuir/
http://www.vampires.com/the-aswang/

As for holy objects, there are countless vampire species in folklore that can’t stand to be near holy objects. As for modern fiction, Laurell K. Hamilton’s vampires will burn if they touch a cross, while in Anne Rice’s novels nothing happens if they touch a cross.

Then the whole reflection thing, that also depends on the myth. Some vampires have a reflection some don’t. You can read more on the theory of vampires vs. mirrors here…
http://www.vampires.com/vampires-vs-mirrors/

And driving a stake through their heart may kill them depending on the species and the kind of wood used. Once again, it depends on the myth.

What I am saying is it totally depends on the source, the myth, the author, the legend. There isn’t really a wrong or right. No definitive. :)