Hollywood's got an obsession -- especially as of late -- with vampires exploiting the twisted romanticism extending beyond the grave. Maybe I've bought into this years ago as I prefer vampires to most of the folklore and movie monsters. As a matter of fact, one of my all-time favorite movies is Bram Stroker's Dracula" with Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Sir Anthony Hopkins (1992, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/).
Well I also like demons and other forms of the undead, but that's another topic all together (http://project05952381.blogspot.com/2010/12/monsters-demons-other-undead.html).
As somewhat of a cheap joke, I've been referred to as a vampire since my eyes have low tolerance to light (sun and artificial) and I enjoy the darkness away from the ever painful bright lights. I even wear tinted prescription glasses day and night. Of course, the joke falls apart when anyone sees the amount of garlic I consume (maybe the Italian in me).
Since this blog deals with my faith or lack of, I probably should point out that I don't believe in vampires as the undead who feed on blood to survive, but monsters don't need to suck or drink blood to feed on it. Many humans feed on the smell of blood while committing atrocities beyond what any monster story writer may think of. Just consider the horror at Auschwitz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_concentration_camp). In all, regardless of the intelligence humans have achieved since Adam and Eve compared to other beasts, humans are and perhaps will ever be the worst monsters humans shall ever meet.
By the way, if anyone cares, I got the word vampyr from a German movie with the same name (1932, http://www..imdb.com/title/tt0023649/), which needless to say (type) means "vampire." Further more, vampyr is such a cool word!
